Waterfront Facilities Handling Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied Hazardous Gas (LHG)

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

Waterfront Facilities Handling Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied Hazardous Gas (LHG)

OMB No. 1625-0049 Exp: 04/30/2023

Who must comply?	Owners and operators of waterfront facilities that transfer LNG or LHG.
What is this collection about?	This information is used by the Coast Guard (CG) to determine if the proper safety precautions are being taken to protect the facility, workers and public from hazards associated with the transfer and storage of certain hazardous materials.
Where do I find the requirements for this information?	Title 33 CFR Part 127, is available at—https://www.eCFR.gov, select TITLE 33 – NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS, and follow to Part 127.
When must information be submitted to the Coast Guard?	An owner/operator must submit information to the local CG Captain of the Port (COTP) at least one year before construction of, or modification to, a facility.
How is the information submitted?	By mail, fax, or electronically via e-mail to the COTP at the local CG Sector Office. Contact info for CG Sector Offices can be found at—https://www.uscg.mil/Units/Organization/.
What happens when complete information is received?	The COTP will review the information and determine if the facility is suitable for operation. The COTP will advise the owner/operator in writing.
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 https://www.uscg.mil/Units/Organization/.

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 30 minutes for a Declaration of Inspection; 2 hours per Operations or Emergency Manual amendment; 2.5 hours for a Letter of Intent or personnel qualifications recordkeeping; 8.5 hours for maintenance recordkeeping; 10 hours for an alternatives or appeal request; 150 hours for developing an Operations or Emergency Manual; and up to 500 hours to develop a waterways suitability assessment. You may submit any comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate or any suggestions for reducing the burden to: Commandant (CG-OES), U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC 20593-7509 or Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1625-0049), Washington, DC 20503.