If the petition for exemption concerns an Adjacent Coastal State, the Commandant (CG-5P) forwards the petition to the Governor of the State for the Governor's recommendation.
[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39178, July 1, 2013]