82 FR 55848 - Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities Funded Under Provisions of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act; Fiscal Year 2017
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 225 (November 24, 2017)
Coast Guard
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 225 (November 24, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 225 (Friday, November 24, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 55848-55849] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-25393] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2017 ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is publishing this notice to satisfy a requirement of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation 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. This notice specifies the funding amounts the Coast Guard has committed, obligated, or expended during fiscal year 2017, as of September 30, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice please contact Mr. Jeff Ludwig, U.S. Coast Guard, Regulations Development Manager, (202) 372-1061. 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 2017 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 [[Page 55849]] Trust Fund and committed, obligated, and/or expended during fiscal year 2017 for each project is shown in the chart below. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Project Description Cost ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 46 USC 43 Compliance: Provided for $1,837,556 Inspection Program/Boat continuance of the Testing Program. national recreational boat compliance inspection program, which began in January 2001. 46 USC 43 Compliance: Staff Provided for personnel 528,210 Salaries and Travel. to oversee manufacturer compliance with 46 U.S.C. 43 requirements and staff travel to verify manufacturer compliance with 46 U.S.C. 43 requirements. Administrative Overhead........ Office supplies........ 12,117 Boating Accident Report Provided for 290,343 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 634,390 personnel to conduct boating safety-related research and analysis. Boating Accident News Clipping Provided for the 25,000 Services. collection of news stories of recreational boating accidents for more real time accident information and to identify accidents that may involve regulatory non- compliances or safety defects. National Boating Safety Provided for member 56,230 Advisory Council. travel and meeting costs for the 96th & 97th National Boating Safety Advisory Council meetings. Grant Management Training...... Provided to facilitate 130,883 staff training on new grant management requirements. Recreational Boating Safety Provided for travel by 113,780 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 2,438,844 personnel directly related to coordinating and carrying out the national recreational boating safety program. Printing....................... Provided for printing 350,000 of boating safety- related brochures. National Recreational Boating Provided for 4,025,096 Safety Survey. development and implementation of the 2018 National Recreational Boating Safety Survey. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Of the $7.8 million made available to the Coast Guard in fiscal year 2017, $6,439,358 has been committed, obligated, or expended and an additional $4,003,091 of prior fiscal year funds have been committed, obligated, or expended, as of September 30, 2017. The remainder of the FY16 and FY17 funds made available to the Coast Guard (approximately $3,367,929) 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: November 17, 2017. J.F. Williams, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections & Compliance. [FR Doc. 2017-25393 Filed 11-22-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be of 46 U.S.C. 70112. The National Transportation Act that a detailed
broadcast via a web enabled interactive Maritime Security Advisory Committee accounting of the projects, programs,
online format and teleconference line. provides advice, consults with, and and activities funded under the national
To participate via teleconference, dial makes recommendations to the recreational boating safety program
1–202–475–4000; the passcode to join is Secretary of Homeland Security, via the provision of the Act be published
764 990 20#. Additionally, if you would Commandant of the Coast Guard, on annually in the Federal Register. This
like to participate in this teleconference matters relating to national maritime notice specifies the funding amounts the
via the online web format, please log security. Coast Guard has committed, obligated,
onto https://share.dhs.gov/nmsac/ and or expended during fiscal year 2017, as
Agenda of Meeting
follow the online instructions to register of September 30, 2017.
for this meeting. If you encounter (1) Results of the Cyber Security FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
technical difficulties, contact Mr. Ryan Working Group questions on this notice please contact
Owens at (202) 302–6565. The Committee will meet to review Mr. Jeff Ludwig, U.S. Coast Guard,
For information on facilities or Regulations Development Manager,
and discuss the results of the Cyber
services for individuals with (202) 372–1061.
