§ 1.07-5 Definitions.

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Title 33 CFR: Navigation and Navigable Waters › Chapter I: COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart 1.07: Subpart 1.07—Enforcement; Civil and Criminal Penalty Proceedings › § 1.07-5: § 1.07-5 Definitions.

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(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 § 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.

issuing officer

means any qualified Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty officer, or qualified civilian.

(d) The term

Notice of Violation

means a notification of violation and preliminary assessment of penalty, given to a party, in accordance with § 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, as amended by USCG-2021-0348, 87 FR 3222, Jan. 21, 2022]

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