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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; Fiscal
Year 2016
ACTION:
Notice.
The Coast Guard is publishing
this notice to satisfy a requirement of
the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century 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. This notice specifies
the funding amounts the Coast Guard
has committed, obligated, or expended
during fiscal year 2016, as of September
30, 2016.
In 1999, the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century made $5
million per year available for the
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. In 2015, the law was amended
again which resulted in the
consolidation of the $5.5 million and
the two percent amount made available
under 46 U.S.C. Chapter 131, Section
13107(2). For Fiscal Year 2016 the
amount allocated to the Coast Guard
under Public Law 114–94, Section
10001(2) was $7.7 million.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions on this notice, call Jeff
Ludwig, Regulations Development
Manager, telephone 202–372–1061.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Background and Purpose
The Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century became law on June 9,
1998 (Pub. L. 105–178; 112 Stat. 107).
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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. 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.
Subsequently on December 04, 2015 the
law was once again amended (Pub. L.
114–94; Section 10001). This
amendment consolidated the $5.5
million and the two percent amount
made available under 46 U.S.C. Chapter
131, Section 13107(2). For Fiscal Year
2016 the amount allocated to the Coast
Guard under Public Law 114–94,
Section 10001(2) was $7.7 million. Of
the $7.7 million made available ‘‘not
less than’’ $2.1 million shall be
available to ensure compliance with
Chapter 43 of Title 46, U.S. Code and
‘‘not more’’ than $1.5 million is
available to conduct by grant or contract
a survey of levels of recreational boating
participation and related matters in the
United States.
These funds are available to the
Secretary from the Sport Fish
Restoration and Boating Trust Fund
established under 26 U.S.C. 9504(a) for
payment of Coast Guard expenses for
personnel and activities directly related
to coordinating and carrying out the
national recreational boating safety
program. Under 46 U.S.C. 13107(c), on
and after October 1, 2016 no funds
available to the Secretary under this
subsection may be used to replace
funding 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 under 46 U.S.C. 13107(c)
remain available during the two
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
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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 2016
for each activity is shown below.
Specific Accounting of Funds
Manufacturer Compliance Inspection
Program/Boat Testing Program: Funding
was provided to continue the national
recreational boat compliance inspection
program, initiated in January 2001.
During the Fiscal Year contracted
personnel, acting on behalf of the Coast
Guard, visit recreational boat
manufacturers, recreational boat
retailers, and recreational boat shows to
inspect boats for compliance with the
Federal regulations. During the 2015–
2016 reporting year, inspectors
performed 391 factory visits, 220 retailer
visits, and 8 boat show visits resulting
in 2,777 boats being inspected with
findings of 883 non-compliances.
($2,123,490). Additional expenditures
regarding this subject that are accounted
for in the funding amounts listed below
are Contract Personnel Support
($106,000), Reimbursable Salaries
($194,586) and New Recreational
Boating Safety Associated Travel
($5,976). Collectively, these
expenditures, along with other potential
projects, are considered to be applicable
to the legal requirement that ‘‘not less
than’’ $2.1 million be available to
ensure compliance with Chapter 43 of
Title 46, U.S. Code.
Administrative Overhead—Funding
was provided to pay for Boating Safety
Division office supplies. ($6,027).
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. Funds supported
system maintenance, development, and
technical (hotline) support. ($237,997).
Contract Personnel Support: Funding
was provided for contract personnel to
support the appropriate cost/benefit
analyses for potential new regulations
and to conduct general boating safetyrelated research and analysis and to
assist the manufacturer compliance
program. ($616,207).
Boating Accident News Clipping
Services: Funding was provided to
continue to gather daily news stories of
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recreational boating accidents nationally
for more real time accident information
and to identify accidents that may
involve regulatory non-compliances or
safety defects. ($50,000).
RBS Program Compliance Travel:
Funding was provided to pay for CG–
BSX–2 staff to visit State and national
nonprofit public service organization
grant programs to verify their
compliance with grant program
requirements. ($86,297).
National Boating Safety Advisory
Council: Funding was provided to pay
for member travel and meeting costs for
the 95th National Boating Safety
Advisory Council meeting. ($35,241).
Grant Program Assessment: A
contract was funded to provide for an
external third-party to assess the
operation of the State and national
nonprofit public service organization
grant programs. ($168,043).
Grant Management Training: Funding
was provided to pay for staff to attend
training to improve their grant
management and oversight skills.
($1,469).
New Recreational Boating Safety
Associated Travel: Funding was
provided to facilitate travel by
employees of the Boating Safety
Division to carry out additional
recreational boating safety actions and
to gather background and planning
information for new recreational boating
safety initiatives. ($22,873).
Printing: Funding was provided for
printing Engine Cut-Off Switch
Brochures. These brochures are used to
educate boaters on the importance of
wearing the engine cut-off lanyard. The
Coast Guard, USCG Auxiliary, U.S.
