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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2010–1066]
Recreational Boating Safety Projects,
Programs and Activities Funded Under
Provisions of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century;
Accounting of
ACTION:
Notice.
In 1999, the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century made $5
million per year available to the
Secretary of Homeland Security for
payment of Coast Guard expenses for
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personnel and activities directly related
to coordinating and carrying out the
national recreational boating safety
program. In 2005, the law was amended,
and the amount was increased to $5.5
million. The Coast Guard is publishing
this notice to satisfy a requirement of
the Act that a detailed accounting of the
projects, programs, and activities
funded under the national recreational
boating safety program provision of the
Act be published annually in the
Federal Register. In this notice, we have
specified the funding amounts the Coast
Guard has committed, obligated, or
expended during fiscal year 2011, as of
September 30, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions on this notice, call Jeff
Ludwig, Regulations Development
Manager, telephone (202) 372–1061.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
The Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century became law on June 9,
1998 (Pub. L. 105–178; 112 Stat. 107).
The Act required that of the $5 million
made available to carry out the national
recreational boating safety program each
year, $2 million shall be available only
to ensure compliance with Chapter 43 of
Title 46, U.S. Code—Recreational
Vessels. On September 29, 2005, the
Sportfishing and Recreational Boating
Safety Amendments Act of 2005 was
enacted (Pub. L. 109–74; 119 Stat. 2031).
This Act increased the funds available
to the national recreational boating
safety program from $5 million to $5.5
million annually, and stated that ‘‘not
less than’’ $2 million shall be available
only to ensure compliance with Chapter
43 of Title 46, U.S. Code—Recreational
Vessels.
These funds are available to the
Secretary from the Sport Fish
Restoration and Boating Trust Fund
established under section 9504(a) of title
26 U.S. Code for payment of Coast guard
expenses for personnel and activities
directly related to coordinating and
carrying out the national recreational
boating safety program. Subsection (c) of
section 7405 of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century, codified
at 46 U.S.C. 13107(c), directs that no
funds available to the Secretary under
this subsection may be used to replace
funding traditionally provided through
general appropriations, nor for any
purposes except those purposes
authorized; namely, for personnel and
activities directly related to
coordinating and carrying out the
national recreational boating safety
program. Amounts made available each
fiscal year from 1999 through 2011 shall
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remain available during the 2
succeeding fiscal years. Any amount
that is unexpended or unobligated at the
end of the 3-year period during which
it is available, shall be withdrawn by the
Secretary and allocated to the States in
addition to any other amounts available
for allocation in the fiscal year in which
they are withdrawn or the following
fiscal year.
Use of these funds requires
compliance with standard Federal
contracting rules with associated lead
and processing times resulting in a lag
time between available funds and
spending. The total amount of funding
transferred to the Coast Guard from the
Sport Fish Restoration and Boating
Trust Fund and committed, obligated,
and/or expended during fiscal year 2011
for each activity is shown below.
Specific Accounting of Funds
National Recreational Boating Safety
Survey: Funding was provided toward a
national recreational boating survey that
will cover a five year period. The
purpose of this survey is to obtain upto-date statistically valid estimates on
recreational boating safety. During this
five year period, three surveys will be
conducted. During fiscal year 2011,
funding was provided to conduct the
first two surveys. ($6,345,764).
Factory Visit Program/Boat Testing
Program: Funding was provided to
continue the national recreational boat
factory visit program, initiated in
January 2001. The factory visit program
currently allows contracted personnel,
acting on behalf of the Coast Guard, to
visit 1,150 recreational boat
manufacturers each year to either
inspect for compliance with Federal
regulations, communicate with the
manufacturers as to why they need to
comply with Federal regulations, or
educate them, as necessary, on how to
comply with Federal regulations.
Funding was also provided for testing of
certain associated equipment and inwater testing of atypical and used
recreational boats for compliance with
capacity and flotation standards.
Funding in the amount of $1,995.416
was provided for the Factory Visit
Program/Boat Testing Program. This
amount, along with approximately
$100,000 of the funding provided for
‘‘personnel support’’ and approximately
$140,000 of the funding provided for
‘‘reimbursable salaries’’ detailed below,
satisfies the legal requirements that ‘‘not
less than’’ $2 million be available to
ensure compliance with Chapter 43 of
Title 46, U.S. Code—Recreational
Vessels. ($1,995,416).
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Associated Travel: Travel by members
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of the Boating Safety Division’s strategic
planning panel was undertaken to
attend meetings to develop the next
iteration of the national recreational
boating safety program strategic plan.
($652).
Boating Accident News Clipping
Services: Funding was provided to
continue to gather daily news stories of
recreational boating accidents nationally
for more real time accident information
and to identify accidents that may
involve regulatory non-compliances or
safety defects. ($79,119).
Web-based Document Management
System: Funding was provided to
continue to provide a Web-based
document management system to better
enable the handling of thousands of
recreational boating recall case and
campaign reports. ($75,000).
