SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

This notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection, and other important information describing the Collection. There is one ICR for each Collection.

The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) the practical utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. These comments will help OIRA determine whether to approve the ICR referred to in this Notice.

We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments and related materials. Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB Control Number of the ICR. They must also contain the docket number of this request, USCG-2025-0396, and must be received by December 3, 2026.

Submitting Comments

We encourage you to submit comments at www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket, and public comments, are in our online docket at www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that website's instructions. If you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted.

We accept anonymous comments. Comments we post to www.regulations.gov will include any personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and submissions to the Coast Guard in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). For more about privacy and submissions to OIRA in response to this document, see the www.reginfo.gov, comment-submission web page. OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs online at www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain after the comment period for each ICR. An OMB Notice of Action on each ICR will become available via a hyperlink in the OMB Control Number: 1625-0072.

Previous Request for Comments

This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (91 FR 29977, May 21, 2026) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no comments. Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collection.

Analysis

Information Collection Request

Agency: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

Title: Waste Management Plans, Refuse Discharge Logs, Letters of Designation for Certain Persons-in-Charge (PIC) and Great Lakes Dry Cargo Residue Recordkeeping.

OMB Number: 1625-0072.

Summary: This information is needed to ensure that: (1) certain U.S. oceangoing vessels develop and maintain a waste management plan; (2) certain U.S. oceangoing vessels maintain refuse discharge records; (3) certain individuals that act as person-in-charge of the transfer of fuel receive a letter of designation, for prevention of pollution; and (4) certain Great Lakes vessels comply with dry cargo residue requirements.

Need: This collection of information is needed as part of the Coast Guard's pollution prevention compliance program.

Forms: N/A.

Affected Public: Owners, operators, masters, and persons-in-charge of vessels.

Number of Respondents: 11,151.

Waste Management Plan Respondents: 4,034.

New Plan Respondents: 194.

Modified Plan Respondents: 3,840.

Refuse Discharge Log Respondents: 3,213.

Vessel Group 1: 546 respondents.

Vessel Group 2: 509 respondents.

Vessel Group 3: 1,713 respondents..

Vessel Group 4: 89 respondents.

Vessel Group 5: 356 respondents.

PIC Designation Letter Respondents: 3,756.

Dry Cargo Residue Respondents: 148.

U.S. Recordkeeping Respondents: 55.

U.S. Management Plan Respondents: 0.

Canadian Recordkeeping Respondents: 70.

Canadian Management Plan Respondents: 0.

Non-Canadian Foreign Recordkeeping Respondents: 15.

Non-Canadian Foreign Management Plan Respondents: 8.

Frequency: On occasion.

Number of Responses per Respondent:

Waste Management Plans: 1 response per respondent.

Refuse Discharge Logs:

Vessel Group 1: 330 responses per respondent.

Vessel Group 2: 660 responses per respondent.

Vessel Group 3: 365 responses per respondent.

Vessel Group 4: 200 responses per respondent.

Vessel Group 5: 262 response per respondent.

PIC Designation Letters: 1 response per respondent.

Dry Cargo Residue:

U.S. Recordkeeping Respondents: 160 responses per respondent.

U.S. Management Plan Respondents: 1 response per respondent.

Canadian Recordkeeping Respondents: 80 responses per respondent. ( printed page 69264)

Canadian Management Plan Respondents: 1 response per respondent.

Non-Canadian Foreign Recordkeeping Respondents: 40 responses per respondent.

Non-Canadian Foreign Management Plan Respondents: 1 response per respondent.

Estimated Time per Respondent:

Waste Management Plans:

New Plans: Approximately 2.5 hours per per respondent.

Modified Plans: Approximately 1 hour per respondent.

Refuse Discharge Logs: Approximately 5 minutes per respondent.

PIC Designation Letters: Approximately 10 minutes per respondent.

Dry Cargo Residue:

U.S. Recordkeeping Respondents: 10 minutes per respondent.

U.S. Management Plan Respondents: 25 hours per respondent.

Canadian Recordkeeping Respondents: 10 minutes per respondent.

Canadian Management Plan Respondents: 2 hours per respondent.

Non-Canadian Foreign Recordkeeping Respondents: 10 minutes per respondent.

Non-Canadian Foreign Management Plan Respondents: 2 hours per respondent.

Total Burden Hours: 111,838 hours.

91 FR 69262