Power Squadrons, and State agencies
distribute this product to the public at
local boating events, during classroom
instruction, and during Vessel Safety
Checks. ($9,727).
Reimbursable Salaries: Funding was
provided as authorized by 46 U.S.C.
13107(c) to pay for 18 personnel directly
related to coordinating and carrying out
the national recreational boating safety
program. ($2,273,722).
Technical Support and Analysis for
the Recreational Boating Safety
Program: The purpose of this contract is
to obtain Contractor professional,
technical, and management support for
services relating to the national survey
development, nonprofit grants grading
assessments, and other analysis as
needed for the enhancement of the
administration of the National
Recreational Boating Safety Program.
Projects covered by the contract include
statistical analyses of data collected in
the 2012 National Recreational Boating
Survey and research on the implications
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of the findings relative to boating safety
and the National Recreational Boating
Safety Program; a review of scientific
literature covering various measures of
risk exposure in other transportation
related fields; support in designing the
next National Recreational Boating
Safety Survey; and development of a
web-based system for review of national
nonprofit organization grant
submissions. ($500,000).
Of the $7.7 million made available to
the Coast Guard in fiscal year 2016,
$3,810,950 has been committed,
obligated, or expended and an
additional $2,320,143 of prior fiscal year
funds have been committed, obligated,
or expended, as of September 30, 2016.
The remainder of the FY15 and FY16
funds made available to the Coast Guard
(approximately $6,453,196) may be
retained for the allowable period for the
National Recreational Boating Survey or
transferred into the pool of money
available for allocation through the state
grant program.
Authority
This notice is issued pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552 and 46 U.S.C. 13107(c)(4).
Dated: April 3, 2017.
V.B. Gifford,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of
Inspections & Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2016–0033; OMB No.
1660–NW102]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Federal
Emergency Management Agency
Individual Assistance Customer
Satisfaction Surveys
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) will
submit the information collection
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and
clearance in accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The submission
will describe the nature of the
information collection, the categories of
respondents, the estimated burden (i.e.,
the time, effort and resources used by
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respondents to respond) and cost, and
the actual data collection instruments
FEMA will use.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 12, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the proposed information collection
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget. Comments
should be addressed to the Desk Officer
for the Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, and sent via
electronic mail to oira.submission@
omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
should be made to Director, Records
Management Division, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472–3100, or email
address FEMA-Information-CollectionsManagement@fema.dhs.gov. Or, Jessica
Guillory, Statistician, Customer Survey
& Analysis Section, Recovery
Directorate, FEMA at 940–891–8528.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
proposed information collection
previously published in the Federal
Register on January 31, 2017 at 82 FR
8836 with a 60-day public comment
period. FEMA received one comment.
The commenter requested a copy of the
collection which was provided. The
purpose of this notice is to notify the
public that FEMA will submit the
information collection abstracted below
to the Office of Management and Budget
for review and clearance.
Collection of Information
Title: Federal Emergency Management
Agency Individual Assistance Customer
Satisfaction Surveys.
Type of information collection: New
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–NW102.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA
Form 519–0–37, Initial Survey—
Electronic; FEMA Form 519–0–36,
Initial Survey—Phone; FEMA Form
519–0–39, Contact Survey—Electronic;
FEMA Form 519–0–38, Contact
Survey—Phone; FEMA Form 519–0–41,
Assessment Survey—Electronic; FEMA
Form 519–0–40, Assessment Survey—
Phone.
Abstract: Federal agencies are
required to survey their customers to
determine the kind and quality of
services customers want and their level
of satisfaction with those services.
Analysis from the survey is used to
measure FEMA’s survivor-centric
mission of being accessible, simple,
timely, and effective in meeting the
needs of survivors.
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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; Fiscal Year 2016
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is publishing this notice to satisfy a
requirement of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 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. This notice
specifies the funding amounts the Coast Guard has committed, obligated,
or expended during fiscal year 2016, as of September 30, 2016.
In 1999, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century made $5
million per year available for the 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. In 2015, the
law was amended again which resulted in the consolidation of the $5.5
million and the two percent amount made available under 46 U.S.C.
Chapter 131, Section 13107(2). For Fiscal Year 2016 the amount
allocated to the Coast Guard under Public Law 114-94, Section 10001(2)
was $7.7 million.
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. 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. Subsequently on
December 04, 2015 the law was once again amended (Pub. L. 114-94;
Section 10001). This amendment consolidated the $5.5 million and the
two percent amount made available under 46 U.S.C. Chapter 131, Section
13107(2). For Fiscal Year 2016 the amount allocated to the Coast Guard
under Public Law 114-94, Section 10001(2) was $7.7 million. Of the $7.7
million made available ``not less than'' $2.1 million shall be
available to ensure compliance with Chapter 43 of Title 46, U.S. Code
and ``not more'' than $1.5 million is available to conduct by grant or
contract a survey of levels of recreational boating participation and
related matters in the United States.
