(b) A 21-day prior reporting requirement of permanent vessel transfers and other changes requiring issuance of a new COFR. Current COFR Operators of vessels, and owners or operators of vessels not currently in U.S. navigable waters or the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, must report to the Director, and (if applicable) to the guarantor, the following information, no later than 21 business days before the new COFR is required:
- (1) The number of the current COFR;
- (2) The name of the covered vessel;
- (3) The type of change planned;
- (4) The date the change will take place;
- (5) The reason for the change;
- (6) For a vessel that will be located in U.S. navigable waters or U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone on the date the change is scheduled to take place, where the vessel will be located on that date (for example, name and location of port);
- (7) For a vessel name change, the vessel's new legal name;
- (8) For the planned transfer of a vessel to a new responsible party, and even if the transferee's intent is to scrap or otherwise dispose of the vessel, the name and contact information of the responsible party to whom the vessel is being transferred;
- (9) For a change of COFR Operator, the name and contact information of the person who will replace the COFR Operator; and
- (10) Any other changes in the information previously submitted to ensure the information on record at the NPFC is current.