Welding and Hot Works Permits; Posting of Warning Signs

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. COAST GUARD

Welding and Hot Work Permits; Posting of Warning Signs

OMB No. 1625-0016 Exp: 01/31/2016

Who must comply?	Owners and operators (aka applicants) of certain waterfront facilities and vessels.
What is this collection about?	This information requires an applicant to submit an application to the Coast Guard (CG) prior to welding or hot work. It is needed to helps ensure that waterfront facilities and vessels are in compliance with safety standards. Also, the posting of warning signs is required on certain facilities.
Where do I find the requirements for this information?	Title 33 CFR 126 & 127 are available at—http://www.eCFR.gov, select TITLE 33 – Navigation and Navigable Waters, and follow to the respective part.
When must information be submitted to the Coast Guard?	Information must be submitted to the CG prior to welding or hot work.
How is the information submitted?	In writing or electronically via e-mail. The information is submitted to the CG Captain of the Port (COTP) using form CG-4201. The form is available at— http://www.uscg.mil/forms/cg/CG_4201.pdf. Contact info for CG COTPs can be can be found at http://www.uscg.mil/top/units/.
What happens when complete information is received?	The CG reviews the information, and if it conforms with the regulations, issues a permit to the applicant.
For additional information, contact--	Your local CG Sector Office. A list of Coast Guard sectors, as part of a comprehensive list of Coast Guard units, can be found at http://www.uscg.mil/top/units/.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.

The Coast Guard estimates that the average burden per response for this report varies per information collection—about 15 minutes for posting warning signs; and about 36 minutes for a hot work permit request. You may submit any comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate or any suggestions for reducing the burden to: Commandant (CG-FAC), U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7318, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC 20593-7318 or Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1625-0016), Washington, DC 20503.