[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: 33CFR25.111]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

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.



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    (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]