Facilities Transferring Oil or Hazardous Materials in Bulk -- Letter of Intent and Operations Manual

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1625-0093 30-Day FRN.doc Supplementary Document	2013-10-31
1625-0093_SS_Calcs_r0_2013_App_A&B.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-10-30
1625-0093_StatA.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-10-30
60_Day Federal Register Notice.doc Supplementary Document	2013-10-30
1625-0093_SS_r1_2013.doc Supporting Statement A	2013-10-31

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
20629	Letter of Intent Instruction	Modified
188780	Operations Manual (Amendments)	Modified
188779	Operations Manual (New)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1625-0093	ICR Reference No: 201310-1625-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201003-1625-004
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCG	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Facilities Transferring Oil or Hazardous Materials in Bulk -- Letter of Intent and Operations Manual
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/10/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/31/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2014
Responses	979	0	2,667
Time Burden (Hours)	45,749	0	84,247
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: A Letter of Intent is a notice to the CG Captain of the Port that an operator intends to operate a facility that will transfer bulk oil or hazardous materials to or from vessels. An Operations Manual (OM) is also required. The OM establishes procedures for a facility to follow when conducting transfers and in the event of a spill.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 42535	07/16/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 65349	10/31/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Operations Manual (Amendments)
Letter of Intent
Operations Manual (New)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	979	2,667	0	0	-1,688	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	45,749	84,247	0	0	-38,498	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The change (i.e., decrease) in burden is an ADJUSTMENT due to a reduction in the estimated annual number of respondents. There is no proposed change to the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of this collection. The reporting and recordkeeping requirements remain unchanged. The following items listed below are changes to the collection: • Updates are provided for cost burden associated with this collection of information. • The Coast Guard has updated printable instructions for this collection of information (i.e., the addition of the OMB expiration date, and adding more details to the in the burden statement (footer).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $214,896

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 10/31/2013

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