Inspections Records

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

Barge Fleeting Facility Records

OMB No. 1625-0023 Exp: 06/30/2016

Who must comply?	Operators of certain barge fleeting facilities.
What is this collection about?	A person-in-charge of a barge fleeting facility must keep records of twice daily inspections of barge moorings and movements of barges and hazardous cargo in and out of the facility. The inspection requirements are intended to prevent barges from breaking away from a fleeting facility and drifting downstream out of control in the congested Lower Mississippi River waterway system.
Where do I find the requirements for this information?	Title 33 CFR 165.803, is available at—http://www.eCFR.gov, select TITLE 33 – Navigation and Navigable Waters, and follow the links to section 165.803.
When must information be submitted to the Coast Guard?	The information is not submitted to the Coast Guard (CG), rather the person-in-charge must keep records of the twice daily inspections of the barge moorings and the movements of barges and hazardous cargo in and out of the facility.
How and where this information must be retained?	The information must be retained by the barge fleeting facility. It may be in any format, written or electronic, and must be available for inspection by the CG.
What happens when complete information is received?	This information will be verified during normal CG inspections. No specific documentation will be issued by the CG.
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 for this report is—about 0.33 minutes per inspection record, and about 1 minute per barge record. 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 (1625-0023), Washington, DC 20503.