33 C.F.R. Subpart B—Notice of the Discharge of Oil or a Hazardous Substance
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
The purpose of this subpart is to prescribe the manner in which the notice required in section 311(b)(5) of the Act is to be given and to list the government officials to receive that notice. Any person in charge of a vessel or of an onshore or offshore facility shall, as soon as they have knowledge of any discharge of oil or a hazardous substance from such vessel or facility in violation of section 311(b)(3) of the Act, immediately notify the National Response Center (NRC), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593, toll free telephone number 800–424–8802 (in Washington, DC metropolitan area, 202–372–2428; fax number 202–372–2920). If direct reporting to the NRC is not practicable, reports may be made to the Coast Guard or EPA predesignated OSC for the geographic area where the discharge occurs. All such reports shall be promptly relayed to the NRC. If it is not possible to notify the NRC or the predesignated OSC immediately, reports may be made immediately to the nearest Coast Guard unit, provided that the person in charge of the vessel or onshore or offshore facility notifies the NRC as soon as possible. A report made under this section satisfies the reporting requirements of §151.15 of this chapter and of 46 CFR 4.05–1, if required under that provision. Note: Geographical jurisdiction of Coast Guard and EPA OSC's are specified in the applicable Regional Contingency Plan. Regional Contingency Plans are available at Coast Guard District Offices and EPA Regional Offices as indicated in Table 2. Addresses and telephone numbers for these offices are listed in Table 1. [CGD 84–067, 51 FR 17966, May 16, 1986, as amended by CGD 88–052, 53 FR 25121, July 1, 1988; USCG–2000–6927, 70 FR 74675, Dec. 16, 2005; USCG–2006–25150, 71 FR 39209, July 12, 2006] Section 311(b)(5) of the Act prescribes that any person who fails to notify the appropriate agency of the United States Government immediately of a discharge is, upon conviction, fined in accordance with Title 18, U.S. Code, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. [CGD 84–067, 51 FR 17967, May 16, 1986, as amended by CGD 88–052, 53 FR 25121, July 1, 1988; CGD 97–023, 62 FR 33364, June 19, 1997; USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35530, June 30, 1998; USCG–2000–7223, 65 FR 40057, June 29, 2000]
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 153—CONTROL OF POLLUTION BY OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, DISCHARGE REMOVAL
Subpart B—Notice of the Discharge of Oil or a Hazardous Substance
§ 153.201 Purpose.
§ 153.203 Procedure for the notice of discharge.
§ 153.205 Fines.
Table 1_Addresses and Telephone Numbers of Coast Guard District Offices and EPA Regional Offices------------------------------------------------------------------------ Address Telephone------------------------------------------------------------------------ EPA Regional Offices------------------------------------------------------------------------Region: 1......................... 1 Congress St., Suite 617-918-1111 1100, Boston, MA 02114-2023. 2......................... 290 Broadway, New 212-637-3000 York, NY 10007-1866. 3......................... 1650 Arch St., 215-814-5000 Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029. 4......................... Atlanta Federal 404-562-9900 Center, 61 Forsyth St., SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-3104. 5......................... 77 West Jackson 312-353-2000 Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604-3507. 6......................... Fountain Place 12th 214-665-2200 Floor, Suite 1200, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202- 2733. 7......................... 901 North 5th St., 913-551-7003 Kansas City, KS 66101. 8......................... 999 18th St., Suite 303-312-6312 500, Denver, CO 80202-2466. 9......................... 75 Hawthorne St., San 415-744-1305 Francisco, CA 94105. 10........................ 1200 Sixth Avenue, 206-553-1200 Seattle, WA 98101.------------------------------------------------------------------------ Coast Guard District Offices------------------------------------------------------------------------District: 1st....................... 408 Atlantic Avenue, 617-223-8480 Boston, MA 02210- 3350. 5th....................... Federal Building, 431 757-398-6638 Crawford St., Portsmouth, VA 23704- 5004. 7th....................... 909 S.E. First 305-536-5651 Avenue, Miami, FL 33131-3050. 8th....................... Hale Boggs Federal 504-589-6901 Bldg., 500 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130-3396. 9th....................... 1240 E. 9th St., 216-902-6045 Cleveland, OH 44199- 2060. 11th...................... Coast Guard Island, 510-437-2940 Building 50-6, Alameda, CA 94501- 5100. 13th...................... Jackson Federal 206-220-7090 Bldg., 915 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98174-1067. 14th...................... Prince PJKK Federal 808-541-2114 Bldg., Room 9212, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96850- 4982. 17th...................... P.O. Box 25517, 907-463-2199 Juneau, AK 99802- 5517.------------------------------------------------------------------------
Table 2_Standard Administrative Regions of States and Corresponding Coast Guard Districts and EPA Regions------------------------------------------------------------------------ States and EPA region Coast Guard district------------------------------------------------------------------------Region I: Maine.................................... 1st New Hampshire............................ 1st Vermont: All except Northwestern portion...... 1st Northwestern portion................. 1st Massachusetts............................ 1st Connecticut.............................. 1st Rhode Island............................. 1stRegion II: New York: Coastal area and Eastern portion..... 1st Great Lakes area and other portions.. 9th New Jersey: Upper portion........................ 1st Lower portion........................ 5th Puerto Rico.............................. 7th Virgin Islands........................... 7thRegion III: Pennsylvania: Eastern portion...................... 5th Great Lakes area..................... 9th Southwestern portion................. 8th Maryland................................. 5th Delaware................................. 5th West Virginia............................ 8th Virginia................................. 5th District of Columbia..................... 5thRegion IV: Kentucky................................. 8th Tennessee................................ 8th North Carolina........................... 5th South Carolina........................... 7th Georgia.................................. 7th Florida: Atlantic and Gulf coasts............. 7th Panhandle area....................... 8th Alabama 8th Mississippi 8thRegion V: Minnesota: Great Lakes area..................... 9th Inland rivers area................... 8th Wisconsin: Great Lakes area..................... 9th Inland rivers area................... 8th Michigan................................. 9th Illinois: Great Lakes area..................... 9th Inland rivers area................... 8th Indiana: Great Lakes area..................... 9th Inland rivers area................... 8th Ohio: Great Lakes area..................... 9th Inland rivers area................... 8thRegion VI: New Mexico............................... 8th Texas.................................... 8th Oklahoma................................. 8th Arkansas................................. 8th Louisiana................................ 8thRegion VII: Nebraska................................. 8th Iowa..................................... 8th Kansas................................... 8th Missouri................................. 8thRegion VIII: Montana.................................. 13th Wyoming.................................. 8th Utah..................................... 11th Colorado................................. 8th North Dakota............................. 8th South Dakota............................. 8thRegion IX: California............................... 11th Nevada................................... 11th Arizona.................................. 11th Hawaii................................... 14th Guam..................................... 14th American Samoa........................... 14th Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands... 14th Northern Mariana Islands................. 14thRegion X: Washington............................... 13th Oregon................................... 13th Idaho.................................... 13th Alaska................................... 17th------------------------------------------------------------------------
