Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-20866
Coast Guard Request for Comments on Oil and Hazardous Material Safety Records Information Collection
Buyer
Department of Homeland Security, Coast Guard
Posted
October 13, 2026
Respond By
November 13, 2026
Identifier
2026-20866
The U.S. Coast Guard is requesting public comments on an information collection about oil and hazardous material safety and pollution prevention records. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard. - Notice purpose: The Coast Guard seeks comments on extending approval, without changes, for “Oil and Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention and Safety Records, Equivalents/Alternatives and Exemptions” (OMB Control Number 1625-0095). - Information covered: Records and requests related to bulk hazardous material transfers, vapor control systems, oil and hazardous material transfers, and alternatives or exemptions to applicable requirements. - Purpose of the information: To assess whether proposed alternatives or exemptions provide equivalent safety and pollution protection. - Respondents and burden: Owners and operators of bulk oil and hazardous materials facilities and vessels; estimated annual respondent burden is 1,760 hours. - Procurement status: This is an information-collection notice, not a procurement. No products, services, quantities, OEMs, or vendors are requested.
Description
The U.S. Coast Guard is requesting an extension, without change, of approval for the information collection titled “Oil and Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention and Safety Records, Equivalents/Alternatives and Exemptions.” The information helps ensure that alternatives or exemptions to oil and hazardous material requirements provide equivalent safety and pollution protection. The collection supports regulations concerning bulk hazardous material transfers, vapor control systems, oil and hazardous material transfers, and requests for exemptions from pollution prevention requirements. Respondents are owners and operators of bulk oil and hazardous materials facilities and vessels; the estimated annual burden is 1,760 hours.