---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 20.402"
title: "33"
number: "20.402"
heading: "Public notice."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/20.402"
---

# §20.402. Public notice.


Upon the filing of a complaint under [33 U.S.C. 1321(b)](/usc/33/1321.md?p=b) (6), the Coast Guard provides public notice of a class II civil penalty proceeding. The notice appears in the Federal Register.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321; 42 U.S.C. 9609; 46 U.S.C. 7701, 7702; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1, para. 2(73).

### Source

Source: CGD 98-3472, 64 FR 28062, May 24, 1999, unless otherwise noted.