Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities Funded Under Provisions of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act; Fiscal Year 2019

Citation84 FR 60100
Record Number2019-24297
Published date07 November 2019
SectionNotices
CourtCoast Guard,Homeland Security Department
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2019)
[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
                [[Page 60101]]
                
                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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