Army Corps Seeks Comments on Vessel Operator Surveys
Published Date: 6/10/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to keep collecting info from people who operate vessels, and they’re asking for your thoughts on how to make this easier and clearer. If you’re involved in vessel operations, this could affect you, especially with a deadline to share comments by August 10, 2026. No big costs are expected, but they want to reduce any hassle for you!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Monthly Vessel Reporting Requirement
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposes to continue collecting Vessel Operation Reports (ENG Forms 3925, 3925B, 3925C, 3925P) from owners, agents, masters, clerks of commercial vessels, and businesses transporting their own goods. The notice estimates a total annual burden of 13,600 hours across 4,600 respondents and 11,200 annual responses, with the Vessel Operation Reports alone accounting for 9,000 annual burden hours (500 respondents, 6,000 annual responses, 1.5 hours per response).
Voluntary Dock Arrival/Departure Logs
Operators of marine docks and terminals may voluntarily submit arrival and departure logs using ENG Form 3926. The notice estimates ENG Form 3926 will involve 100 respondents, 1,200 annual responses, 600 annual burden hours, and an average burden of 0.5 hours per response (monthly frequency).
Data Used to Verify Shipper Taxes
USACE will use the collected waterborne commerce data to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Internal Revenue Service in verifying compliance and receipts for the Harbor Maintenance Tax and the Inland Waterway Fuel Tax. The collection is legally authorized under Section 11 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1922 (33 U.S.C. 555) and the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-662).
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