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palletized and unitized cargoes has 

allowed the AMHP to work with steel 

manufacturers, as well as less-thancontainer/less-than-truckload services. 

New Project Designations 

The purpose of the open season call 

for Project Designation applications is to 

seek eligible Marine Highway Projects 

that will establish new or expand 

existing marine highway services. 

Eligible projects may be designated as 

Marine Highway Projects by the 

Secretary of Transportation. Designation 

as a Marine Highway Project allows the 

Project Applicant or an eligible 

substitute applicant to become eligible 

for funding from the AMHP. MARAD 

will accept and review Project 

Designation applications that propose to 

operate a new service or expand an 

existing service on a designated Marine 

Highway Route, use U.S. documented 

vessels, and mitigate landside 

congestion or promote marine highway 

transportation. 

New Project Designation Application 

Process 

The Marine Highway Project 

Designation application process is 

detailed in 46 CFR 393.3, Marine 

Highway Projects (found at https://

www.ecfr.gov/current/title-46/chapterII/subchapter-K/part-393/subpart-B/ 

section-393.3). 

Although Marine Highway Project 

Designations often involve private 

entities, such as vessel operators, the 

Project Designation applications must 

be submitted to MARAD by a public 

entity, such as a State government 

(including State departments of 

transportation), metropolitan planning 

organization, port authority, or a 

Federally recognized tribal government. 

Public/private partnerships, however, 

are encouraged. 

To be eligible for designation, the 

proposed Marine Highway Project must: 

(1) use U.S. vessels documented under 

46 U.S.C. chapter 121; (2) mitigate 

landside congestion or promote marine 

highway transportation; (3) involve the 

carriage of cargo in marine highway 

transportation as defined in 46 U.S.C. 

55605; (4) involve new or expand 

existing services for the carriage of 

cargo; and (5) operate on a designated 

Marine Highway Route. 

Refer to 46 U.S.C. 55601 & 55605 and 

46 CFR part 393 for further information 

on project eligibility and application 

requirements. For more information on 

recommending that a navigable 

waterway be designated as a Marine 

Highway Route, please contact your 

regional Gateway Office (https://

www.maritime.dot.gov/about-us/ 

gateway-offices/gateway-offices). 

Designating a Marine Highway Project 

does not obligate the Department to 

provide future funding to support the 

project; however, the designation is 

necessary for projects to be eligible for 

funding from the AMHP. 

Renewal of Project Designations 

As outlined in 46 CFR 393.3(i), 

Marine Highway Project Designations 

are effective for a period of five years. 

Original Project Applicants wishing to 

renew a Marine Highway Project 

Designation must submit an updated 

application no later than six months 

before their Project’s five-year 

designation period ends. To meet that 

requirement, Project Applicants with 

Designated Projects more than four 

years old must submit an updated 

application by June 30th of the year 

prior to their expiration period. The 

year the Project was designated will 

constitute the Project’s starting period. 

For example, projects designated in 

2018 (or earlier) must submit an 

updated application by June 30, 2022; 

projects designated in 2019 must submit 

an updated application by June 30, 

2023, and so forth. If approved for 

renewal by the Maritime Administrator, 

the Project Designation will be effective 

for another five years after its expiration 

period. Project Applicants can 

determine the year their Project was 

designated, and, therefore, their 

Project’s expiration period, by referring 

to the latest list of current Marine 

Highway Project descriptions document, 

found at https://www.maritime.dot.gov/ 

grants/marine-highways/marinehighway, or by contacting the AMHP 

Office. 

The updated application should 

follow the format and contain the 

information outlined in 46 CFR 393.3(c) 

and must include any changed or new 

information that is relevant to the 

Project. The updated application affords 

Project Applicants the opportunity to 

make changes to or update the original 

Project Designation. Examples of such 

changes may include a change in 

operator, addition or removal of a port 

or facility, addition or change to the 

commodity moved, or a change to the 

public benefits associated with the 

project. If still applicable, Project 

Applicants may use information 

submitted in their original Project 

Designation application; however, 

applicants should make sure their 

application for renewal addresses any 

AMHP requirements that may have 

changed since submittal of their original 

application. 

Project Applicants are required to 

submit their renewal applications by 

June 30th of the year prior to their 

Project’s expiration period. If the Project 

Applicant notifies MARAD that they no 

longer wish to maintain their Project 

Designation or if the Project Applicant 

does not apply for a Project Designation 

renewal by the applicable deadline, 

those projects will no longer be 

designated Marine Highway Projects. 

(Authority: 46 U.S.C. 55601 and 55605, 46 

CFR part 393, 49 CFR 1.92 and 1.93) 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[DOT–NHTSA–2021–0083] 

National Emergency Medical Services 

Advisory Council Notice of Public 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the National Emergency 

Medical Services Advisory Council 

(NEMSAC). 

DATES: This meeting will be held inperson and simultaneously transmitted 

via virtual interface. It will be held on 

August 10–11, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 

5:00 p.m. ET. Pre-registration is required 

to attend this meeting. A link permitting 

access to the meeting will be distributed 

to registrants within 24 hours of the 

meeting start time. If you wish to speak 

during the meeting, you must submit a 

written copy of your remarks to DOT by 

August 2, 2022. 

The next scheduled NEMSAC meeting 

after the August 10–11 meeting will be 

held on November 2–3. Notifications 

containing specific details for this 

meeting will be published in the 

Federal Register no later than 30 days 

prior to the meeting dates. 

