EP 1130-2-520
29 Nov 96
APPENDIX K
SAMPLE LETTER: NOTIFICATION OF CORPS REMOVAL
Dear sir:
In my letter to you of ___[date]___, I identified an obstruction to navigation in
______[waterway]____, and advised you as the vessel owner of your obligation under federal law
to mark and remove the obstruction.
You have not taken action to commence the immediate removal the vessel. The vessel is
therefore considered abandoned, and will be removed by the Corps of Engineers. Effective
immediately, you may no longer make any claim upon this vessel, or undertake removal, or
interfere in any way with federal removal. Abandonment does not, however, remove your liability
for third party damages which may be caused by the obstruction or your liability for the cost of
removal and disposal.
After completion of the removal, I will send to you a complete accounting of costs, for which you
will be required to reimburse the U.S. Treasury.
/s/
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