Spill Reports Stay the Same for Coast Guard
Published Date: 3/10/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Coast Guard wants to keep collecting reports about oil spills, hazardous substance leaks, and suspicious maritime activities without changing the rules. This affects anyone who needs to report these incidents and helps keep our waters safe. You have until May 9, 2025, to share your thoughts, and there’s no new cost or extra paperwork planned.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Spill reporting to National Response Center continues
If oil or a hazardous substance is discharged, you must report it to the National Response Center (NRC). The Coast Guard is seeking to extend OMB Control Number 1625-0096 without change, so the existing legal requirement under 33 CFR 153.203, 40 CFR 263.30 and 264.56, and 49 CFR 171.15 to report pollution spills to the NRC stays in place.
Security-plan operators must report possible TSIs
Owners or operators of vessels or facilities that are required to have security plans must report activities that may result in a Transportation Security Incident (TSI) or breaches of security to the National Response Center (NRC) as required by 33 CFR 101.305. Voluntary reports from the public are also accepted.
Estimated annual reporting burden increased
The Coast Guard estimates the annual hour burden for these reports has increased from 3,683 hours to 3,905 hours per year due to more estimated responses. This is the total estimated respondent time across all reporters for the collection identified by OMB Control Number 1625-0096.
No new forms required for reporting
The Information Collection Request indicates 'Forms: None,' meaning the Coast Guard is not introducing a new standardized form as part of this extension for OMB Control Number 1625-0096. The extension is being requested 'without change.'
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