(a) The District Office is in New Orleans, La.

(b) The Eighth Coast Guard District is comprised of North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama; that part of Pennsylvania south of 41° N. latitude and west of 79° W. longitude; those parts of Ohio and Indiana south of 41° N. latitude; Illinois, except that part north of 41° N. latitude and east of 90° W. longitude; that part of Wisconsin south of 46°20′ N. latitude and west of 90° W. longitude; that part of Minnesota south of 46°20′ N. latitude; those parts of Florida and Georgia west of a line starting at the Florida coast at longitude 084°04′34″ W. (30°05′45″ N., 084°04′34″ W.) proceeding northerly along the boundary between Wakulla and Jefferson counties to position 30°15′00″ N., 084°04′33″ W.; thence due west to 30°15′ N. latitude, 84°45′ W. longitude; thence due north to the southern bank of the Jim Woodruff Reservoir at 84°45′ W. longitude; thence northeasterly along the eastern bank of the Jim Woodruff Reservoir and northerly along the eastern bank of the Flint River to Montezuma, GA.; thence northwesterly to West Point, GA.; and the Gulf of Mexico area west of a line proceeding due south from the intersection of the Florida coast at longitude 084°04′34″ W. (30°15′45″ N., 084°04′34″ W.) to position 29°23′09″ N., 084°04′34″ W., then bearing 199°T to the extent of the EEZ. [DATUM NAD83]

[CGFR 67-15, 32 FR 5270, Mar. 29, 1967, as amended by CGD 77-167, 43 FR 2372, Jan. 16, 1978; CGD 96-025, 61 FR 29959, June 13, 1996; USCG-2015-0433, 80 FR 44278, July 27, 2015]

(a) A separate marine inspection zone, with an office located in New Orleans, Louisiana, performs the OCMI functions defined in 33 CFR 1.01-20 for all MODUs and fixed and floating OCS facilities, as those terms are defined in 33 CFR 140.10, engaged in OCS activities wherever located in the Eighth Coast Guard District.

(b) Notwithstanding the OCMI inspection authority held by Eighth Coast Guard District Sector Commanders and Marine Safety Unit Commanders in § 3.01-1(d), the Chief, Outer Continental Shelf Division at the Eighth Coast Guard District, shall serve as the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, for this Marine Inspection Zone and shall be known as the Eighth District Outer Continental Shelf Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. The District Commander resolves any conflict between the functions of this marine inspection zone and any geographically based marine inspection zones described in 33 CFR 3.40-10, 3.40-15, 3.40-28, 3.40-35, 3.40-40, 3.40-60, or 3.40.65.

[USCG-2013-0491, 80 FR 20162, Apr. 15, 2015]

Sector Mobile's office is located in Mobile, AL. Subject to the overriding provisions of § 3.40-5, the boundaries of Sector Mobile's Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start near the Florida coast at latitude 30°05′45″ N., 084°04′34″ W. proceeding northerly along the boundary between Wakulla and Jefferson counties to position 30°15′00″ N., 084°04′33″ W.; thence west to latitude 30°15′00″ N, longitude 84°45′00″ W; thence north to a point near the southern bank of the Seminole Lake at latitude 30°45′57″ N, longitude 84°45′00″ W; thence northeast along the eastern bank of the Seminole Lake and north along the eastern bank of the Flint River to latitude 32°20′00″ N, longitude 84°01′51″ W; thence northwest to the intersection of the Georgia-Alabama border at latitude 32°53′00″ N; thence north along the Georgia-Alabama border to the southern boundary of Dekalb County, AL, thence west along the northern boundaries of Cherokee, Etowah, Blount, Cullman, Winston, and Marion Counties, AL, to the Mississippi-Alabama border; thence north along the Mississippi-Alabama border to the southern boundary of Tishomingo County, MS, at the Mississippi-Tennessee border; thence west along the southern boundaries of Tishomingo and Prentiss Counties; thence north along the western boundaries of Prentiss and Alcorn Counties; thence west along the northern boundaries of Tippah, Benton, and Marshall Counties, MS; thence south and west along the eastern and southern boundaries of DeSoto, Tunica, Coahoma, Bolivar, and Washington Counties, MS; thence east along the northern boundary of Humphreys and Holmes Counties, MS; thence south along the eastern and southern boundaries of Holmes, Yazoo, Warren, Claiborne, Jefferson, Adams, and Wilkinson Counties, MS; thence east from the southernmost intersection of Wilkinson and Amite Counties, MS, to the west bank of the Pearl River; thence south along the west bank of the Pearl River to longitude 89°31′48″ W (at the mouth of the river); thence south along longitude 89°31′48″ W to latitude 30°10′00″ N; thence east along latitude 30°10′00″ N to longitude 89°10′00″ W; thence southeast to latitude 29°00′00″ N, longitude 88°00′00″ W; thence south along longitude 88°00′00″ W to the outermost extent of the EEZ; thence east along the outermost extent of the EEZ to the intersection with a line bearing 199°T from with a line bearing 199°T from 29°23′09″ N., 084°04′34″ W. to the EEZ (24°48′13″ N., 085°50′05″ W.); thence northeast to 29°23′09″ N., 084°04′34″ W.”; thence due north to the Florida coast at longitude 084°04′34″ W. (30°05′45″ N., 084°04′34″ W.).

