33 CFR § 148.415 - When conducting site evaluation and pre-construction testing, what must be reported?

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title: "33 CFR § 148.415 - When conducting site evaluation and pre-construction testing, what must be reported?"
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "148.415"
section_name: "When conducting site evaluation and pre-construction testing, what must be reported?"
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "NN"
subchapter_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS"
part_number: "148"
part_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS: GENERAL"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 1504; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1 (75)."
regulatory_source: "USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
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# 148.415 When conducting site evaluation and pre-construction testing, what must be reported?

(a) When conducting site evaluation or pre-construction testing, the following must be immediately reported by any means to the Commandant (CG-5P):

(1) Any evidence of objects of cultural, historical, or archeological significance;

(2) Any adverse effect on the environment;

(3) Any interference with authorized uses of the Outer Continental Shelf;

(4) Any threat to human health and welfare; and

(5) Any adverse effect on an object of cultural, historical, or archeological significance.

(b) Within 120 days after the site evaluation or pre-construction testing, a final written report must be submitted to the Commandant (CG-5P) that contains:

(1) A narrative description of the activities performed;

(2) A chart, map, or plat of the area where the activities occurred;

(3) The dates when the activities were performed;

(4) Information on the adverse effects of items reported under paragraph (a) of this section;

(5) Data on the historical or archeological significance of the area where the activities were conducted, including a report by an underwater archeologist; and

(6) Any additional information required by the Commandant (CG-5P) on a case-by-case basis.

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39177, July 1, 2013]