46 C.F.R. § 67.55 Requirement for removal from foreign registry.
Title 46 - Shipping
The owner of a vessel must present evidence of removal of the vessel from foreign registry whenever: (a) The owner applies for initial documentation of a vessel that has at any time been registered under the laws of a foreign country; or (b) The owner applies for reentry into documentation of a vessel that had been registered under the laws of a foreign country since it was last documented under the laws of the United States.
Title 46: Shipping
PART 67—DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS
Subpart D—Title Requirements for Vessel Documentation
§ 67.55 Requirement for removal from foreign registry.