Security Working Group to address the
disabilities, or to request special
questions posed to the Committee at the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
assistance at the meetings, contact the
September public meeting in regards to
individual listed in FOR FURTHER Background and Purpose
the Navigation and Vessel Inspection
INFORMATION CONTACT below as soon as
Circular 05–17; Guidelines for Since 1998, Congress has passed a
possible. series of laws providing funding for
Addressing Cyber Risks at Maritime
Instructions: You are free to submit
Transportation Security Act Regulated projects, programs, and activities
comments at any time, including orally
Facilities. funded under the national recreational
at the meetings, but if you want
boating safety program, which is
Committee members to review your (2) Public Comment Period administered by the U.S. Coast Guard.
comment before the meetings, please A copy of all meeting documentation For a detailed description of the
submit your comments no later than will be available at https:// legislative history, please see the
December 7, 2017. We are particularly homeport.uscg.mil/NMSAC by Recreational Boating Safety Projects,
interested in comments on the issues in December 7, 2017. Programs, and Activities Funded Under
the ‘‘Agenda’’ section below. You must There will be a public comment Provisions of the Fixing America’s
include ‘‘Department of Homeland period at the end of the meeting. Surface Transportation Act; Fiscal Year
Security’’ and the docket number Speakers are requested to limit their 2016 Notice published in the Federal
USCG–2017–1003. Written comments comments to 5 minutes and keep their Register on April 12, 2017 (82 FR
must be submitted using the Federal remarks to the topic of the Navigation 17671).
eRulemaking Portal: http:// and Vessel Inspection Circular 05–17; These funds are available to the
www.regulations.gov. If you encounter Guidelines for Addressing Cyber Risks Secretary from the Sport Fish
technical difficulties, contact the at Maritime Transportation Security Act Restoration and Boating Trust Fund
individual in the FOR FURTHER Regulated Facilities. Please note that the (Trust Fund) established under 26
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
public comment period may end before U.S.C. 9504(a) for payment of Coast
document. Comments received will be the period allotted, following the last Guard expenses for personnel and
posted without alteration at http:// call for comments. Contact the activities directly related to
www.regulations.gov including any individual listed in the FOR FURTHER coordinating and carrying out the
personal information provided. You INFORMATION CONTACT section above to national recreational boating safety
may review a Privacy Act and Security register as a speaker. program. Amounts made available
Notice for the Federal Docket
Dated: November 17, 2017. under this subsection remain available
Management System at http://
Jennifer F. Williams, during the two succeeding fiscal years.
www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
Any amount that is unexpended or
Docket Search: For access to the Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of
Inspections and Compliance. unobligated at the end of the 3-year
docket to read documents or comments
period during which it is available, shall
related to this notice, go to http:// [FR Doc. 2017–25404 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am]
be withdrawn by the Secretary and
www.regulations.gov, and use ‘‘USCG– BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
allocated to the States in addition to any
2017–1003’’ in the ‘‘Search’’ box, press
other amounts available for allocation in
Enter, and then click on the item you
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND the fiscal year in which they are
wish to view.
SECURITY withdrawn or the following fiscal year.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Use of these funds requires
Ryan Owens, Alternate Designated compliance with standard Federal
Federal Officer of the National Maritime Coast Guard
contracting rules with associated lead
Security Advisory Committee, 2703 [Docket No. USCG–2010–1066] and processing times resulting in a lag
Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., time between available funds and
Washington, DC 20593, Stop 7581, Recreational Boating Safety Projects,
Programs, and Activities Funded spending. The total amount of funding
Washington, DC 20593–7581; telephone transferred to the Coast Guard from the
202–372–1108 or email ryan.f.owens@ Under Provisions of the Fixing
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America’s Surface Transportation Act; Trust Fund, and committed, obligated,
uscg.mil. and/or expended during fiscal year 2017
Fiscal Year 2017
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of for each project is shown below.
this meeting is in compliance with the ACTION: Notice.
Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Title Specific Accounting of Funds
5, United States Code, Appendix). The SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is publishing The total amount of funding
National Maritime Security Advisory this notice to satisfy a requirement of transferred to the Coast Guard from the
Committee operates under the authority the Fixing America’s Surface Sport Fish Restoration and Boating
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Trust Fund and committed, obligated, for each project is shown in the chart
and/or expended during fiscal year 2017 below.
