Coast Guard Extends Hazmat Facility Reporting Forms
Published Date: 3/10/2025
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Summary
The U.S. Coast Guard wants to keep collecting info from facilities that transfer oil or hazardous materials, without changing the current rules. They’re asking for your thoughts before May 9, 2025, to make sure this paperwork is still needed and not too much of a hassle. This affects businesses handling dangerous stuff and helps keep everyone safe without adding new costs or forms.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Facilities must keep submitting LOI and OM
If you operate a facility that transfers oil or hazardous materials in bulk, you must continue to provide a Letter of Intent and maintain an Operations Manual as required by 33 CFR 154.110 and 33 CFR part 154 subpart B. The collection is being extended “without change” and applies on an occasional basis to facility operators.
Estimated paperwork burden reduced by 9,823 hours
The Coast Guard reports the estimated annual hour burden for this information collection decreased from 37,360 hours to 27,537 hours per year, a reduction of 9,823 hours, due to a decrease in the estimated annual number of responses. Comments on the extension must be received by May 9, 2025.
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