[USCG-2006-25556, 72 FR 36322, July 2, 2007, as amended by USCG-2013-0491, 80 FR 20163, Apr. 15, 2015; USCG-2015-0433, 80 FR 44278, July 27, 2015]

Sector New Orleans' office is located in New Orleans, LA. A subordinate unit, Marine Safety Unit (MSU) Houma, is located in Houma, LA.

(a) Subject to the overriding provisions of § 3.40-5, Sector New Orleans' Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone starts at latitude 30°10′00″ N, longitude 89°10′00″ W; thence west along latitude 30°10′00″ N to longitude 89°31′48″ W; thence north along longitude 89°31′48″ W to the west bank of the Pearl River (at the mouth of the river); thence north along the west bank of the Pearl River to latitude 31°00′00″ N; thence west along latitude 31°00′00″ N to the east bank of the Mississippi River; thence south along the east bank to mile 303.0, thence west to the west bank at mile 303.0; thence north to the southern boundary of the Old River Lock Structure, thence west along the south bank of the Lower Old River, to the intersection with the Red River; thence west along the south bank of the Red River to Rapides Parish, thence south along the western boundaries of Avoyelles, Evangeline, Acadia and Vermillion Parishes to the intersection of the sea and longitude 92°37′00″ W; thence south along longitude 92°37′00″ W to the outermost extent of the EEZ; thence east along the outermost extent of the EEZ to longitude 88°00′00″ W; thence north along longitude 88°00′00″ W to latitude 29°00′00″ N; thence northwest to latitude 30°10′00″ N, longitude 89°10′00″ W; and in addition, all the area described in paragraph (b) of this section.

(b) The boundaries of the MSU Houma Marine Inspection and Captain of the Port Zones start at latitude 28°50′00″ N, longitude 88°00′00″ W.; thence proceeds west to latitude 28°50′00″ N., longitude 89°27′06″ W.; thence northwest to latitude 29°18′00″ N, longitude 90°00′00″ W; thence northwest along the northern boundaries of Lafourche, Assumption, Iberia, and St. Martin Parishes, Louisiana; thence northwest along the northern boundary of Lafayette and Acadia Parishes, Louisiana; thence south along the west boundary of Acadia and Vermillion Parishes, Louisiana to the Louisiana Coast at longitude 92°37′00″ W, thence south along longitude 92°37′00″ W to the outermost extent of the EEZ; thence east along the outermost extent of the EEZ to longitude 88°00′00″ W.; thence north to latitude 28°50′00″ N, longitude 88°00′00″ W.

[USCG-2006-25556, 72 FR 36322, July 2, 2007, as amended by USCG-2013-0491, 80 FR 20163, Apr. 15, 2015; USCG-2017-0436, 82 FR 27616, June 16, 2017]

Sector Houston-Galveston's office is located in Houston, TX. A subordinate unit, Marine Safety Unit (MSU) Port Arthur, is located in Port Arthur, TX.

