Coast Guard Seeks Comments on Continuing Existing Waste Records
Published Date: 11/3/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Coast Guard is asking for a 30-day public comment period to extend approval for collecting info on waste management and related records, without making any changes. This affects ship operators and others who keep logs and plans about waste and cargo residue. Comments are due by December 3, 2026, and there’s no new cost or paperwork increase planned.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Continuation of Vessel Paperwork Requirement
If you own, operate, or serve as master or person-in-charge on a vessel, the Coast Guard is seeking a 30-day extension to continue requiring existing waste management plans, refuse discharge logs, letters of designation for persons-in-charge of fuel transfer, and Great Lakes dry cargo residue recordkeeping. The request is to extend OMB approval for Information Collection 1625-0072 without change, and comments are due by December 3, 2026.
Paperwork Time Burden and Respondent Counts
The collection covers 11,151 respondents with a total estimated burden of 111,838 hours. Example time estimates include: new waste management plans ~2.5 hours each, modified plans ~1 hour each, refuse discharge log entries ~5 minutes each (varies by vessel group with responses per respondent ranging from 200 to 660), letters of designation ~10 minutes each, and certain dry cargo residue management plans up to 25 hours each.
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