ADDRESSES: General information about 

the Council is available on the NEMSAC 

internet website at www.ems.gov. The 

registration portal and meeting agenda 

will be available on the NEMSAC 

internet website at www.ems.gov at least 

one week in advance of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Clary Mole, EMS Specialist, National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

U.S. Department of Transportation is 


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available by phone at (202) 868–3275 or 

by email at Clary.Mole@dot.gov. Any 

committee-related requests should be 

sent to the person listed in this section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The NEMSAC was established 

pursuant to Section 31108 of the 

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 

Century (MAP–21) Act of 2012, under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as 

a nationally recognized council of 

emergency medical services (EMS) 

representatives to provide advice and 

consult with: 

a. The Federal Interagency Committee 

on Emergency Medical Services 

(FICEMS) on matters relating to EMS 

issues; and 

b. The Secretary of Transportation on 

matters relating to EMS issues affecting 

DOT. 

The NEMSAC provides an important 

national forum for the non-Federal 

deliberation of national EMS issues and 

serves as a platform for advice on DOT’s 

national EMS activities. NEMSAC also 

provides advice and recommendations 

to the FICEMS. NEMSAC is authorized 

under Section 31108 of the MAP–21 Act 

of 2012, codified at 42 U.S.C. 300d–4. 

II. Agenda 

At the meeting, the agenda will cover 

the following topics: 

• Updates from Federal Emergency 

Services Liaisons 

• Updates on the FICEMS Initiatives 

• Updates on NHTSA Initiatives 

• Subcommittee Reports 

III. Public Participation 

This meeting will be open to the 

public. We are committed to providing 

equal access to this meeting for all 

participants. Persons with disabilities in 

need of an accommodation should send 

a request to the individual in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice no later than August 2, 2022. 

A period of time will be allotted for 

comments from members of the public 

joining the meeting. Members of the 

public may present questions and 

comments to the Council using the live 

chat feature available during the 

meeting. Members of the public may 

also submit materials, questions, and 

comments in advance to the individual 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this notice. 

Members of the public wishing to 

reserve time to speak directly to the 

Council during the meeting must submit 

a request. The request must include the 

name, contact information (address, 

phone number, and email address), and 

organizational affiliation of the 

individual wishing to address NEMSAC; 

it must also include a written copy of 

prepared remarks and must be 

forwarded to the individual listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice no later than 

August 2, 2022. 

All advance submissions will be 

reviewed by the Council Chairperson 

and Designated Federal Officer. If 

approved, advance submissions shall be 

circulated to NEMSAC representatives 

for review prior to the meeting. All 

advance submissions will become part 

of the official record of the meeting. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300d–4(b); 49 

CFR part 1.95(i)(4). 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan, 

Associate Administrator, Research and 

Program Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[DOT–NHTSA–2021–0084] 

National Emergency Medical Services 

Advisory Council Notice of Public 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the National Emergency 

Medical Services Advisory Council 

(NEMSAC). 

DATES: This meeting will be held inperson, but also simultaneously 

transmitted via virtual interface. It will 

be held on November 2–3, 2022, from 

12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. Preregistration is required to attend this 

meeting. A link permitting access to the 

meeting will be distributed to registrants 

within 24 hours of the meeting start 

time. If you wish to speak during the 

meeting, you must submit a written 

copy of your remarks to DOT by October 

27, 2022. 

Notifications containing specific 

details for this meeting will be 

published in the Federal Register no 

later than 30 days prior to the meeting 

dates. 

ADDRESSES: General information about 

the Council is available on the NEMSAC 

internet website at www.ems.gov. The 

registration portal and meeting agenda 

will be available on the NEMSAC 

internet website at www.ems.gov at least 

one week in advance of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Clary Mole, EMS Specialist, National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

U.S. Department of Transportation is 

available by phone at (202) 868–3275 or 

by email at Clary.Mole@dot.gov. Any 

committee-related requests should be 

sent to the person listed in this section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The NEMSAC was established 

pursuant to Section 31108 of the 

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 

Century (MAP–21) Act of 2012, under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as 

a nationally recognized council of 

emergency medical services (EMS) 

representatives to provide advice and 

consult with: 

a. The Federal Interagency Committee 

on Emergency Medical Services 

(FICEMS) on matters relating to EMS 

issues; and 

b. The Secretary of Transportation on 

matters relating to EMS issues affecting 

DOT. The NEMSAC provides an 

important national forum for the nonFederal deliberation of national EMS 

issues and serves as a platform for 

advice on DOT’s national EMS 

activities. NEMSAC also provides 

advice and recommendations to the 

FICEMS. NEMSAC is authorized under 

Section 31108 of the MAP–21 Act of 

2012, codified at 42 U.S.C. 300d–4. 

II. Agenda 

At the meeting, the agenda will cover 

the following topics: 

• Updates from Federal Emergency 

Services Liaisons 

• Updates on the FICEMS Initiatives 

• Updates on NHTSA Initiatives 

• Subcommittee Reports 

III. Public Participation 

This meeting will be open to the 

public. We are committed to providing 

equal access to this meeting for all 

participants. Persons with disabilities in 

need of an accommodation should send 

a request to the individual in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice no later than October 27, 

2022. 

A period of time will be allotted for 

comments from members of the public 

joining the meeting. Members of the 

public may present questions and 

comments to the Council using the live 

chat feature available during the 

meeting. Members of the public may 

also submit materials, questions, and 

comments in advance to the individual 


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