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[46 CFR 390] Title 46 Part 390 : Code of Federal Regulations ';
Title 46 Part 390
Title 46 → Chapter II → Subchapter K → Part 390
§390.1 Scope of the regulations.
§390.2 Application for an agreement.
§390.3 Policy considerations.
§390.4 Description of the agreement.
§390.5 Agreement vessels.
§390.6 Administration of the agreement.
§390.7 Deposits into the fund.
§390.8 Investment of the fund.
§390.9 Qualified withdrawals.
§390.10 Nonqualified withdrawals.
§390.11 Sale or other disposition of agreement vessels.
§390.12 Liquidated damages.
§390.13 Failure to fulfill a substantial obligation under the agreement.
§390.14 Departmental reports and certification.
Appendix I to Part 390—U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration—Application Instructions
Appendix II to Part 390—Sample Capital Construction Fund Agreement
Appendix III to Part 390—U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration—Sample Semiannual Report
Appendix IV to Part 390—Sample Addendum to Maritime Administration Capital Construction Fund Agreement
Appendix V to Part 390—Sample Qualified Trade Affidavit
(3) Purpose of the fund. Chapter 535 provides that any agreement entered into with the Secretary of Transportation must be for the purpose of providing replacement vessels, additional vessels or reconstructed vessels to be built and documented in the United States and operated in the United States foreign, Great Lakes or noncontiguous domestic trade.
(4) Benefits of a fund. Chapter 535 provides for the nontaxability of certain deposits of money or other property placed into a fund established pursuant to an agreement within certain ceilings. These ceilings are equal to:
(c) Joint regulations. For purposes of this part, the term joint regulations shall mean the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the Treasury under Chapter 535 and published in title 26, part 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations (reprinted in part 391 of this chapter).
[41 FR 4265, Jan. 29, 1976, as amended at 73 FR 56740, Sept. 30, 2008]
(2) General eligibility requirements. Chapter 535 specifies who is eligible for a fund and the application instructions specify what information is required to establish such eligibility. An applicant must:
(i) Be a citizen of the United States within the meaning of 46 U.S.C. 50501, as amended (46 U.S.C. 802, 803). See part 355 of this title for requirements for establishing United States citizenship;
(ii) Own or be the lessee of one or more eligible vessels or share thereof as defined in 46 U.S.C. 53501, or be party to a contract for the construction of one or more eligible vessels, or share thereof, as defined in paragraph (b) of §390.5;
(iii) Have a program which furthers the purposes of the Act (see §390.3 relating to policy considerations) and provides for the acquisition, construction or reconstruction of a qualified vessel, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 53501(5). Such provisions state that the vessel will be operated in the United States foreign, Great Lakes, noncontiguous domestic, or short sea transportation trade as defined in 46 U.S.C. 53501 and 46 U.S.C. 109(b); and
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 2133-0027)
[41 FR 4265, Jan. 29, 1976, as amended at 47 FR 25530, June 14, 1982; 68 FR 62539, Nov. 5, 2003; 69 FR 61452, Oct. 19, 2004; 73 FR 56740, Sept. 30, 2008]
(a) In general. It is the policy of the United States, as set forth in 46 U.S.C. 50501, that for the national defense and the development of its foreign and domestic commerce, the United States shall have a merchant marine: sufficient to carry a substantial portion of its water-borne export and import foreign commerce and to provide shipping service essential for maintaining the flow of such commerce at all times; capable of serving as auxiliaries in time of war or national emergency; owned and operated by United States citizens insofar as practicable and composed of the best equipped, safest and most suitable types of vessels, constructed and documented in the United States and manned with United States citizens.
(i) Reconstruction of an existing vessel, unless such reconstruction will exceed $1,000,000 in cost, will be capitalized under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder and will result in a vessel which is significantly more competitive;
(a) In general. 46 U.S.C. 53501 states the requirements for eligible, qualified and agreement vessels. The rules in this section further define such terms and state how vessels must be listed on Schedules A and B in the agreement.
(2) Scope of the term “eligible agreement vessel.” For purposes of generating ceilings for deposits under 46 U.S.C. 53505 and the joint regulations the term eligible agreement vessel includes any:
(2) Scope of the term “qualified agreement vessel.” For purposes of making qualified withdrawals under 46 U.S.C. 53509 and the joint regulations the term qualified agreement vessel includes any:
(ii) Two points in the domestic trade permitted under the first sentence of 46 U.S.C. 53101 note; or
(B) Loaded at a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System and unloaded at a port in the United States.”
