[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR1.07-5]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 1_GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents

 

    Subpart 1.07_Enforcement; Civil and Criminal Penalty Proceedings

 

Sec. 1.07-5  Definitions.



    (a) The term District Commander, when used in this subpart, means 

the District Commander, or any person under the District Commander's 

command, delegated to carry out the provisions of Sec. 1.07-10(b).

    (b) The term Hearing Officer means a Coast Guard officer or employee 

who has been delegated the authority to assess civil penalties.

    (c) The term issuing officer means any qualified Coast Guard 

commissioned, warrant, or petty officer.

    (d) The term Notice of Violation means a notification of violation 

and preliminary assessment of penalty, given to a party, in accordance 

with Sec. 1.07-11.

    (e) The term party means the person alleged to have violated a 

statute or regulation to which a civil penalty applies and includes an 

individual or public or private corporation, partnership or other 

association, or a governmental entity.



[CGD 93-079, 59 FR 16560, Apr. 7, 1994]