BBQ on Boats? Coast Guard Reviews Fuel Info Rules
Published Date: 11/28/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Coast Guard is asking for a 30-day public comment period to extend approval for collecting info about using propane and natural gas as cooking fuel on passenger boats—no changes to the rules. This affects boat operators who use these fuels and helps keep paperwork fair and manageable. Comments are due by December 29, 2025, with no new costs involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Post Two Safety Placards on Passenger Boats
If you own or operate a passenger vessel, you must post two placards that show safety and operating instructions for cooking appliances that use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or compressed natural gas (CNG). This requirement is part of the Coast Guard's information collection under OMB Control Number 1625-0099 and will continue under an extension requested without change.
Paperwork Burden Hours Increased
The Coast Guard's estimated annual hour burden for this information collection rose from 7,232 hours to 7,858 hours a year because the estimated number of respondents increased. The respondents are owners and operators of passenger vessels who supply the required placard information.
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