(7) Nonqualified operations. Nonqualified operations for qualified agreement vessels include:
(i) Positioning vessels in support of domestic operations prohibited by Chapter 535;
(iii) Except as provided in (c)(8) (i) and (ii) of this section:
(8) Permissible operations. Permissible operations for qualified agreement vessels include:
(A) The need for such foreign-to-foreign shipments (as required by 46 U.S.C. 109 and paragraph (c)(iii) of this section), and
(9) United States construction. An agreement vessel is considered to be of United States construction if:
[41 FR 4265, Jan. 29, 1976, as amended at 55 FR 34928, Aug. 27, 1990; 73 FR 56740, Sept. 30, 2008; 74 FR 17097, Apr. 14, 2009]
(ii) “Exhibit A-1”—a summary of balances in all cash accounts within the fund at the end of the period;
(iii) “Exhibit A-2”—a summary of the securities and stock within the fund at the end of the period (showing both the adjusted basis and fair market value of each item);
(iv) “Exhibit A-3”—a summary of the accrued deposits to and accrued withdrawals from the fund at the end of the period;
(a) In general—(1) Source of deposits. 46 U.S.C. 53505 provides ceilings within which fund deposits may be made. This section provides rules for the qualification of depositories, timing of deposits, the type of property which may be deposited and the level of deposits.
(2) Tax aspects of deposits. For the Federal Income Tax aspects of deposits into a fund, see 46 U.S.C. 53507 and §3.3 of the joint regulations (§391.3 of this chapter).
(b) Depositories—(1) In general. 46 U.S.C. 53506 provides that amounts in a fund must be kept in the depository or depositories specified in the agreement and be subject to such trustee or other fiduciary requirements as the Maritime Administrator may specify.
(c) Timing of deposits—(1) In general. 46 U.S.C. 53507(b) provides that deposits shall not be taxable only when they are made in accordance with the agreement and not later than the time provided in the joint regulations.
(d) Types of property which may be deposited into a fund—(1) Form of deposits. Deposits may be made into a fund only in the form of money or intangible property of the type in which assets of the fund may be invested pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 53506, the Agreement, and these regulations, other than the securities or common and preferred stock of the party or a company related to the party within the meaning of paragraph (d)(2) of this section, except that in the case of deposits representing net proceeds from the sale or other disposition of any agreement vessel to other than a purchaser or transferee related to the party (within the meaning of paragraph (d)(2) of this section) or deposits representing receipts from the investment or reinvestment of amounts held in a fund, any intangible property received may be deposited.
(e) Level of deposits—(1) In general. 46 U.S.C. 53504 states that the agreement must provide for the deposit in the fund of amounts agreed upon but only to the extent necessary or appropriate to provide for qualified withdrawals to accomplish the program set forth in the agreement.
(f) Allocation of depreciation deposits—(1) In general. 46 U.S.C. 53505(b) provides that in the case of a lessee of an eligible agreement vessel the maximum amount which may be deposited with respect to such vessel, under the depreciation ceiling, shall be reduced by any amount which the owner is required or permitted to deposit with respect to such vessel under its depreciation ceiling.
(2) The trust instrument provides that all investment restrictions stated in 46 U.S.C. 53506 and §390.8 of these regulations will be observed;
(i) Federal ship mortgage guarantee or insurance. A fund may serve in lieu of a Restricted Fund required in connection with Federal Ship Mortgage Guarantee or Insurance under 46 U.S.C. Chapter 537 and the regulations thereunder upon approval by the Maritime Administrator. Approval by the Maritime Administrator shall be conditioned upon the execution by the party of an agreement, satisfactory in form and substance to the Maritime Administrator, governing the dual use of the fund. Applications for permission to use the fund in this dual capacity should be made in writing to the Secretary, Maritime Administration.
(a) In general. 46 U.S.C. 53506 provides that assets in the fund must be invested in accordance with certain restrictions. The rules in this section provide for the quality of securities, restrictions on the type of stock in which a fund may invest, related company investments and miscellaneous prohibited activities.
(ii) All principal and interest of the interest bearing securities are unconditionally guaranteed in a form satisfactory to the Maritime Administration and neither the securities nor the obligation to pay interest on the securities is that of a party or a company related to the party within the meaning of section 482 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder; and
(4) Related company investments. Funds shall not be invested in the interest bearing securities or common and preferred stock of the party or of a company related to the party within the meaning of section 482 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder.
[41 FR 4265, Jan. 29, 1976, as amended at 42 FR 34882, July 7, 1977; 43 FR 51636, Nov. 6, 1978; 55 FR 34928, Aug. 27, 1990; 73 FR 56740, Sept. 30, 2008]
(a) In general—(1) Defined. In accordance with 46 U.S.C. 53509, qualified withdrawals are those made from a fund in accordance with the agreement, but only if they are for:
(2) Tax aspects of a qualified withdrawal. For the tax aspects of a qualified withdrawal, see 46 U.S.C. 50510 and §3.6 of the joint regulations (§391.6 of this chapter).
