[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR160.212]

[Page 558]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 160--PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY--GENERAL--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart C--Notification of Arrival, Hazardous Conditions, and Certain 
                            Dangerous Cargos
 
Sec. 160.212  When to submit an NOA.

    (a) Submission of NOA. (1) Except as set out in paragraph (a)(2) of 
this section, all vessels must submit NOAs within the times required in 
paragraph (a)(3) of this section.
    (2) Towing vessels, when in control of a vessel carrying CDC and 
operating solely between ports or places in the continental United 
States, must submit an NOA before departure but at least 12 hours before 
entering the port or place of destination.
    (3) Times for submitting NOAs areas follows:

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     If your voyage time is--             You must submit an NOA--
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(i) 96 hours or more; or.........  Before departure but at least 96
                                    hours before entering the port or
                                    place of destination; or
(ii) Less than 96 hours..........  Before departure but at least 24
                                    hours before entering the port or
                                    place of destination.
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    (b) Submission of changes to NOA. (1) Except as set out in paragraph 
(b)(2) of this section, vessels must submit changes in NOA information 
within the times required in paragraph (b)(3) of this section.
    (2) Towing vessels, when in control of a vessel carrying CDC and 
operating solely between ports or places in the continental United 
States, must submit changes to an NOA as soon as practicable but at 
least 6 hours before entering the port or place of destination.
    (3) Times for submitting changes to NOAs are as follows:

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If your remaining voyage time is--   Then you must submit changes to an
                                                   NOA--
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(i) 96 hours or more;............  As soon as practicable but at least
                                    24 hours before entering the port or
                                    place of destination;
(ii) Less than 96 hours but not    As soon as practicable but at least
 less than 24 hours; or             24 hours before entering the port or
                                    place of destination; or
(iii) Less than 24 hours.........  As soon as practicable but at least
                                    12 hours before entering the port or
                                    place of destination.
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    (c) Submission of the Cargo Declaration (Customs Form 1302). (1) 
Except as set out in paragraph (c)(2) of this section, all vessels must 
submit to USCS the Cargo Declaration (Customs Form 1302) in entry (8) to 
Table 160.206, within the times required in paragraph (a)(3) of this 
section.
    (2)(i) Except for vessels carrying containerized cargo or break bulk 
cargo, vessels carrying bulk cargo may submit the Cargo Declaration 
(Customs Form 1302), (Entry (8) to Table 160.206) before departure but 
at least 24 hours before entering the U.S. port or place of destination.
    (ii) Vessels carrying break bulk cargo operating under a USCS 
exemption granted under 19 CFR 4.7(b)(4)(ii) may, during the effective 
period of the USCS exemption, submit the Cargo Declaration (Customs Form 
1302), (Entry (8) to Table 160.206) before departure but at least 24 
hours before entering the U.S. port or place of destination.

    Effective Date Note: By USCG-2002-11865, 68 FR 27908, May 22, 2003, 
in Sec. 160.212, paragraph (c) was suspended, effective May 22, 2003.