Coast Guard Seeks OK to Keep Fire Plan Paperwork
Published Date: 3/10/2025
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Summary
The U.S. Coast Guard is asking for a 30-day public comment period to extend approval for collecting fire control plans from vessels, with no changes to the current process. This affects ship owners and operators who must keep these safety plans on board. Comments are due by April 9, 2025, and there’s no new cost or paperwork increase involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Vessel owners must keep fire plans onboard
If you own or operate a commercial vessel, you must continue to post or display required fire control plans on certain categories of vessels. The Coast Guard is asking OMB to extend approval for this information collection (OMB Control Number 1625-0033) without change; estimated annual hour burden for all respondents rose from 472 hours to 493 hours per year. Comments on this extension are due by April 9, 2025.
Fire control plans aid emergency response
The posted fire control plans help firefighters and shipboard damage control teams respond to emergencies by making vessel plans available during incidents. This information collection supports that availability on an occasional basis for the safety of crews and passengers.
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