[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR245.30]

[Page 337]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
         CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
 
PART 245--REMOVAL OF WRECKS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 245.30  Identification of responsible parties.

    (a) Investigation. When marking or removal are determined to be 
appropriate remedial action and no emergency situation exists, the 
District Engineer will investigate to determine the owner or, if the 
owner cannot be determined, the lessee or operator. If cargo is 
involved, ownership will be separately determined.
    (b) Notification. If the owner or other responsible party can be 
determined, the District Engineer and/or the Coast Guard will send a 
notice, via certified mail, advising them of their legal obligation to 
mark (referencing Coast Guard requirements) and to remove the 
obstruction, and of the legal consequences for failure to do so, with a 
request for prompt reply of intent.
    (c) Public notice. If the owner or responsible party cannot be 
determined from investigation, the District Engineer will publish a 
legal advertisement in a newspaper nearest the location of the 
obstruction and in a newspaper of at least 25,000 circulation, addressed 
``To Whom It May Concern,'' requiring removal by the owner, lessee or 
operator. The advertisement will be published at least once a week for 
30 days.