Recreational Boating Safety (RBS)
Outreach Program: Funding was
allocated for this program which
provides full marketing, media, public
information, and program strategy
support to the nation-wide RBS effort.
The goal is to coordinate the RBS
outreach initiatives and campaigns,
some of which include: National
Boating Under the Influence Campaign
(BUI), ‘‘Boat Responsibly!’’, Life Jacket
Wear, Vessel Safety Check Program
(VSC), Boating Safety Education
Courses, Propeller Strike Avoidance,
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Awareness
and Education, and other recreational
boating safety issues on an as needed
basis. ($940,988).
Boating Accident Report Form:
Funding was provided to update the
Coast Guard’s Form CG–3865, which is
used to report boating accidents. The
form was updated to reflect a few minor
changes in reporting requirements, and
to ensure the electronic version of the
form met all federal accessibility
requirements. ($1,110).
Boating Accident Report Database
(BARD) Web System: Funding was
allocated to continue providing the
BARD Web System, which enables
reporting authorities in the 50 States,
five U.S. Territories, and the District of
Columbia to submit their accident
reports electronically over a secure
Internet connection. The system also
enables the user community to generate
statistical reports that show the
frequency, nature, and severity of
boating accidents. Fiscal year 2011
funds supported system maintenance,
development, and technical (hotline)
support. ($320,945).
Personnel Support: Funding was
provided for personnel to support the
development of new regulations and to
conduct boating safety-related research
and analysis. ($693,266).
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Reimbursable Salaries: Funding was
provided to carry out the work as
prescribed in 46 U.S.C. 13107(c) and as
described herein. The first position was
that of a professional mathematician/
statistician to conduct necessary
national surveys and studies on
recreational boating activities as well as
to serve as a liaison to other Federal
agencies that are conducting boating
surveys so that we can pool our
resources and reduce costs. The second
position was that of an Outreach
Coordinator with responsibilities that
include overseeing and managing RBS
projects related to carbon monoxide
poisoning, propeller injury mitigation,
and manufacturer compliance
initiatives. ($296,823).
Of the $5.5 million made available to
the Coast Guard in fiscal year 2011,
$507,703.80 has been committed,
obligated, or expended and an
additional $10,241,378.91 of prior fiscal
year funds have been committed,
obligated, or expended, as of September
30, 2011. Approximately $5.4 million
has not been committed, obligated, or
expended from previous years and is
being reserved for the five year national
boating survey that was previously
discussed in this Notice.
This notice is issued pursuant to 46
U.S.C. 13107(c)(4).
Dated: January 18, 2012.
Paul F. Thomas,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director
of Prevention Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2010-1066]
Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs and Activities
Funded Under Provisions of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century; Accounting of
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In 1999, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
made $5 million per year available to the Secretary of Homeland
Security for payment of Coast Guard expenses for personnel and
activities directly related to coordinating and carrying out the
national recreational boating safety program. In 2005, the law was
amended, and the amount was increased to $5.5 million. The Coast Guard
is publishing this notice to satisfy a requirement of the Act that a
detailed accounting of the projects, programs, and activities funded
under the national recreational boating safety program provision of the
Act be published annually in the Federal Register. In this notice, we
have specified the funding amounts the Coast Guard has committed,
obligated, or expended during fiscal year 2011, as of September 30,
2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice, call
Jeff Ludwig, Regulations Development Manager, telephone (202) 372-1061.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century became law on
June 9, 1998 (Pub. L. 105-178; 112 Stat. 107). The Act required that of
the $5 million made available to carry out the national recreational
boating safety program each year, $2 million shall be available only to
ensure compliance with Chapter 43 of Title 46, U.S. Code--Recreational
Vessels. On September 29, 2005, the Sportfishing and Recreational
Boating Safety Amendments Act of 2005 was enacted (Pub. L. 109-74; 119
Stat. 2031). This Act increased the funds available to the national
recreational boating safety program from $5 million to $5.5 million
annually, and stated that ``not less than'' $2 million shall be
available only to ensure compliance with Chapter 43 of Title 46, U.S.
Code--Recreational Vessels.
These funds are available to the Secretary from the Sport Fish
Restoration and Boating Trust Fund established under section 9504(a) of
title 26 U.S. Code for payment of Coast guard expenses for personnel
and activities directly related to coordinating and carrying out the
national recreational boating safety program. Subsection (c) of section
7405 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, codified at
46 U.S.C. 13107(c), directs that no funds available to the Secretary
under this subsection may be used to replace funding traditionally
provided through general appropriations, nor for any purposes except
those purposes authorized; namely, for personnel and activities
directly related to coordinating and carrying out the national
recreational boating safety program. Amounts made available each fiscal
year from 1999 through 2011 shall
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remain available during the 2 succeeding fiscal years. Any amount that
is unexpended or unobligated at the end of the 3-year period during
which it is available, shall be withdrawn by the Secretary and
allocated to the States in addition to any other amounts available for
allocation in the fiscal year in which they are withdrawn or the
following fiscal year.
