2020-25775. Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities Funded Under Provisions of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act; Fiscal Year 2020  

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    ACTION:

    Notice.

    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 2020, as of September 30, 2020.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    For questions on this notice please contact Mr. Jeff Decker, U.S. Coast Guard, Regulations Development Manager, (202) 372-1507 or: RBSInfo@uscg.mil.

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    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 Any amount that is unexpended or unobligated at the end of the 3-year period during which it is available shall be withdrawn by the Secretary and allocated to the States in addition to any other amounts available for allocation in the fiscal year in which they are withdrawn or the following fiscal year.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 2020 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 2020 for each project is shown in the chart below.

    ProjectDescriptionCost
    46 USC 43 Compliance: Inspection Program/Boat Testing ProgramProvided for continuance of the national recreational boat compliance inspection program, which began in January 2001$2,041,346
    46 USC 43 Compliance: Staff Salaries and TravelProvided for personnel to oversee manufacturer compliance with 46 U.S.C. 43 requirements560,150
    Administrative OverheadSupplies and Materials to support the RBS Program37,506
    Boating Accident Report Database (BARD) Web SystemProvided for 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 connection514,186
    Contract Personnel SupportProvided contract personnel to conduct boating safety-related research and analysis924,254
    Grant Management TrainingProvided to facilitate staff training on new grant management requirements96,501
    Recreational Boating Safety Program TravelProvided for travel by employees of the Boating Safety Division to gather background and planning information for new recreational boating safety initiatives41,433
    Reimbursable SalariesProvided for 18 personnel directly related to coordinating and carrying out the national recreational boating safety program and Administrative Reserve Support2,733,653
    SurveyProvided for collecting data to support the National Recreational Boating Survey50,000

    Of the $8.307 million made available to the Coast Guard in fiscal year 2020, $709,802 has been committed, obligated, or expended and an additional $6,289,226 of prior fiscal year funds have been committed, obligated, or expended, as of September 30, 2020. The remainder of the FY19 and FY20 funds made available to the Coast Guard (approximately $9.231 million) may be retained for the allowable period for the National Recreational Boating Survey, the expected reengineering of the Boating Accident and Reporting Database, and other projects, or it may be 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).

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    Dated: November 17, 2020.

    Wayne R. Arguin, Jr.,

    Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.

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    [FR Doc. 2020-25775 Filed 11-20-20; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 9110-04-P

Document Information

Published:
11/23/2020
Department:
Coast Guard
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
2020-25775
Pages:
74741-74741 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. USCG-2010-1066
PDF File:
2020-25775.Pdf
Supporting Documents:
» Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities Funded Under Provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act; Fiscal Year 2021
» Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities Funded under Provisions of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act; Fiscal Year 2020
» Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities Funded Under Provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act; Fiscal Year 2019
» Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities Funded Under Provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act; Fiscal Year 2018
» Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities Funded Under Provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act; Fiscal Year 2017
» Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities Funded Under Provisions of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; Fiscal Year 2016
» Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities Funded Under Provisions of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; Fiscal Year 2015
» Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities Funded under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; Fiscal Year 2014 (Federal Register Publication)
» Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; Fiscal Year 2013 Funding: Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities (Federal Register Publication)
» Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs and Activities under the Transportation Equity Act (Federal Register Publication)