# Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0057
**AGENCY:**
Coast Guard, DHS.
**ACTION:**
Sixty-day notice requesting comments.
**SUMMARY:**
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0057, Small Passenger Vessels; with change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.
**DATES:**
Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before November 28, 2025.
**ADDRESSES:**
You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket number [USCG-2025-0296] to the Coast Guard using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at *https://www.regulations.gov.* See the “Public participation and request for comments” portion of the *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* section for further instructions on submitting comments.
A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the internet at *https://www.regulations.gov.* Additionally, copies are available from: Commandant (CG-C5I-P), ATTN: Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7710, Washington, DC 20593-7710.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
A.L. Craig, Office of Privacy Management, telephone (571) 607-4058, or email *[email protected]* for questions on these documents.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Public Participation and Request for Comments**
This notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C., chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection, and other important information describing the Collection. There is one ICR for each Collection.
The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) the practical utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
In response to your comments, we may revise this ICR or decide not to seek an extension of approval for the Collection. We will consider all comments and material received during the comment period.
We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of the ICR and the docket number of this request, USCG-2025-0296, and must be received by November 28, 2025.
**Submitting Comments**
We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at *https://www.regulations.gov.* If your material cannot be submitted using *https://www.regulations.gov,* contact the person in the *FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT* section of this document for alternate instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public comments, are in our online docket at *https://www.regulations.gov* and can be viewed by following that website's instructions. If you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted.
We accept anonymous comments. Comments we post to *https://www.regulations.gov* will include any personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and submissions in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).
**Information Collection Request**
*Title:* Small Passenger Vessels—Title 46 CFR Subchapters K and T.
*OMB Control Number:* 1625-0057.
*Summary:* The information requirements are necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the program on safety of commercial vessels as it affects small passenger vessels. The requirements affect small passenger vessels (under 100 gross tons) that carry more than 6 passengers.
*Need:* Under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 3305 and 3306, the Coast Guard prescribed regulations for the design, construction, alteration, repair and operation of small passenger vessels to secure the safety of individuals and property on board. The Coast Guard uses the information in this collection to ensure compliance with the requirements.
**Forms**
• CG-5256, U.S. Coast Guard Inspected Small Passenger Vessel [sticker].
*Basis for the Change in the Number of Forms:* The Coast Guard removed four forms from this ICR to eliminate double counting of the responses and hour burden. Forms CG-841 (Certificate of Inspection), CG-854 (Temporary Certificate of Inspection), CG-948 (Permit to Proceed to Another Port for Repairs) and CG-949 (Permit to Carry Excursion Party) are currently accounted for within ICR 1625-0032 (Vessel Inspection Related Forms and Reporting Requirements Under Title 46 U.S. Code). Removing the four forms from this ICR ensures that the reporting and recordkeeping requirements are only accounted for once per occurrence. Additionally, as the four forms have a broader use than just small passenger vessels, retaining them in ICR 1625-0032 is preferred as that collection accounts for all 46 U.S. Code vessels subject to inspection.
*Respondents:* Owners and operators of small passenger vessels.
*Frequency:* On occasion.
*Hour Burden Estimate:* The estimated burden has increased from 406,113 hours to 421,124 hours a year, due to an increase in the estimated annual number of respondents.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended.)
Dated: September 16, 2025.
Bradley E. White,
(Acting) Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard.