Update Your Boating Crash Reports, Says Coast Guard—Thoughts?
Published Date: 8/6/2026
Notice
Summary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an approval of a revision of the following collection of information: 1625-0003, Coast Guard Boating Accident Report Form; with change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Who Must File a Boating Accident Report
If you operate an uninspected vessel that is numbered or used for recreational purposes, you must submit a boating accident report to the State authority when: (1) a person dies; (2) a person is injured and needs medical treatment beyond first aid; (3) damage to the vessel and other property totals $2,000 or more or there is complete loss of the vessel; or (4) a person disappears from the vessel under circumstances indicating death or injury. These reporting duties are required by 46 U.S.C. 6102(a) and implementing regulations in 33 CFR parts 173 and 174.
Estimated Annual Paperwork Burden
The Coast Guard estimates the annual paperwork burden for the Coast Guard Boating Accident Report (form CG-3865) remains 10,430 hours per year. The Coast Guard is seeking OMB approval of a revision to the information collection while keeping the total estimated hour burden at 10,430.
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