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15.616:  Clean Vessel Act

Popular Name:  Clean Vessel Act Pumpout Grant Program

Objectives:  To grant funds to coastal States to survey and plan for installing pumpout/dump stations, and to grant funds to all States to construct pumpout/dump stations and develop an education program to prevent recreational boat sewage from entering U.S. waters.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

15.616 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  Available to all States bordering on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts, those States bordering the Great Lakes, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, DC, and American Samoa.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  Beneficiaries include eligible States, Territories, Commonwealths or District, and municipalities and private marinas within those eligible States.

Credentials/Documentation:  Costs will be determined in accordance with 43 CFR Part 12, Subpart C, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments." Section 12.62 (of the common rule) identifies Federal cost principles for determining allowable costs.

15.616 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication 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.

Application Procedure:  Participating States will submit a narrative statement describing the need, objectives, benefits, approach, amount and source of matching funds, and fees for use of facility. The narrative statement as identified in 50 CFR Part 85.22 (Final FR Notice Vol. 59, No. 47, March 10, 1994) must be submitted to the appropriate Regional Office when applying for a grant. After approval, the standard application forms furnished by the Federal agency and required by 43 CFR Part 12, Subpart C, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments," must be used. Environmental assessment is required where actions will significantly affect the human environment.

Award Procedure:  The Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service will select projects to be funded based on established criteria. Regional Offices make awards to approved applicants.

Deadlines:  Authorization for this program expired September 30, 1997, but has since been reauthorized for a period of 5 years beginning in FY 1999. States are required to submit proposals by January 3 of each year.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  About 120 days.

Appeals:  Differences of opinion about eligibility of proposals are considered by the Regional Directors. Final determination rests with the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Renewals:  Funding of projects selected for multiple-year financing is contingent on the availability of funds in future fiscal years.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Project must be submitted by the State agency given responsibility for the program by the Governor of that State. Purpose of the project must be consistent with the purpose and conditions of the Act. The criteria for selecting proposals for coastal States are based upon the extent the project will contribute to conducting a survey, developing a plan for installing pumpout/dump stations, and constructing pumpout/dump stations according to the approved plan; and criteria for selecting proposals for all States are based upon the extent the project will contribute to public/private partnerships, innovative approaches to increasing availability and use of pumpout/dump stations, implementation of an education program, contribution toward protecting sensitive areas, and lowering the ratio of vessels with holding tanks and portable toilets to pumpouts and dump stations.

Examples of Funded Projects:  1) Surveys for the number and location of operational pumpout stations/dump stations, for the number of recreational vessels in coastal waters with type III marine sanitation devices and the areas where those vessels congregate (coastal states only): 2) development of plans for construction of stations and/or facilities (coastal states only); 3) construction, renovation, operation and maintenance of pumpout/dump stations; and 4) programs for education of recreational boaters about the problem of waste discharge from vessels and the location of pumpout/dump stations.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  $1,000 to $900,000; $170,909.

15.616 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 15.605 Sport Fish Restoration;
• 15.618 Administrative Grants for Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration.

15.616 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

15.616 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Type of Assistance:  Project Grants.

Obligations:  (Grants): FY 99 $10,000,000; FY 00 est $10,000,000; and FY 01 est $10,000,000.

Budget Account Number:  14-8151-0-7-303.

Authorization:  Clean Vessel Act of 1992, Section 5604, Public Law 102-587, Subtitle F.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  50 CFR Part 85; Final Technical Guidelines published in the Federal Register Vol. 59, No. 47, March 10, 1994; final Grant Guidelines published in the Federal Register Vol. 59, No. 47, March 10, 1994; and final Pumpout Symbol Guidelines published in the Federal Register, Vol. 62, No. 166, August 27, 1997.

15.616 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  See Appendix IV of The Catalog for addresses.

Headquarters Office:  Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240. Contact: Chief, Division of Federal Aid. Phone: (703) 358-2156. Use the same number for FTS.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

15.616 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  The Federal share of project costs is not to exceed 75 percent.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Projects normally funded through annual segments.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Program authorizes matching funds on a competitive basis for development of surveys and plans for installing pumpout/dump stations in the coastal zone of coastal States, and for the construction of pumpout/dump stations and development of an educational program in all States. Must provide for protection of sensitive areas from recreational boat sewage.

15.616 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  A Performance Report is required for each annual segment within 90 days after the end of the segment.

Audits:  In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records:  Cost records must be maintained separately for each project. Records, accounts, and supporting documents must be retained for three years after submission of final request for reimbursement.