Defect/Noncompliance Report and Campaign Update Report

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

Defect/Noncompliance Report (CG 4917) and Campaign Update Report (CG 4918) – 33 CFR 179

OMB No. 1625-0010 Exp: 04/30/2019

Who must comply?	Manufacturers of boats, inboard engines, outboard motors, sterndrive engines or inflatable personal flotation devices approved under 46 CFR 160.076
What is this collection about?	This information collection requires manufacturers conducting product recalls to provide an initial report and progress reports to the Coast Guard (CG) about products being recalled, the numbers of owners notified and the number of units corrected.
Where do I find the requirements for this information?	Title 33 CFR 179, is available at: http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=%2Findex.tpl select TITLE 33 – NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS, and follow it to Part 179.
When must information be submitted to the Coast Guard?	Quarterly. At the start of a recall, the manufacturer submits the Defect/Noncompliance Report (CG-4917). The first Campaign Update Report (CG-4918) must be submitted within 60 days after the manufacturer submits the Defect Noncompliance Report. An additional CG-4918 form must be submitted within 90-day intervals thereafter, until the recall campaign reaches an acceptable level of completion.
How is the information submitted?	In writing, electronically or e-mail. Information must be submitted to the Recreational Boating Product Assurance Branch (BSX-23) at Coast Guard Headquarters. Contact info for BSX-23 is provided once a recall campaign is initiated.
What happens when information is received?	Once all required information per 33 CFR 179 has been provided information is entered into a database and used to monitor progress in conducting recall.
For additional information, contact--	Recreational Boating Product Assurance Branch (BSX-23), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE, Washington, DC 20593-7501 Tel: (202) 372-1072

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 the CG-4917 is about 1 hour and for the CG 4918 is about one-half hour. You may submit any comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate or any suggestions for reducing the burden to: Commandant (BSX-23), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE, Washington, DC 20593-7501 or Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1625-0010), Washington, DC 20503.