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Marine Casualty Reporting on the Outer Continental Shelf
The Coast Guard published this final rule in the Federal Register on June 30, 2026. It took effect on July 30, 2026.
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What the agency says
This final rule revises marine casualty reporting criteria for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activities to focus on characteristics of the involved entity rather than location of the casualty. It also raises the property damage dollar threshold (PDT) for reporting marine casualties involving fixed OCS facilities from $25,000 to $75,000 and aligns other OCS units with that threshold, consistency with the PDT for vessels in U.S. waters. The rule reduces costs to U.S. industry by $10,775 over 10 years and better harmonizes reporting requirements between U.S. and foreign floating offshore facilities, mobile offshore drilling units, and vessels engaged in OCS activities.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-13137
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Published
- June 30, 2026
- Takes effect
- July 30, 2026
- Dates
- This final rule is effective July 30, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. USCG-2013-1057
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1625-AB99
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 33 CFR 140; 33 CFR 146; 46 CFR 4; 46 CFR 109
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Continental shelf; Drug testing; Investigations; Marine safety; Nuclear vessels; Occupational safety and health; Oil and gas exploration; Penalties; Radiation protection; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Safety; Transportation; Vessels
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 23
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