These funds are available to the Secretary from the Sport Fish
Restoration and Boating Trust Fund established under 26 U.S.C. 9504(a)
for payment of Coast Guard expenses for personnel and activities
directly related to coordinating and carrying out the national
recreational boating safety program. Under 46 U.S.C. 13107(c), on and
after October 1, 2016 no funds available to the Secretary under this
subsection may be used to replace funding 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 under 46 U.S.C. 13107(c) remain available during
the two 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 2016 for each activity is shown below.
Specific Accounting of Funds
Manufacturer Compliance Inspection Program/Boat Testing Program:
Funding was provided to continue the national recreational boat
compliance inspection program, initiated in January 2001. During the
Fiscal Year contracted personnel, acting on behalf of the Coast Guard,
visit recreational boat manufacturers, recreational boat retailers, and
recreational boat shows to inspect boats for compliance with the
Federal regulations. During the 2015-2016 reporting year, inspectors
performed 391 factory visits, 220 retailer visits, and 8 boat show
visits resulting in 2,777 boats being inspected with findings of 883
non-compliances. ($2,123,490). Additional expenditures regarding this
subject that are accounted for in the funding amounts listed below are
Contract Personnel Support ($106,000), Reimbursable Salaries ($194,586)
and New Recreational Boating Safety Associated Travel ($5,976).
Collectively, these expenditures, along with other potential projects,
are considered to be applicable to the legal requirement that ``not
less than'' $2.1 million be available to ensure compliance with Chapter
43 of Title 46, U.S. Code.
Administrative Overhead--Funding was provided to pay for Boating
Safety Division office supplies. ($6,027).
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. Funds supported system
maintenance, development, and technical (hotline) support. ($237,997).
Contract Personnel Support: Funding was provided for contract
personnel to support the appropriate cost/benefit analyses for
potential new regulations and to conduct general boating safety-related
research and analysis and to assist the manufacturer compliance
program. ($616,207).
Boating Accident News Clipping Services: Funding was provided to
continue to gather daily news stories of
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recreational boating accidents nationally for more real time accident
information and to identify accidents that may involve regulatory non-
compliances or safety defects. ($50,000).
RBS Program Compliance Travel: Funding was provided to pay for CG-
BSX-2 staff to visit State and national nonprofit public service
organization grant programs to verify their compliance with grant
program requirements. ($86,297).
National Boating Safety Advisory Council: Funding was provided to
pay for member travel and meeting costs for the 95th National Boating
Safety Advisory Council meeting. ($35,241).
Grant Program Assessment: A contract was funded to provide for an
external third-party to assess the operation of the State and national
nonprofit public service organization grant programs. ($168,043).
Grant Management Training: Funding was provided to pay for staff to
attend training to improve their grant management and oversight skills.
($1,469).
New Recreational Boating Safety Associated Travel: Funding was
provided to facilitate travel by employees of the Boating Safety
Division to carry out additional recreational boating safety actions
and to gather background and planning information for new recreational
boating safety initiatives. ($22,873).
Printing: Funding was provided for printing Engine Cut-Off Switch
Brochures. These brochures are used to educate boaters on the
importance of wearing the engine cut-off lanyard. The Coast Guard, USCG
Auxiliary, U.S. Power Squadrons, and State agencies distribute this
product to the public at local boating events, during classroom
instruction, and during Vessel Safety Checks. ($9,727).
Reimbursable Salaries: Funding was provided as authorized by 46
U.S.C. 13107(c) to pay for 18 personnel directly related to
coordinating and carrying out the national recreational boating safety
program. ($2,273,722).
Technical Support and Analysis for the Recreational Boating Safety
Program: The purpose of this contract is to obtain Contractor
professional, technical, and management support for services relating
to the national survey development, nonprofit grants grading
assessments, and other analysis as needed for the enhancement of the
administration of the National Recreational Boating Safety Program.
Projects covered by the contract include statistical analyses of data
collected in the 2012 National Recreational Boating Survey and research
on the implications of the findings relative to boating safety and the
National Recreational Boating Safety Program; a review of scientific
literature covering various measures of risk exposure in other
transportation related fields; support in designing the next National
Recreational Boating Safety Survey; and development of a web-based
system for review of national nonprofit organization grant submissions.
($500,000).
Of the $7.7 million made available to the Coast Guard in fiscal
year 2016, $3,810,950 has been committed, obligated, or expended and an
additional $2,320,143 of prior fiscal year funds have been committed,
obligated, or expended, as of September 30, 2016. The remainder of the
FY15 and FY16 funds made available to the Coast Guard (approximately
$6,453,196) may be retained for the allowable period for the National
Recreational Boating Survey or transferred into the pool of money
available for allocation through the state grant program.
Authority
This notice is issued pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552 and 46 U.S.C.
13107(c)(4).
Dated: April 3, 2017.
V.B. Gifford,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections & Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-07265 Filed 4-11-17; 8:45 am]
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