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Program Descriptions

20.801:  Development and Promotion of Ports and Intermodal Transportation

Popular Name:  Ports and Domestic Shipping and Intermodal Development

Objectives:  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.

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

20.801 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.

20.801 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. 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.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects:  See Program Accomplishment Section of this program.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  Not applicable.

20.801 RELATED PROGRAMS:

None.

20.801 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

In the Port Planning Area: Projects and activities relating to adequacy and condition of U.S. ports to handle waterborne commerce (Report to Congress on Status of U.S. Public Ports); technical planning assistance to State and local port agencies; analytical port planning methodologies and data bases, Port Facility Inventory, Local Port Economic Impact Kit, Port Handbook for Estimating Marine Terminal Cargo-Handling Capability), Port Video (U.S. Ports-Intermodal Gateways to Growth): financial aspects of port development (Usage Pricing for Public Marine Terminal Facilities, Public Port Financing in the United States, Port Risk Management Manual, Port Capital Expenditure Survey, Regional Port Economic Impact Model); 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 (U.S. Stevedoring and Terminal Operator Industry Study); port emergency planning (Port Emergency Operations Handbook for Port Controllers): port and terminal cargo protection and security (Maritime Security Report); and port safety and environmental management (Port Vessel Emissions Model. Projects and activities pertaining to intermodal transport systems and cargo handling capability: Automation of Inventory of American Intermodal Equipment; Maritime System of the Americas Study, Phases I-III; Intermodal Freight Transportation Video; 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.

20.801 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Type of Assistance:  Advisory Services and Counseling; Dissemination of Technical Information.

Obligations:  (Research) FY 99 $0; FY 00 est $0; and FY 01 est $0. (Salaries and expenses) FY 99 $790,000; FY 00 est $828,650; and FY 01 est $859,310.

Budget Account Number:  69-1750-0-1-403.

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.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  46 CFR Parts 340, 345, 346, and 347. Department of Transportation Order 1100.69A.

20.801 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  See Maritime Administration Regional Offices listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.

Headquarters Office:  Ports - Doris J. Bautch, Chief, Division of Ports, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590. Phone: (202) 366-4357. FAX 202-366-6988. Intermodal - Richard L. Walker, Director, Office of Intermodal Development, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590. Phone: (202) 366-8888. FAX (202) 366-6988.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

20.801 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Not applicable.

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 terminals operators, intermodal transport interests including governmental units, trade associations and private industry.

20.801 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  None.

Audits:  None.

Records:  None.