Person in Charge Designation Letter

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

Waste Management Plans, Refuse Discharge Logs, Letters of Designation for Certain Persons-in-Charge (PIC) and Great Lakes Dry Cargo Residue Recordkeeping

OMB No. 1625-0072 Exp: 04/30/2021

Who must comply?	Owners and operators of certain oceangoing, Great Lakes or uninspected vessels.
What is this collection about?	This information collection requires the owner or operator of a vessel to maintain pollution prevention information (waste management plan/refuse discharge log/letter of designation), and in the case of Dry Cargo Residue (DCR) maintain DCR information (records and management plan).
Where do I find the requirements for this information?	Title 33 CFR Parts 151 and 155 are available at—https://www.eCFR.gov. For 33 CFR, select TITLE 33 – NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS, and follow it to Parts 151 and 155. For waste mgmt plans/refuse discharge logs, see 33 CFR 151.55 & 151.57. For letters of designation, see 33 CFR 155.710. For DCR, see 151.66.
When must information be submitted to the Coast Guard?	For waste mgmt plans/refuse discharge logs/letters of designation/DCR records & management plans, the information is not submitted to the Coast Guard (CG); rather it is maintained aboard the vessel and made available for inspection by the CG.
How is the information submitted?	For waste mgmt plans/refuse discharge logs/letters of designation, DCR records & mgmt plans, the information is not submitted, it must be maintained on board.
What happens when complete information is received?	This information will be verified during normal CG inspections. No specific documentation will be issued by the CG.
For additional information, contact--	For waste mgmt plans/refuse discharge logs/letters of designation/DCR records & mgmt plans, 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/. For DCR, you may also contact Commandant (CG-OES) U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE Washington, DC 20593-7509 Attn: DCR RECORDKEEPING DCRRecordkeeping@uscg.mil

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The Coast Guard estimates that the average burden per response for this report varies per information collection--about 5 minutes for DCR record and Refuge Discharge Log entries; about 1.1 hours for Waste Mgmt Plans; about 10 minutes for PIC letters; and about 25 hours per DCR Mgmt Plan. 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 (1625-0072), Washington, DC 20503.