[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR25.111]

[Page 94]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
          CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 25--CLAIMS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 25.111  Action by claimant.

    (a) Form of claim. The claim must meet the requirements of 
Sec. 25.113. Authorized forms are available from the offices indicated 
in Sec. 25.103.
    (b) Presentation. Whenever possible the claim must be presented to 
the geographically appropriate Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics 
Command. The Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic (lc) 
is located at 300 East Main Street, Suite 965, Norfolk, VA 23510-9113; 
Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific (lc) is located at 
Coast Guard Island, Alameda, California, 94501. If that is not possible, 
the claim may also be presented to:
    (1) The commanding officer of the Coast Guard unit involved;
    (2) A Coast Guard unit convenient to the claimant; or
    (3) Chief, Office of Claims and Litigation, Chief Counsel, United 
States Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC, 20593.

In a foreign country, where there is no Coast Guard unit, the claim is 
considered presented to the Coast Guard if it is presented to the 
military attache of any United States embassy or consulate or to the 
commanding officer of any unit of the armed services of the United 
States.
    (c) Time. The time limits for presenting claims are contained in the 
following subparts addressing particular claim statutes.

[CGD 80-033, 46 FR 27109, May 18, 1981, as amended by CGD 87-008b, 52 FR 
25217, July 6, 1987; CGD 97-023, 62 FR 33362, June 19, 1997; USCG-2001-
9286, 66 FR 33639, June 25, 2001]