Facilities Transferring Oil or Hazardous Materials in Bulk -- Letter of Intent and Operations Manual

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1625 0093 instructions.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-08-13
1625-0093 30-Day FRN.doc Supplementary Document	2009-05-29
1625-0093_SS.doc Supporting Statement A	2009-08-13
1625-0093 60-Day FRN.doc Supplementary Document	2009-01-07
1625-0093_StatA.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-01-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
20629	Letter of Intent Instruction	Modified
188780	Operations Manual (Amendments)	New
188779	Operations Manual (New)	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1625-0093	ICR Reference No: 200811-1625-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200603-1625-001
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCG	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Facilities Transferring Oil or Hazardous Materials in Bulk -- Letter of Intent and Operations Manual
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/18/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/29/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2010	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2009
Responses	2,448	0	2,132
Time Burden (Hours)	53,960	0	47,200
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: A Letter of Intent is a notice to the CG Captain of the Port that an operator intends to operate a facility that will transfer bulk oil or hazardous materials to or from vessels. An Operations Manual (OM) is also required. The OM establishes procedures for a facility to follow when conducting transfers and in the event of a spill.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 451	01/06/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 16409	04/10/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Operations Manual (Amendments)
Letter of Intent
Operations Manual (New)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	2,448	2,132	0	0	316	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	53,960	47,200	0	0	6,760	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The change in burden hours is an ADJUSTMENT due to an increase in the number of Letter of Intent and Operations Manual submissions to the Coast Guard by facilities. The reporting and recordkeeping requirements and the methodology for calculation burden remains unchanged.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $303,930

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/29/2009

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