MARITIME
ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORIZATION:
Merchant
Marine Act of 1920, Section 8, as amended; Merchant Marine Act of
1936, Sections 212 and 209, as amended; Section 2, Public Law 96-371;
Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended; Executive Order 10480;
Executive Order 12656.
To
promote and plan for the development and utilization of domestic
waterways, ports, and port facilities, to provide technical advice
and information to Government agencies, private industry and State
and municipal governments; to support the laws reserving domestic
waterborne commerce to U.S. built, owned, and registered vessels
for reasons of national security and economic development, examine
opportunities for expanding Maritime trade and service; to plan
for the utilization and control of ports and port facilities under
national mobilization conditions; to promote development and improved
utilization of marine related intermodal transportation systems;
to provide technical information and advice to other agencies and
organizations concerned with intermodal development; to formulate
national and regional policies and objectives for development and
use of intermodal transportation systems including containerization
and container size standards; to develop plans, coordinate pilot
operations concerned with improved techniques in marine-related
intermodal transportation; to assist in planning and development
of intermodal transport systems under national mobilization conditions.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Advisory Services and Counseling. Place Cursor Here for Definition
Dissemination of Technical Information. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Federal
personnel are used to conduct cost-shared studies with public ports,
trade associations, State universities, National Maritime Enhancement
Institutes, agencies, and private industry and to advise and consult
at national, regional, and local levels with port authorities, marine
terminal operators, intermodal transport interests including governmental
units, trade associations and private industry.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: State and local government agencies,
metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), public port and intermodal
authorities, trade associations and private terminal and intermodal
operators are eligible.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: State and local government agencies,
metropolitan planning organizations, regional development organizations,
public port and intermodal authorities, trade associations, and
private terminal and intermodal operators.
Credentials/Documentation:
Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87
for State and local governments, and metropolitan planning organizations.
Pre-application
Coordination: This program is eligible for coverage
under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs."
An applicant should consult the office or official designated as
the single point of contact in his or her State for more information
on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for
assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. This
program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102.
Application
Procedure: Personal conference or explanation
of problem. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular
No. A-110. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular
No. A- 102.
Award
Procedure: Not applicable.
Deadlines:
Not applicable.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.
Appeals:
Not applicable.
Renewals:
Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
None.
Audits:
None.
Records:
None.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 69-1750-0-1-403.
Obligations:
(Research) FY 01 $0; FY 02 est $0; and FY 03 est $0. (Salaries
and expenses) FY 01 $131,200; FY 02 est $134,742; and FY 03 est
$138,245.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.
In the Port Planning Area: Projects and activities relating to adequacy
and condition of U.S. ports to handle waterborne commerce; technical
planning assistance to State and local port agencies; port economic
impact model; analytical port planning methodologies and data bases:
financial aspects of port development (Public Port Financing in
the United States, Port Risk Management Manual, Port Capital Expenditure
Survey); and international activities (Inter-American Port and Harbor
Conferences, Inter-American Port Management and Security Training).
In the Port Operations Area: Projects and activities pertaining
to vessel and terminal operations (Container Transport by Inland
Waterways); advanced terminal management systems; port emergency
planning: port and terminal cargo protection and security (Maritime
Security Report); and port safety and environmental management.
Projects and activities pertaining to intermodal transport systems
and cargo handling capability: Automation of Inventory of American
Intermodal Equipment; Marine-Rail Intermodal System Study and Demonstration;
projects initiated under the Cargo Handling Cooperative Program
- Emergency Container Requirement Study; Tape Container Seal Project;
Video Container Recognition System; The Assessment of Bar Code Technology;
Land Transportation Access Outreach Program; Technical Intermodal
transport, planning assistance to State and local government agencies,
intermodal transport providers, shippers, and public and private
intermodal port and terminal operators. Domestic Shipping Project
Areas: In the promotion of increased utilization of the domestic
waterways, projects related to expanding the knowledge base concerning
modal environmental advantages and safe, efficient operations have
been completed.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
46 CFR Parts 340, 345, 346, and 347. Department of Transportation
Order 1100.69A.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: See Maritime Administration
Regional Offices listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters
Office: Ports - Raymond R. Barberesi, Director,
Office of Ports and Domestic Shipping, Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
(202) 366-4357. FAX: (202)366-6988. Intermodal - Richard L. Walker,
Director, Office of Intermodal Development, Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
(202) 366-8888. FAX: (202) 366-6988.
