[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60100-60101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24297]
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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 Fixing America's Surface Transportation
Act; Fiscal Year 2019
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is publishing this notice to satisfy a
requirement of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act that
requires 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 2019, as of
September 30, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice please
contact Mr. Jeffrey Decker, U.S. Coast Guard, Regulations Development
Manager, (202) 372-1507.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
Since 1998, Congress has passed a series of laws providing funding
for projects, programs, and activities funded under the national
recreational boating safety program, which is administered by the U.S.
Coast Guard. For a detailed description of the legislative history,
please see the Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and
Activities Funded Under Provisions of the Fixing America's Surface
Transportation Act; Fiscal Year 2016 Notice published in the Federal
Register on April 12, 2017 (82 FR 17671).
These funds are available to the Secretary from the Sport Fish
Restoration and Boating Trust Fund (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. Amounts made available
under this subsection 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3-year period during which it is available, shall be withdrawn by the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available for allocation in the fiscal year in which they are withdrawn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 Trust Fund, and
committed, obligated, and/or expended during fiscal year 2019 for each
project is shown below.
Specific Accounting of Funds
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 2019 for each project is shown in
the chart below.
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Project Description Cost
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46 U.S.C. 43 Compliance: Provided for $2,456,799
Inspection Program/Boat continuance of the
Testing Program. national recreational
boat compliance
inspection program,
which began in January
2001.
46 U.S.C. 43 Compliance: Staff Provided for personnel 585,586
Salaries and Travel. to oversee
manufacturer
compliance with 46 USC
43 requirements.
Administrative Overhead........ Office supplies........ 109,101
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Boating Accident Report Provided for 250,136
Database (BARD) Web System. maintaining 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.
Contract Personnel Support..... Provided contract 672,553
personnel to conduct
boating safety-related
research and analysis.
National Boating Safety Provided for member 60,975
Advisory Council. travel and meeting
costs for the National
Boating Safety
Advisory Council
meetings.
Grant Management Training...... Provided to facilitate 109,531
staff training on new
grant management
requirements.
Recreational Boating Safety Provided for travel by 168,301
Program Travel. employees of the
Boating Safety
Division to gather
background and
planning information
for new recreational
boating safety
initiatives.
Reimbursable Salaries.......... Provided for 18 2,396,677
personnel directly
related to
coordinating and
carrying out the
national recreational
boating safety program.
Survey......................... Provided for collecting 469,641
data to support the
National Recreational
Boating Survey.
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Of the $8.168 million made available to the Coast Guard in fiscal
year 2019, $1,971,866 has been committed, obligated, or expended and an
additional $5,307,440 of prior fiscal year funds have been committed,
obligated, or expended, as of September 30, 2019. The remainder of the
FY18 and FY19 funds made available to the Coast Guard (approximately
$6,231,389) may be retained for the allowable period for the National
Recreational Boating Survey, other projects, 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: October 31, 2019.
D.C. Barata,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections & Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-24297 Filed 11-6-19; 8:45 am]
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