Owners of boats, and inboard engines,
outboard motors and sterndrive units who think their products are
defective or fail to comply with Coast Guard safety standards can
file a complaint by means of a form or electronically at the Office
of Boating Safety website.
The existing burden estimate
for the Boat Owner's Report - Possible Safety Defect is 17.8 hours
annually. The requested burden is for 20.5 hours annually an
adjustment increase of 2.7 hours. In any calendar year, we have no
idea as to how many boat owners will choose to file reports of
possible safety defects in their boats or engines. The Coast Guard
does not receive the same number of consumer complaints each year,
nor do we receive complaints from the same consumers every year,
nor can we anticipate which consumers will respond. However, the
public has obviously learned how easy it is to report defects in
boats and associated equipment to the Coast Guard
electronically.
$629
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Kerry Freese 202 372-1072
kerry.l.freese@uscg.mil
No
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