33 CFR § 153.205 - Fines.
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§ 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 | |
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| 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 |
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| USCG Northeast District | 408 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02210-3350 | 617-223-8480 |
| USCG East District | Federal Building, 431 Crawford St., Portsmouth, VA 23704-5004 | 757-398-6638 |
| USCG Southeast District | 909 S.E. First Avenue, Miami, FL 33131-3050 | 305-536-5651 |
| USCG Heartland District | Hale Boggs Federal Bldg., 500 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130-3396 | 504-589-6901 |
| USCG Great Lakes District | 1240 E. 9th St., Cleveland, OH 44199-2060 | 216-902-6045 |
| USCG Southwest District | Coast Guard Island, Building 50-6, Alameda, CA 94501-5100 | 510-437-2940 |
| USCG Northwest District | Jackson Federal Bldg., 915 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98174-1067 | 206-220-7090 |
| USCG Oceania District | Prince PJKK Federal Bldg., Room 9212, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96850-4982 | 808-541-2114 |
| USCG Arctic District | 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 | USCG Northeast District |
| New Hampshire | USCG Northeast District |
| Vermont: | |
| All except Northwestern portion | USCG Northeast District |
| Northwestern portion | USCG Northeast District |
| Massachusetts | USCG Northeast District |
| Connecticut | USCG Northeast District |
| Rhode Island | USCG Northeast District |
| Region II: | |
| New York: | |
| Coastal area and Eastern portion | USCG Northeast District |
| Great Lakes area and other portions | USCG Great Lakes District |
| New Jersey: | |
| Upper portion | USCG Northeast District |
| Lower portion | USCG East District |
| Puerto Rico | USCG Southeast District |
| Virgin Islands | USCG Southeast District |
| Region III: | |
| Pennsylvania: | |
| Eastern portion | USCG East District |
| Great Lakes area | USCG Great Lakes District |
| Southwestern portion | USCG Heartland District |
| Maryland | USCG East District |
| Delaware | USCG East District |
| West Virginia | USCG Heartland District |
| Virginia | USCG East District |
| District of Columbia | USCG East District |
| Region IV: | |
| Kentucky | USCG Heartland District |
| Tennessee | USCG Heartland District |
| North Carolina | USCG East District |
| South Carolina | USCG Southeast District |
| Georgia | USCG Southeast District |
| Florida: | |
| Atlantic and Gulf coasts | USCG Southeast District |
| Panhandle area | USCG Heartland District |
| Alabama | USCG Heartland District |
| Mississippi | USCG Heartland District |
| Region V: | |
| Minnesota: | |
| Great Lakes area | USCG Great Lakes District |
| Inland rivers area | USCG Heartland District |
| Wisconsin: | |
| Great Lakes area | USCG Great Lakes District |
| Inland rivers area | USCG Heartland District |
| Michigan | USCG Great Lakes District |
| Illinois: | |
| Great Lakes area | USCG Great Lakes District |
| Inland rivers area | USCG Heartland District |
| Indiana: | |
| Great Lakes area | USCG Great Lakes District |
| Inland rivers area | USCG Heartland District |
| Ohio: | |
| Great Lakes area | USCG Great Lakes District |
| Inland rivers area | USCG Heartland District |
| Region VI: | |
| New Mexico | USCG Heartland District |
| Texas | USCG Heartland District |
| Oklahoma | USCG Heartland District |
| Arkansas | USCG Heartland District |
| Louisiana | USCG Heartland District |
| Region VII: | |
| Nebraska | USCG Heartland District |
| Iowa | USCG Heartland District |
| Kansas | USCG Heartland District |
| Missouri | USCG Heartland District |
| Region VIII: | |
| Montana | USCG Northwest District |
| Wyoming | USCG Heartland District |
| Utah | USCG Southwest District |
| Colorado | USCG Heartland District |
| North Dakota | USCG Heartland District |
| South Dakota | USCG Heartland District |
| Region IX: | |
| California | USCG Southwest District |
| Nevada | USCG Southwest District |
| Arizona | USCG Southwest District |
| Hawaii | USCG Oceania District |
| Guam | USCG Oceania District |
| American Samoa | USCG Oceania District |
| Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands | USCG Oceania District |
| Northern Mariana Islands | USCG Oceania District |
| Region X: | |
| Washington | USCG Northwest District |
| Oregon | USCG Northwest District |
| Idaho | USCG Northwest District |
| Alaska | USCG 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]