(4) Payment of principal on indebtedness. 46 U.S.C. 53509(a)(2) provides that any indebtedness which the party proposes to pay through qualified withdrawals must be shown to the satisfaction of the Maritime Administrator to have been incurred in direct connection with the acquisition, construction or reconstruction of a qualified agreement vessel. The fact that indebtedness is secured by an interest in a qualified agreement vessel is insufficient by itself to demonstrate the direct connection. It is not necessary that the lien or mortgage securing the indebtedness be on the vessel. For example, if the party mortgages an office building in order to finance the construction of a vessel, payments of principal on the mortgage may be made with qualified withdrawals.
(c) Limitations on qualified withdrawals—(1) Capitalized costs requirement. All qualified withdrawals must be for costs which are capitalized under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder and so reported on the party's Federal Income Tax return.
(4) Qualified withdrawals paid to related persons. A withdrawal, including payments for indebtedness, paid to a related person, within the meaning of section 482 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder, shall not constitute a qualified withdrawal unless the Maritime Administrator determines that no portion of such payment constitutes a dividend, a return of capital or a contribution of capital under the Internal Revenue Code. Transactions which include payments to a related person, will be approved if the cost of the item to be acquired, constructed or reconstructed through qualified withdrawals is or was at the time of the acquisition, construction or reconstruction its fair market value. The party must obtain the prior written permission of the Maritime Administrator before any qualified withdrawals may be paid to a related person. Any such withdrawal prior to approval shall be a nonqualified withdrawal.
[41 FR 4265, Jan. 29, 1976, as amended at 55 FR 34929, Aug. 27, 1990; 73 FR 56740, Sept. 30, 2008]
(2) Tax aspects of a nonqualified withdrawal. For the tax aspects of a nonqualified withdrawal, see 46 U.S.C. 53511 and §3.7 of the joint regulations (§391.7 of this chapter).
(c) Sale or other disposition of agreement vessels to related persons—(1) In general. Section 3.2(c)(4) of the joint regulations (§391.2(c)(4) of this chapter) requires that the net proceeds from the sale or other disposition of an agreement vessel shall be the fair market value of the vessel when the party and the purchaser are owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the same interests within the meaning of section 482 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder. In such case, the party shall furnish data to establish that the amount realized or to be realized is the fair market value.
(2) Data to be submitted. Sufficient data must be submitted to support a determination by the Maritime Administrator of the fair market value including the original cost of the vessel, dates of original delivery, acquisition and reconstruction, as applicable, cost of improvements, sales price, costs of sale and any other information which would assist in making such determination.
(a) Liquidated damages—(1) In general. Each agreement entered into under Chapter 535 shall contain a liquidated damages provision for the purpose of placing the party into its prefund position for each day a qualified agreement vessel is operated in violation of the geographic trading restrictions contained in the Act and §390.5. The liquidated damages provision requires that the party repay the time value of the deferral of Federal Income Tax which the party has received.
(2) Calculation of liquidated damages. The liquidated damages specified in this paragraph shall be calculated as follows:
(i) With respect to each vessel operated in violation of the applicable trading restrictions, add (A) the sum of qualified withdrawals for the vessel which have been made from the ordinary income and capital gain accounts to the date of breach, and (B) the amount of any unpaid principal on indebtedness for the vessel which may be paid from the fund less any portion of such amount which by operation of law must be withdrawn from the capital account balance on deposit in the fund on the date of the breach.
(ii) Multiply the total derived in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section by an assumed effective Federal Income Tax rate of 30 percent;
(iii) Compound the product derived in paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section at 8 percent annually (A) for 20 years, if the duration of the trading restrictions applicable to the vessel is 20 years in accordance with paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section; (B) for 10 years, if the duration of the trading restrictions applicable to the vessel is 10 years in accordance with paragraphs (b)(1) (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this section; or (C) for 5 years, if the duration of the trading restrictions applicable to the vessel is 5 years in accordance with paragraph (b)(1)(iv) of this section.
(iv) Subtract the amount calculated in paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section from the product derived in paragraph (a)(2)(iii) of this section;
(v) Divide the result derived in paragraph (a)(2)(iv) of this section by 2; and
(vi) Divide the result derived in paragraph (a)(2)(v) of this section (A) by 7300 (days) if the duration of the trading restrictions applicable to the vessel is 20 years; (B) by 3650 (days) if the duration of the trading restrictions applicable to the vessel is 10 years; or (C) by 1825 (days) if the duration of the trading restrictions applicable to the vessel is 5 years.
(3) Formula. The calculation of the daily rate of liquidated damages may be reduced to the following formula:
X = [I(QT)−S]/2D
X = Daily rate in dollars.
Q = Summation of qualified withdrawals, other than withdrawals from the capital account, permitted from the fund.
T = Assumed effective tax rate of 30 pct.
S = Tax savings = (Q)(T).
