# Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0015

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Citation:** 91 FR 50867

## Text

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2026-0118]
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0015

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: 1625-0015, Bridge Permit Application Guide; without 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 October 5, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket number [USCG-2026-0118] to the Coast Guard 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-PM), 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
hqs-dg-m-cg-61-pii@uscg.mil.

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 a reinstatement of 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-2026-0118, and must be received by October 5, 2026.

Submitting Comments

We encourage you to submit comments through 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 as being available in the docket, 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:
Bridge Permit Application Guide.

OMB Control Number:
1625-0015.

Summary:
The collection of information is a request for a bridge permit submitted as an application for approval by the Coast Guard of any proposed bridge project. An applicant must submit to the Coast Guard a letter of application along with letter-size drawings (plans) and maps showing the proposed project and its location.

Need:
33 U.S.C. 401, 491, and 525 authorize the Coast Guard to approve plans and locations for all bridges and causeways that go over navigable waters of the United States.

Forms:
None.

Respondents:
Public and private owners of bridges over navigable waters of the United States.

Frequency:
On Occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate:
The estimated burden for the period FY21-FY23 is 6,611 hours, which averages to 2,204 hours per year.

Authority:

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: July 16, 2026.
Bradley E. White,
Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard.

[FR Doc. 2026-15974 Filed 8-5-26; 8:45 am]
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