Project Description Cost
46 USC 43 Compliance: Inspection Pro- Provided for continuance of the national recreational boat compliance inspection $1,837,556
gram/Boat Testing Program. program, which began in January 2001.
46 USC 43 Compliance: Staff Salaries Provided for personnel to oversee manufacturer compliance with 46 U.S.C. 43 re- 528,210
and Travel. quirements and staff travel to verify manufacturer compliance with 46 U.S.C. 43
requirements.
Administrative Overhead .......................... Office supplies .............................................................................................................. 12,117
Boating Accident Report Database Provided for maintaining the BARD Web System, which enables reporting authori- 290,343
(BARD) Web System. ties 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 personnel to conduct boating safety-related research and anal- 634,390
ysis.
Boating Accident News Clipping Services Provided for the collection of news stories of recreational boating accidents for 25,000
more real time accident information and to identify accidents that may involve
regulatory non-compliances or safety defects.
National Boating Safety Advisory Council Provided for member travel and meeting costs for the 96th & 97th National Boating 56,230
Safety Advisory Council meetings.
Grant Management Training ..................... Provided to facilitate staff training on new grant management requirements ............. 130,883
Recreational Boating Safety Program Provided for travel by employees of the Boating Safety Division to gather back- 113,780
Travel. ground and planning information for new recreational boating safety initiatives.
Reimbursable Salaries .............................. Provided for 18 personnel directly related to coordinating and carrying out the na- 2,438,844
tional recreational boating safety program.
Printing ...................................................... Provided for printing of boating safety-related brochures ........................................... 350,000
National Recreational Boating Safety Sur- Provided for development and implementation of the 2018 National Recreational 4,025,096
vey. Boating Safety Survey.
Of the $7.8 million made available to ACTION: 60-day notice and request for Regulations and Rulings, Economic
the Coast Guard in fiscal year 2017, comments; extension of an existing Impact Analysis Branch, 90 K Street
$6,439,358 has been committed, collection of information. NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–
obligated, or expended and an 1177, or via email CBP_PRA@
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland cbp.dhs.gov. Please note that the contact
additional $4,003,091 of prior fiscal year
Security, U.S. Customs and Border information provided here is solely for
funds have been committed, obligated, Protection will be submitting the
or expended, as of September 30, 2017. questions regarding this notice.
following information collection request
The remainder of the FY16 and FY17 Individuals seeking information about
to the Office of Management and Budget
funds made available to the Coast Guard other CBP programs should contact the
(OMB) for review and approval in
(approximately $3,367,929) may be CBP National Customer Service Center
accordance with the Paperwork
retained for the allowable period for the at 877–227–5511, (TTY) 1–800–877–
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The
National Recreational Boating Survey, 8339, or CBP Web site at https://
information collection is published in
other projects, or transferred into the www.cbp.gov/.
the Federal Register to obtain comments
pool of money available for allocation from the public and affected agencies. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP
through the state grant program. Comments are encouraged and will be invites the general public and other
Authority: This notice is issued pursuant accepted (no later than January 23, 2018 Federal agencies to comment on the
to 5 U.S.C. 552 and 46 U.S.C. 13107(c)(4). to be assured of consideration. proposed and/or continuing information
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or collections pursuant to the Paperwork
Dated: November 17, 2017.
suggestions regarding the item(s) Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
J.F. Williams, contained in this notice must include et seq.). This process is conducted in
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Inspections & Compliance. the subject line and the agency name. comments and suggestions from the
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SECURITY (2) Mail. Submit written comments to functions of the agency, including
CBP Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, whether the information will have
U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Customs and Border Protection, practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Office of Trade, Regulations and agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Rulings, Economic Impact Analysis proposed collection of information,
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[1651–0055]
Branch, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, including the validity of the
Agency Information Collection Washington, DC 20229–1177. methodology and assumptions used; (3)
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