(a) Subject to the overriding provisions of § 3.40-5, Sector Houston-Galveston's Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start near the intersection of the western boundary of Vermillion Parish, LA, and the sea at latitude 29°34′45″ N, longitude 92°37′00″ W, proceeding north along the eastern and southern boundaries of Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Allen, and Rapides Parishes, LA, to the southern bank of the Red River; thence northwest along the south bank of the Red River to the northern boundary of Red River Parish, LA; thence west along the northern boundary of Red River Parish and DeSoto Parish, LA, to the Louisiana-Texas border; thence north along the Louisiana-Texas border to the Texas-Arkansas border at the northern boundary of Bowie County, TX; thence west along the Texas-Arkansas border to the Texas-Oklahoma border; thence northwest along the Texas-Oklahoma border to the southern shore of Lake Texoma in Grayson County, TX; thence west along the northern shore of Lake Texoma to the Texas-Oklahoma border; thence west along the Texas-Oklahoma border to the Texas-New Mexico border, including all portions of the Red River; thence south along the Texas-New Mexico border to the southern boundary of Andrews County, TX; thence southeast along the western and southern boundaries of Andrews, Midland, Glasscock, Sterling, Tom Green, Concho, McCulloch, San Saba, Lampasas, Bell, Williamson, Lee, Washington, and Austin Counties, TX to the intersection of Colorado County, Texas; thence along the northern and eastern boundary of Colorado County to the east bank of the Colorado River; thence south along the east bank of the Colorado River to the sea; thence southeast along a line bearing 140° T to the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 25°59′50″ N, longitude 93°32′21″ W; thence east along the outermost extent of the EEZ to latitude 26°03′27″ N, longitude 92°37′00″ W; thence north along longitude 92°37′00″ W to the Louisiana Coast; and in addition, all the area described in paragraph (b) of this section.

(b) The boundaries of the MSU Port Arthur Marine Inspection and Captain of the Port Zones start at the intersection of the sea and longitude 92°37′00″ W; thence north along the eastern and southern boundaries of Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Allen, and Rapides Parishes, Louisiana to the southern bank of the Red River; thence northwest along the southern bank of the Red River to the northern boundary of Red River Parish, Louisiana; thence west along the northern boundary of Red River Parish and Desoto Parish, Louisiana to the Louisiana-Texas border; thence north along the Louisiana-Texas border to the Texas-Arkansas border at the northern boundary of Bowie County, Texas; thence north along the Texas-Arkansas border to the Texas-Oklahoma border; thence west along the Texas-Oklahoma border to the northwest-most boundary of Fannin County, Texas, including all portions of the Red River; thence south along the western and southern boundaries of Fannin, Hunt, Kaufman, Henderson, Anderson, Houston, Trinity, Polk, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties, Texas to the sea at longitude 94°25′00″ W; thence southeast to latitude 29°00′00″ N, longitude 93°40′00″ W; thence southeast to latitude 27°50′00″ N, longitude 93°24′00″ W; thence south along longitude 93°24′00″ W to the outermost extent of the EEZ; thence east along the outermost extent of the EEZ to longitude 92°37′00″ W; thence north along longitude 92°37′00″ W to the Louisiana Coast.

[USCG-2006-25556, 72 FR 36323, July 2, 2007, as amended by USCG-2014-0410, 79 FR 38427, July 7, 2014; USCG-2013-0491, 80 FR 20163, Apr. 15, 2015]

Sector Corpus Christi's office is located in Corpus Christi, TX. Subject to the overriding provisions of § 3.40-5, the boundaries of Sector Corpus Christi's Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start at the junction of the sea and the east bank of the Colorado River at latitude 28°35′44″ N, longitude 95°58′48″ W, proceeding north along the east bank of the Colorado River to Colorado County, TX; thence southwest along the northern boundary of Wharton County, TX; thence northwest along the eastern and northern boundaries of Colorado, Fayette, Bastrop, Travis, Burnet, Llano, Mason, Menard, Schletcher, Irion, Reagan, Upton, and Ector Counties, TX; thence west along the northern boundary of Ector and Winkler Counties, TX, to the Texas-New Mexico border; thence north along the New Mexico border to the New Mexico-Colorado border; thence west along the New Mexico-Colorado border to the intersection of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona borders; thence south along the New Mexico-Arizona border to the United States-Mexican border; thence southeast along the United States-Mexican border to the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 25°57′22″ N, longitude 97°08′20″ W; thence east along the outermost extent of the EEZ to latitude 25°59′50″ N, longitude 93°32′21″ W; thence northwest to the point of origin.

[USCG-2006-25556, 72 FR 36323, July 2, 2007, as amended by USCG-2013-0491, 80 FR 20163, Apr. 15, 2015]

Sector Upper Mississippi River's office is located in St. Louis, MO. Subject to the overriding provisions of § 3.40-5, the boundaries of Sector Upper Mississippi River's Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone include all of Wyoming except for Sweetwater County; all of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, and Iowa; all of Missouri with the exception of Perry, Cape Girardeau, Scott, Mississippi, New Madrid, Dunklin, and Pemiscot Counties; that part of Minnesota south of latitude 46°20′00″ N; that part of Wisconsin south of latitude 46°20′00″ N, and west of longitude 90°00′00″ W; that part of Illinois west of longitude 90°00′00″ W and north of latitude 41°00′00″ N; that part of Illinois south of latitude 41°00′00″ N, except for Jackson, Williamson, Saline, Gellatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski, and Massac Counties; that part of the Upper Mississippi River above mile 109.9, including both banks, and that part of the Illinois River below latitude 41°00′00″ N.

