33 CFR § 116.05 - Complaints.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s116.05"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 116.05 - Complaints."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "116.05"
section_name: "Complaints."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "BRIDGES"
part_number: "116"
part_name: "ALTERATION OF UNREASONABLY OBSTRUCTIVE BRIDGES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 401, 521."
regulatory_source: "CGD 91-063, 60 FR 20902, Apr. 28, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "116"
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# 116.05 Complaints.

Any person, company, or other entity may submit to the District Commander of the Coast Guard district in which a bridge over a navigable water of the United States is located, a complaint that a bridge unreasonably obstructs navigation. The complaint must be in writing and include specific details to support the allegation.