# 2026-15968: Coast Guard: Keep Proving You Can Pay for Oil Spills, Please Comment

2026-15968, Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0046, is a Federal Register notice from Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard published 2026-08-06, effective Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before October 5, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15968
- As of: 2026-08-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15968
- Title: Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0046
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Citation: 91 FR 50866
- Published: 2026-08-06
- Effective: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before October 5, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-10-05
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-13

## In one line

Coast Guard: Keep Proving You Can Pay for Oil Spills, Please Comment

## Summary

The U.S. Coast Guard wants to keep collecting info about Certificates of Financial Responsibility for oil pollution, just like before—no changes! They’re asking the public to share thoughts by October 5, 2026. This helps make sure the paperwork stays useful without adding extra hassle or costs.

## Abstract

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0046, Certificates of Financial Responsibility under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.

## Effects PRIA read

- Paperwork requirement stays in place: cost, medium. If you operate vessels or are an approved insurer, you must continue to provide Certificates of Financial Responsibility under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. The requirement applies generally to operators and financial guarantors of tank vessels over 100 gross tons and all vessels over 300 gross to…
- No changes; status quo preserved: benefit, low. The Coast Guard is seeking OMB approval to extend the current information collection (OMB Control Number 1625-0046) without change. The agency is inviting public comments on that extension, and comments must be received by October 5, 2026.

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## Sources
- [2026-15968 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/06/2026-15968/information-collection-request-to-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-control-number-1625-0046)
- [2026-15968 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-06/pdf/2026-15968.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15968 (as of 2026-08-13).