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DOT/MARAD RIN: 2133-AB70 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: America's Marine Highway Program 
Abstract: Section 1121 of Public Law 110-140, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Energy Bill), directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a short sea transportation program and designate short sea transportation projects to mitigate landside congestion. It does not appropriate any funds. It also established three key program milestones, the first of which is to develop interim regulations to implement the program by March 19, 2008. Final regulations are required by October 1, 2008, and a report to Congress is due on December 19, 2008. The draft interim regulations must contain four key components that meet the requirements set forth in the Energy Bill: (1) Designation of Marine Highway Corridors modeled after the Department of Transportation (DOT) Corridors of the Future Program and intended to encourage multi-jurisdictional coalitions to apply for designation as a corridor. (2) Designation of Marine Highway Projects: We intend to select specific projects through an application process that will identify the projects that offer the best public benefit (congestion mitigation, emissions and energy reductions, etc.) and likelihood of success. (3) Incentives, Impediments and Solutions: The Energy Bill requires that we provide recommendations to Congress in December, 2008. DOT is directed to identify short term incentives, establish a Board to identify and seek solutions to impediments, and work with transportation planners to incorporate the Marine Highway in transportation planning. (4) Research: It requires DOT to work with the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct research to support America´s Marine Highway, within the limitations of available resources. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 393   
Legal Authority: PL 110-140   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Statutory  IFR required by   03/19/2008 
Final  Statutory  Final regulations are required by October 1, 2008, and a report to Congress is due on December 19, 2008.  10/01/2008 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  10/09/2008  73 FR 59530   
Interim Final Rule: Correction  10/31/2008  73 FR 64885   
Interim Final Rule Effective  11/10/2008    
Interim Final Rule : Stay of Effectiveness  12/30/2008  73 FR 79665   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  02/06/2009    
Final Rule  04/09/2010  75 FR 18095   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Roger Bohnert
Department of Transportation
Maritime Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-4000
Email: roger.bohnert@dot.gov