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 Commandant (CG-MER-3), Attn: Industry and Interagency Coordination Division, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7516, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7516, toll free telephone number: 800-424-8802, direct telephone: 202-267-2675, or Fax: 202-267-1322. 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.
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; USCG-2008-0179, 73 FR 35014, June 19, 2008; USCG-2010-0351, 75 FR 36284, June 25, 2010; USCG-2014-0410, 79 FR 38435, July 7, 2014]
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.
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 1100, Boston, MA 02114-2023 | 617-918-1111 |
| 2 | 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866 | 212-637-3000 |
| 3 | 1650 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029 | 215-814-5000 |
| 4 | Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth St., SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-3104 | 404-562-9900 |
| 5 | 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604-3507 | 312-353-2000 |
| 6 | Fountain Place 12th Floor, Suite 1200, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733 | 214-665-2200 |
| 7 | 901 North 5th St., Kansas City, KS 66101 | 913-551-7003 |
| 8 | 999 18th St., Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202-2466 | 303-312-6312 |
| 9 | 75 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105 | 415-744-1305 |
| 10 | 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 | 206-553-1200 |
| Coast Guard District Offices | ||
| District: | ||
| 1st | 408 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02210-3350 | 617-223-8480 |
| 5th | Federal Building, 431 Crawford St., Portsmouth, VA 23704-5004 | 757-398-6638 |
| 7th | 909 S.E. First Avenue, Miami, FL 33131-3050 | 305-536-5651 |
| 8th | Hale Boggs Federal Bldg., 500 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130-3396 | 504-589-6901 |
| 9th | 1240 E. 9th St., Cleveland, OH 44199-2060 | 216-902-6045 |
| 11th | Coast Guard Island, Building 50-6, Alameda, CA 94501-5100 | 510-437-2940 |
| 13th | Jackson Federal Bldg., 915 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98174-1067 | 206-220-7090 |
| 14th | Prince PJKK Federal Bldg., Room 9212, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96850-4982 | 808-541-2114 |
| 17th | P.O. Box 25517, Juneau, AK 99802-5517 | 907-463-2199 |
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 | 1st |
| Region 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 | 7th |
| Region III: | |
| Pennsylvania: | |
| Eastern portion | 5th |
| Great Lakes area | 9th |
| Southwestern portion | 8th |
| Maryland | 5th |
| Delaware | 5th |
| West Virginia | 8th |
| Virginia | 5th |
| District of Columbia | 5th |
| Region 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 | 8th |
| Region 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 | 8th |
| Region VI: | |
| New Mexico | 8th |
| Texas | 8th |
| Oklahoma | 8th |
| Arkansas | 8th |
| Louisiana | 8th |
| Region VII: | |
| Nebraska | 8th |
| Iowa | 8th |
| Kansas | 8th |
| Missouri | 8th |
| Region VIII: | |
| Montana | 13th |
| Wyoming | 8th |
| Utah | 11th |
| Colorado | 8th |
| North Dakota | 8th |
| South Dakota | 8th |
| Region IX: | |
| California | 11th |
| Nevada | 11th |
| Arizona | 11th |
| Hawaii | 14th |
| Guam | 14th |
| American Samoa | 14th |
| Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands | 14th |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 14th |
| Region X: | |
| Washington | 13th |
| Oregon | 13th |
| Idaho | 13th |
| Alaska | 17th |
[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]