Evaluation of Existing Coast Guard Regulations and Collections of Information

The American Petroleum Institute (API) offers the following comments on the Coast Guard's Request for Comments on Docket No. USCG-2017-0480, "Evaluation of Existing Coast Guard Regulations, Guidance Documents, Interpretative Documents, and Collections of Information." API is a national trade association that represents over 630 members involved in all aspects of the oil and natural gas industry, including producers, refiners, suppliers, pipeline operators and marine transporters, as well as service and supply companies that support all segments of the industry. API members are deeply committed to safe, secure, and environmentally responsible operations which eliminate or reduce potential risks to the public, as well as employees, contractors, and operations. Safety and security are key elements in all operations and we continue to work with the Coast Guard to ensure we are operating in a manner that protects our workers and communities, promotes safe practices, meets regulatory requirements and improves our country's ability to thwart terrorism, in whatever form it may take, while delivering oil and natural gas products over water efficiently and safely worldwide.