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All TitlesTitle 33Chapter IPart 153-CONTROLSubpart B - Subpart B-Notice of the Discharge of Oil or a Hazardous Substance
View all text of Subpart B [§ 153.201 - § 153.205]
§ 153.205 - Fines.

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:
11 Congress St., Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02114-2023617-918-1111
2290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866212-637-3000
31650 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029215-814-5000
4Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth St., SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-3104404-562-9900
577 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604-3507312-353-2000
6Fountain Place 12th Floor, Suite 1200, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733214-665-2200
7901 North 5th St., Kansas City, KS 66101913-551-7003
8999 18th St., Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202-2466303-312-6312
975 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105415-744-1305
101200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101206-553-1200
Coast Guard District Offices
District:
USCG Northeast District408 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02210-3350617-223-8480
USCG East DistrictFederal Building, 431 Crawford St., Portsmouth, VA 23704-5004757-398-6638
USCG Southeast District909 S.E. First Avenue, Miami, FL 33131-3050305-536-5651
USCG Heartland DistrictHale Boggs Federal Bldg., 500 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130-3396504-589-6901
USCG Great Lakes District1240 E. 9th St., Cleveland, OH 44199-2060216-902-6045
USCG Southwest DistrictCoast Guard Island, Building 50-6, Alameda, CA 94501-5100510-437-2940
USCG Northwest DistrictJackson Federal Bldg., 915 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98174-1067206-220-7090
USCG Oceania DistrictPrince PJKK Federal Bldg., Room 9212, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96850-4982808-541-2114
USCG Arctic DistrictP.O. Box 25517, Juneau, AK 99802-5517907-463-2199

Table 2-Standard Administrative Regions of States and Corresponding Coast Guard Districts and EPA Regions

States and EPA region Coast Guard district
Region I:
MaineUSCG Northeast District
New HampshireUSCG Northeast District
Vermont:
All except Northwestern portionUSCG Northeast District
Northwestern portionUSCG Northeast District
MassachusettsUSCG Northeast District
ConnecticutUSCG Northeast District
Rhode IslandUSCG Northeast District
Region II:
New York:
Coastal area and Eastern portionUSCG Northeast District
Great Lakes area and other portionsUSCG Great Lakes District
New Jersey:
Upper portionUSCG Northeast District
Lower portionUSCG East District
Puerto RicoUSCG Southeast District
Virgin IslandsUSCG Southeast District
Region III:
Pennsylvania:
Eastern portionUSCG East District
Great Lakes areaUSCG Great Lakes District
Southwestern portionUSCG Heartland District
MarylandUSCG East District
DelawareUSCG East District
West VirginiaUSCG Heartland District
VirginiaUSCG East District
District of ColumbiaUSCG East District
Region IV:
KentuckyUSCG Heartland District
TennesseeUSCG Heartland District
North CarolinaUSCG East District
South CarolinaUSCG Southeast District
GeorgiaUSCG Southeast District
Florida:
Atlantic and Gulf coastsUSCG Southeast District
Panhandle areaUSCG Heartland District
AlabamaUSCG Heartland District
MississippiUSCG Heartland District
Region V:
Minnesota:
Great Lakes areaUSCG Great Lakes District
Inland rivers areaUSCG Heartland District
Wisconsin:
Great Lakes areaUSCG Great Lakes District
Inland rivers areaUSCG Heartland District
MichiganUSCG Great Lakes District
Illinois:
Great Lakes areaUSCG Great Lakes District
Inland rivers areaUSCG Heartland District
Indiana:
Great Lakes areaUSCG Great Lakes District
Inland rivers areaUSCG Heartland District
Ohio:
Great Lakes areaUSCG Great Lakes District
Inland rivers areaUSCG Heartland District
Region VI:
New MexicoUSCG Heartland District
TexasUSCG Heartland District
OklahomaUSCG Heartland District
ArkansasUSCG Heartland District
LouisianaUSCG Heartland District
Region VII:
NebraskaUSCG Heartland District
IowaUSCG Heartland District
KansasUSCG Heartland District
MissouriUSCG Heartland District
Region VIII:
MontanaUSCG Northwest District
WyomingUSCG Heartland District
UtahUSCG Southwest District
ColoradoUSCG Heartland District
North DakotaUSCG Heartland District
South DakotaUSCG Heartland District
Region IX:
CaliforniaUSCG Southwest District
NevadaUSCG Southwest District
ArizonaUSCG Southwest District
HawaiiUSCG Oceania District
GuamUSCG Oceania District
American SamoaUSCG Oceania District
Trust Territory of the Pacific IslandsUSCG Oceania District
Northern Mariana IslandsUSCG Oceania District
Region X:
WashingtonUSCG Northwest District
OregonUSCG Northwest District
IdahoUSCG Northwest District
AlaskaUSCG Arctic District
[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; USCG-2025-0716, 90 FR 47587, Oct. 2, 2025]
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