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33 CFR 153.203 (up to date as of 3/20/2025)
Procedure for the notice of discharge.

33 CFR 153.203 (Mar. 20, 2025)

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Title 33 —Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter I —Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
Subchapter O —Pollution
Part 153 —Control of Pollution by Oil and Hazardous Substances, Discharge Removal
Subpart B —Notice of the Discharge of Oil or a Hazardous Substance
Authority: 14 U.S.C. 503; 33 U.S.C. 1321, 1903, 1908; 42 U.S.C. 9615; 46 U.S.C. 6101; E.O. 12580, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193;
E.O. 12777, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
Source: CGD 73-185, 41 FR 12630, Mar. 25, 1976, unless otherwise noted.

§ 153.203 Procedure for the notice of discharge.
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.

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; 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]

33 CFR 153.203 (enhanced display)

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