[USCG-2006-25556, 72 FR 36324, July 2, 2007, as amended by USCG-2013-0491, 80 FR 20163, Apr. 15, 2015]

Sector Lower Mississippi River's office is located in Memphis, TN. Subject to the overriding provisions of § 3.40-5, the boundaries of Sector Lower Mississippi River's Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone include all of Arkansas and all of Oklahoma with the exception of the Red River and Lake Texoma; in Missouri: Dunklin and Pemiscot Counties. In Tennessee: Dyer, Lauderdale, Obion, Tipton, and Shelby Counties, and all portions of Lake County with the exception of the area north and west of a line drawn from Mississippi River at latitude 36°20′00 N and longitude 89°32′30″ W due east to Highway 78 thence northeast along Highway 78 to the Kentucky-Tennessee state line; in Mississippi: Desoto, Tunica, Coahoma, Bolivar, Washington, Humphreys, Holmes, Sharkey, Yazoo, Issaquena, Warren, Claiborne, Jefferson, Adams, and Wilkinson Counties; in Louisiana, all the areas north of a line drawn from the east bank of the Mississippi River at the Louisiana-Mississippi border, thence south along the east bank to mile 303.0, thence west to the west bank at mile 303.0, thence north to the southern boundary of the Old River Lock Structure, thence west along the southern bank of the Lower Old River, to the intersection with the Red River, thence west and northwest along the southern bank of the Red River to the northern-most boundary of Red River Parish, thence west along the northern boundary of Red River Parish and DeSoto Parish to the Texas-Louisiana Border, including Lasalle, Caldwell, Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Union, Morehouse, West Carroll, East Carroll, Madison, Richland, Ouachita, Lincoln, Jackson, Bienville, Winn, Grant, Franklin, Tensas, Catahoula, and Concordia Parishes; those parts of Avoyelles, Natchitoches, Rapides, and Red River Parishes north of the Red River, and that part of West Feliciana Parish north of the Lower Old River; that part of the Lower Mississippi River below mile 869.0 and above mile 303; and all of the Red River below the Arkansas-Oklahoma border.

[USCG-2006-25556, 72 FR 36324, July 2, 2007, as amended by USCG-2013-0491, 80 FR 20163, Apr. 15, 2015]

Sector Ohio Valley's office is located in Louisville, KY. A subordinate unit, Marine Safety Unit (MSU) Pittsburgh, is located in Pittsburgh, PA.

(a) Subject to the overriding provisions of § 3.40-5, Sector Ohio Valley's Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone comprise all of Kentucky and West Virginia; in Missouri: Perry, Cape Girardeau, Scott, Mississippi and New Madrid Counties; in Tennessee: that portion of Lake County north and west of a line drawn from the Mississippi River at latitude 36°20′00″ N and longitude 89°32′30″ W due east to Highway 78, thence northeast along Highway 78 to the Kentucky-Tennessee state line, and all other counties in Tennessee except Shelby, Tipton, Lauderdale, Dyer and Obion Counties; in Alabama: Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan, Marshall, Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Jackson and DeKalb Counties; in Mississippi: Alcorn, Prentiss and Tishomingo Counties; that portion of Pennsylvania south of latitude 41°00′00″ N and west of longitude 79°00′00″ W; those parts of Indiana and Ohio south of latitude 41°00′00″ N; in Illinois: Jackson, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski, and Massac Counties, and in Randolph County, that part of the Upper Mississippi River below mile 109.9, including both banks; and that part of the Lower Mississippi River above mile 869.0 ; and in addition, all the area described in paragraph (b) of this section.

(b) The boundaries of the MSU Pittsburgh Marine Inspection and Captain of the Port Zones include that portion of Pennsylvania south of latitude 41°00′00″ N and west of longitude 79°00′00″ W; in West Virginia: Preston, Monongalia, Marion, Marshall, Ohio, Brooke, and Hancock Counties, and that part of the Ohio River north of a line drawn from latitude 39°39′18″ N (approximately mile 127.2) on the Ohio River, just below the Hannibal Lock and Dam; and in Ohio: Stark, Columbiana, Tuscarawas, Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson, and Belmont Counties, and those parts of Summit, Portage, and Mahoning Counties south of latitude 41°00′00″N.

[USCG-2006-25556, 72 FR 36324, July 2, 2007, as amended by USCG-2013-0491, 80 FR 20163, Apr. 15, 2015]