Use of these funds requires compliance with standard Federal
contracting rules with associated lead and processing times resulting
in a lag time between available funds and spending. The total amount of
funding transferred to the Coast Guard from the Sport Fish Restoration
and Boating Trust Fund and committed, obligated, and/or expended during
fiscal year 2011 for each activity is shown below.
Specific Accounting of Funds
National Recreational Boating Safety Survey: Funding was provided
toward a national recreational boating survey that will cover a five
year period. The purpose of this survey is to obtain up-to-date
statistically valid estimates on recreational boating safety. During
this five year period, three surveys will be conducted. During fiscal
year 2011, funding was provided to conduct the first two surveys.
($6,345,764).
Factory Visit Program/Boat Testing Program: Funding was provided to
continue the national recreational boat factory visit program,
initiated in January 2001. The factory visit program currently allows
contracted personnel, acting on behalf of the Coast Guard, to visit
1,150 recreational boat manufacturers each year to either inspect for
compliance with Federal regulations, communicate with the manufacturers
as to why they need to comply with Federal regulations, or educate
them, as necessary, on how to comply with Federal regulations. Funding
was also provided for testing of certain associated equipment and in-
water testing of atypical and used recreational boats for compliance
with capacity and flotation standards. Funding in the amount of
$1,995.416 was provided for the Factory Visit Program/Boat Testing
Program. This amount, along with approximately $100,000 of the funding
provided for ``personnel support'' and approximately $140,000 of the
funding provided for ``reimbursable salaries'' detailed below,
satisfies the legal requirements that ``not less than'' $2 million be
available to ensure compliance with Chapter 43 of Title 46, U.S. Code--
Recreational Vessels. ($1,995,416).
New Recreational Boating Safety Associated Travel: Travel by
members of the Boating Safety Division's strategic planning panel was
undertaken to attend meetings to develop the next iteration of the
national recreational boating safety program strategic plan. ($652).
Boating Accident News Clipping Services: Funding was provided to
continue to gather daily news stories of recreational boating accidents
nationally for more real time accident information and to identify
accidents that may involve regulatory non-compliances or safety
defects. ($79,119).
Web-based Document Management System: Funding was provided to
continue to provide a Web-based document management system to better
enable the handling of thousands of recreational boating recall case
and campaign reports. ($75,000).
Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Outreach Program: Funding was
allocated for this program which provides full marketing, media, public
information, and program strategy support to the nation-wide RBS
effort. The goal is to coordinate the RBS outreach initiatives and
campaigns, some of which include: National Boating Under the Influence
Campaign (BUI), ``Boat Responsibly!'', Life Jacket Wear, Vessel Safety
Check Program (VSC), Boating Safety Education Courses, Propeller Strike
Avoidance, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Awareness and Education, and other
recreational boating safety issues on an as needed basis. ($940,988).
Boating Accident Report Form: Funding was provided to update the
Coast Guard's Form CG-3865, which is used to report boating accidents.
The form was updated to reflect a few minor changes in reporting
requirements, and to ensure the electronic version of the form met all
federal accessibility requirements. ($1,110).
Boating Accident Report Database (BARD) Web System: Funding was
allocated to continue providing the BARD Web System, which enables
reporting authorities in the 50 States, five U.S. Territories, and the
District of Columbia to submit their accident reports electronically
over a secure Internet connection. The system also enables the user
community to generate statistical reports that show the frequency,
nature, and severity of boating accidents. Fiscal year 2011 funds
supported system maintenance, development, and technical (hotline)
support. ($320,945).
Personnel Support: Funding was provided for personnel to support
the development of new regulations and to conduct boating safety-
related research and analysis. ($693,266).
Reimbursable Salaries: Funding was provided to carry out the work
as prescribed in 46 U.S.C. 13107(c) and as described herein. The first
position was that of a professional mathematician/statistician to
conduct necessary national surveys and studies on recreational boating
activities as well as to serve as a liaison to other Federal agencies
that are conducting boating surveys so that we can pool our resources
and reduce costs. The second position was that of an Outreach
Coordinator with responsibilities that include overseeing and managing
RBS projects related to carbon monoxide poisoning, propeller injury
mitigation, and manufacturer compliance initiatives. ($296,823).
Of the $5.5 million made available to the Coast Guard in fiscal
year 2011, $507,703.80 has been committed, obligated, or expended and
an additional $10,241,378.91 of prior fiscal year funds have been
committed, obligated, or expended, as of September 30, 2011.
Approximately $5.4 million has not been committed, obligated, or
expended from previous years and is being reserved for the five year
national boating survey that was previously discussed in this Notice.
This notice is issued pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 13107(c)(4).
Dated: January 18, 2012.
Paul F. Thomas,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director of Prevention Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-1539 Filed 1-24-12; 8:45 am]
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