33 CFR § 3.55-1 - USCG Southwest District.

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title: "33 CFR § 3.55-1 - USCG Southwest District."
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# 3.55-1 USCG Southwest District.

(a) The District Office is in Alameda, California.

(b) The USCG Southwest District is comprised of: Arizona; Utah; Nevada; California; and the ocean area bounded by a line from the California-Oregon state line westerly to 40° N. latitude, 150° W. longitude; thence southeasterly to 5° S. latitude, 110° W. longitude; thence northeasterly to the border between Guatemala and Mexico on the Pacific Coast (14°38′ N. latitude, 92°19′ W. longitude).

[CGFR 61-40, 26 FR 10351, Nov. 3, 1961, as amended by CGD 87-008, 52 FR 13084, Apr. 21, 1987; CGD 96-025, 61 FR 29959, June 13, 1996]