1625-0042_Inst_r4_2023-cvcfac

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

Requirements for Lightering of Oil and Hazardous Material Cargoes, and Advance Notice of Transfer

OMB No. 1625-0042 Exp: 07/31/2023

Who must comply?	Owners, masters and agents of lightering vessels, and certain facility operators.
What is this collection about?	An owner, master or agent of a vessel must provide the Coast Guard (CG) pre-arrival information in advance of lightering operations. Certain facility operators must notify the Coast Guard in advance of each transfer operation.
Where do I find the requirements for this information?	Title 33 CFR Part 156 is available at— https://www.eCFR.gov, select TITLE 33 – NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS, and follow to sections 156,118, 156.215 and 156.415-420.
When must information be submitted to the Coast Guard?	For lightering, the information must be provided to the CG at least 24-hours in advance of lightering operations. For advance notice of a facility transfers, the information must be provided to the CG at least 4-hours in advance.
How is the information submitted?	In writing or electronically by--telephone, marine radio, fax or e-mail. Information is submitted to the CG Captain of the Port (COTP) at the local Sector Office. A comprehensive list of contact info for Coast Guard units is found at: https://www.uscg.mil/Units/Organization/.
What happens when complete information is received?	The CG will review the information for completeness, and schedule a vessel boarding if appropriate.
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 6 minute per advance notice of transfer; and about 10 minutes per lightering or Ship-to-Ship transfer operation. You may submit any comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate or any suggestions for reducing the burden to: Commandant (CG-CVC), U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7501, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC 20593-7501 or Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1625-0042), Washington, DC 20503.