[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: 33CFR20.401] [Page 77] TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PART 20_RULES OF PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND EVIDENCE FOR FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COAST GUARD--Table of Contents Subpart D_Proceedings Sec. 20.401 Initiation of administrative proceedings. An administrative proceeding commences when the Coast Guard representative files the complaint with the Hearing Docket Clerk and serves a copy of it on the respondent.