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[FR Doc No: 94-6520]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 94-018]

 

The Boat Safety Account of the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund: 
Fiscal Year 1994 Financial Assistance

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is seeking to enter into financial assistance 
agreements with national nonprofit public service organizations for 
national boating safety activities. The Coast Guard has fiscal year 
1994 funds available to subsidize selected national boating safety 
activities. This announcement seeks proposals for all types of projects 
that will promote boating safety on a national level.

DATES: Proposals must be received by May 13, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Application packages may be obtained from and proposals 
submitted to Commandant (G-NAB-5), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Ladd Hakes, Office of Navigation Safety and Waterway Services, U.S. 
Coast Guard (G-NAB-5/Room 1608), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 
20593-0001; (202) 267-0954.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 26, United States Code, section 9504 
establishes the Boat Safety Account of the Aquatic Resources Trust 
Fund. The Coast Guard may award up to 5 percent of the available funds 
to national nonprofit public service organizations for national boating 
safety activities. Up to $1,987,500 is available for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1994. Eighteen awards totaling $1,862,500 were 
made in fiscal year 1993; awards ranged from $15,000 to $280,000. 
Nothing in this announcement should be construed as committing the 
Coast Guard to dividing available funds among qualified applicants or 
awarding any specified amount.
    It is anticipated that several awards will be made by the Chief, 
Office of Navigation Safety and Waterway Services, U.S. Coast Guard. 
Applicants must be responsible, nongovernmental, nonprofit public 
service organizations and must establish that their activities are, in 
fact, national in scope. Specific information on organization 
eligibility, proposal requirements, award procedures, and financial 
administration procedures may be obtained by contacting the person 
listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Some general areas of particular interest include:

--Boating accident studies and analyses.
--Projects to research, design and develop training aids for boating 
education programs, including films, tapes, books, classroom materials 
and other items.
--Projects to design and develop boating safety education media and 
materials (films, tapes, books) for use by the boating public, 
including the boater, marine enforcement personnel, and the boating 
industry.
--Projects to support national boating safety media efforts (e.g., 
National Safe Boating Week, education seminars and public service 
announcements).
--Technical or engineering projects to research suspected safety 
problems on specific boat or associated equipment types.

    This list should not constrain submission of proposals addressing 
other boating safety concerns. Innovative approaches are welcome. 
Discussions of specific projects of interest to the Coast Guard will be 
included in the application package which may be obtained as stated in 
ADDRESSES, above. The Boating Safety Financial Assistance Program is 
listed in section 20.005 of the Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog.


    Dated: March 15, 1994.
R.C. Houle,
Acting Chief, Office of Navigation Safety and Waterway Services.
[FR Doc. 94-6520 Filed 3-18-94; 8:45 am]
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