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46 U.S.C. 3703; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Section 153.40 issued under 49 U.S.C. 5103. Sections 153.470 through 153.491, 153.1100 through 153.1132, and 153.1600 through 153.1608 also issued under 33 U.S.C. 1903 (b).
CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49027, Sept. 26, 1977, unless otherwise noted.
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Nomenclature changes to part 153 appear by CGD-95-072, 60 FR 50465, Sept. 29, 1995, CGD-96-041, 61 FR 50732, Sept. 27, 1996, USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49235, Sept. 25, 2009, and USCG-2012-0832, 77 FR 59784, Oct. 1, 2012.
When one of the following paragraphs of this section is referenced in Table 1, the materials listed in that paragraph may not be used in components that contact the cargo liquid or vapor:
(a) Aluminum or aluminum alloys.
(b) Copper or copper alloys.
(c) Zinc, galvanized steel or alloys having more than 10 percent zinc by weight.
(d) Magnesium.
(e) Lead.
(f) Silver or silver alloys.
(g) Mercury.