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[FR Doc No: 94-32224]
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[Federal Register: December 30, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD 94-116]
The Boat Safety Account of the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund:
Fiscal Year 1995 Financial Assistance
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is seeking to enter into financial assistance
agreements with national nonprofit public service organizations for
national boating safety activities. The Coast Guard has fiscal year
1995 funds available to subsidize selected national boating safety
activities. This announcement seeks proposals for all types of projects
that will promote boating safety on a national level. In executing this
responsibility, the Coast Guard is seeking to consolidate numerous
individual initiatives, within several major focused areas of effort,
that may be awarded to a single grantee. Applicants should understand
this as a basic premise in responding. This approach is being taken to
exploit project synergies in similar areas and to reduce management
effort and costs.
DATES: Application packages may be obtained on or after January 16,
1995. Proposals must be received by close of business, 5:00 p.m.
eastern time April 30, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Application packages may be obtained from and proposals
submitted to Commandant (G-NAB-5), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street
SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Betty Alley, Office of Navigation Safety and Waterway Services,
U.S. Coast Guard (G-NAB-5/Room 1608), 2100 Second Street SW,
Washington, DC 20593-0001; (202) 267-0954.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 26, United States Code, section 9504
establishes the Boat Safety Account of the Aquatic Resources Trust
Fund. The Coast Guard may award up to 5 percent of the available funds
to national nonprofit public service organizations for national boating
safety activities. Up to $1,625,000 is available for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1995. Twenty-one awards totalling $1,987,500 were
made in fiscal year 1994; awards ranged from $18,000 to $300,000.
Nothing in this announcement should be construed as committing the
Coast Guard to dividing available funds among qualified applicants or
awarding any specified amount.
It is anticipated that awards in several major areas of emphasis
will be made by the Chief, Office of Navigation Safety and Waterway
Services, U.S. Coast Guard. Applicants must be responsible,
nongovernmental, nonprofit public service organizations and must
establish that their activities are, in fact, national in scope. An
application package may be obtained by writing or calling the point of
contact listed in ADDRESSES or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or
after January 16, 1995. The application package contains all necessary
forms, an explanation of how the grant program is administered, and a
checklist for submitting a grant application. Specific information on
organization eligibility, grant areas of emphasis, proposal
requirements, award procedures, and financial administration procedures
may be obtained by contacting the person listed in FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Work under these grants is intended to support the National
Recreational Boating Safety Program (RBS) mission and goals:
To minimize the loss of life, personal injury, property damage and
environmental impact associated with the use of recreational boats,
through preventive means, in order to maximize safe use and enjoyment
of U.S. Waterways by the public.
RBS Goal 1: Improve the demonstrated knowledge, skills, abilities
and behaviors of boaters. (Boaters)
RBS Goal 2: Improve the safety of boats and their associated
equipment. (Boats)
RBS Goal 3: Improve the physical and operational boating
environment. (Boating)
RBS Goal 4: Improve intermodal and interagency cooperation,
coordination and assistance. (Brethren)
Areas of particular interest for grant funding are:
Develop and Conduct a National Safe Boating Campaign
Coast Guard seeks grantee to develop and conduct 1997 year-round
National Safe Boating Campaign that targets boater market segments and
issue-specific recreational boating safety topics. This year-round
campaign must support the organizational objectives of the Recreational
Boating Safety program, as well as the nationwide grassroots activity
of the many volunteer groups who coordinate local media events,
education programs and public awareness activities. Deliverable will
include, but is not limited to: situation analysis, evaluation
processes, measures of effectiveness, marketing strategy, and
distribution plan. All print, audio and video material will be designed
to emphasize multiple year-round boating safety and accident prevention
messages. Highlights of the Calendar year 1996 national campaign, will
be special select materials and activities to support National Safe
Boating Week and the Summer Olympic games. A specific portion of
allocated grant funds will support a National Boating Accident
Reporting Awareness component designed to reach all boaters with a
message on the importance of reporting all boating accidents. Efforts
will be coordinated with other national transportation safety
activities, in particular those which focus on operating under the
influence of alcohol or drugs.
National Recreational Boater Survey
Coast Guard seeks grantee to conduct initial states of a
comprehensive National Boater Survey to determine boat occupant
exposure hours and profile typical boater outings. Grantee will define
required exposure data elements; determine existence, collection
methods and status of data elements; identify missing data, and produce
a data collection plan for needed data. The grantee will also recommend
a plan of action in proceeding with the next stage of the survey.
Electronic Information Transfer Technology Applications
Coast Guard seeks grantee to assess and integrate previous and
ongoing efforts with recently developed technologies to allow receipt
of information from our customers and to provide information to them
via electronic mediums. Goal is to allow states, other Federal agencies
and the public to access and interact with a relational database
management system and to provide a standard format for converting
current print literature into an electronic media format. Technology
should allow the public to down load complete forms, publications, and
manuals from an electronic bulletin board. Electronic information
transfer and interaction will also permit transmission of data,
correspondence, reports, and standardized forms.
Boating Risk Analysis Model
The grantee will develop an appropriate computer based analytical
model that can be used to analyze and manipulate boating accident data
using accepted statistical methods to detect relationships between
variables and important changes or trends in accident data.
Boat Accident Investigation Training and Field Manual
Coast Guard seeks grantee to develop instructional materials and to
conduct ten, forty hour, nationwide training courses for boat accident
investigators. The grantee, after a thorough review of past and present
problem areas, shall develop improved accident investigation
procedures, techniques, and instructional materials for the following
areas: (1) boat accident investigations, (2) analyzing and determining
the cause of accidents, and (3) preparing thorough and complete
accident reports. As part of the course instructional materials, the
grantee shall develop and provide a stand alone boat accident
investigation manual that contains essential information for guiding an
investigator through different types of boating accident
investigations.
Support Greater Participation and Uniformity in Boating Safety
Efforts and Standards for Boat and Associate Equipment Construction
and Performance
Coast Guard seeks programs to support greater participation and
uniformity in Federal and State boating safety efforts and development/
promotion of consensus standards for boat and associated equipment
construction and performance. Applicants will provide a forum to work
toward greater uniformity of boating laws and regulations, reciprocity
among jurisdictions, and closer cooperation and assistance in
developing, administering, and enforcing Federal and State laws and
regulations pertaining to boating safety, or to ensure public interests
are reflected in development of boat and equipment construction and
safety standards through public participation.
This list should not constrain submission of proposals addressing
other boating safety concerns. Innovative approaches are welcome. More
detailed discussions of specific projects of interest to the Coast
Guard will be included in the application package which may be obtained
as stated in ADDRESSES, above. The Boating Safety Financial Assistance
Program is listed in section 20.005 of the Federal Domestic Assistance
Catalog.
Dated: December 27, 1994.
G.A. Remington,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Chief, Office of Navigation Safety and
Waterway Services.
[FR Doc. 94-32224 Filed 12-29-94; 8:45 am]
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