I = Discount factor to be applied for vessels subject to 20-yr trading restriction = 4.660957; for vessels subject to 10-yr trading restriction = 2.158925; for vessels subject to 5-yr trading restriction = 1.469328 (value of $1 compounded at 8 pct for 20, 10, and 5 yr respectively).
D = 7,300 d for vessels subject to 20-yr trading restriction; 3,650 d for vessels subject to 10-yr trading restriction; 1,825 d for vessel subject to 5-yr trading restriction.
The formula may be further reduced to:
X = 0.5491436Q/7,300
for vessels subject to 20 year trading restriction,
X = 0.1738388Q/3,650
for vessels subject to 10 year trading restriction,
X = 0.0703992Q/1,825
for vessels subject to 5 year trading restriction.
(4) Example. The provisions of paragraphs (c)(2) and (c)(3) of this section may be illustrated by the following example:
Assume that a qualified agreement vessel has been constructed with qualified withdrawals from a fund. The total cost was $20 million of which $6 million was withdrawn from the fund for a downpayment. Pursuant to the agreement, an additional $4 million may be withdrawn from the fund to pay principal on indebtedness. Thus, $10 million has been or may be withdrawn from the fund with respect to this vessel. The daily rate of liquidated damages would be:
X = 0.5491436 (10,000,000)/7300 or X = $752.25
(5) Payment of liquidated damages. The amount derived in paragraph (a)(2) of this section shall be the daily rate of liquidated damages and shall be paid to the Maritime Administrator, for deposit in the Treasury of the United States, within 30 days from the date the qualified agreement vessel first entered the prohibited geographic trade and shall be for all amounts owing from such date thereafter until the date payment is due. Payments, for continuing breaches, shall be made at 30 day intervals.
(6) Other remedies. Nothing in this paragraph shall diminish the Maritime Administrator's other remedies for breach under the Act, the rules and regulations or the agreement.
(b) Duration of restrictions—(1) In general. The geographic trading restrictions in the Act and §390.5 and the liquidated damages provision shall apply for:
(i) 20 years from the date of final delivery on qualified agreement vessels constructed or acquired within one year of final delivery from the shipyard with the aid of qualified withdrawals;
(ii) 10 years from the date of completion of reconstruction for qualified agreement vessels reconstructed with the aid of qualified withdrawals;
(iii) 10 years from the date of acquisition of qualified agreement vessels acquired with the aid of qualified withdrawals more than one year after final delivery of the vessel from the shipyard;
(iv) 10 years from the date of the first qualified withdrawal from the fund to pay the existing indebtedness on a qualified agreement vessel which was included in Schedule B for that purpose unless the qualified vessel was more than fifteen years old on the date of the first qualified withdrawal in which case the period shall be five years.
(2) Transfer of qualified agreement vessel. In the event a qualified agreement vessel is sold or transferred to another person (see paragraph (b)(3) of §390.11 requiring prior permission), the transferor shall require in the bill of sale that the transferee agree with the Maritime Administrator to comply with the geographic trading restrictions and to pay liquidated damages for any breach of such agreement that occurs after the transfer. The transferor shall remain liable for any violations that occurred prior to the approved transfer. However, in the case of a like kind exchange which is governed by section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, if the vessel acquired by the party has an economic life equal to or greater than the length of the geographic trading restrictions that remain applicable to the transferred vessel, the acquired vessel shall be deemed to be a qualified agreement vessel and the geographic trading restrictions of the transferred vessel shall attach to the acquired vessel.
[41 FR 4265, Jan. 29, 1976, as amended at 42 FR 34283, July 5, 1977; 73 FR 56740, Sept. 30, 2008]
(a) In general. 46 U.S.C. 53509(c) requires the Maritime Administrator to determine whether there has been a failure to fulfill a substantial obligation under an agreement.
(b) Contracting Officer's tentative conclusion—(1) Notice. If the Contracting Officer tentatively concludes that any substantial obligation under the agreement, the joint regulations or these regulations is not being fulfilled by the party he shall serve written notice of his tentative conclusion upon the party by certified mail with return receipt requested. The notice shall contain the following information:
(i) A statement of the grounds upon which the tentative conclusion is based;
(ii) The amount the Contracting Officer tentatively concludes should be withdrawn as a nonqualified withdrawal; and
(iii) A statement that the tentative conclusion shall become a final decision unless the party requests, within 30 days, an opportunity either to cure its breach or to be heard and offer evidence in opposition to the tentative conclusion.
(2) Effect of notice. The notice of the tentative conclusion shall become a final decision as described in paragraph (d)(1) of this section, unless within 30 days of receipt of such a written notice the party by personal delivery or by certified mail, requests the opportunity either to cure its breach or to be heard and offer evidence in opposition to the tentative conclusion, in which case no further withdrawals from the fund, without the written prior approval of the Contracting Officer, shall be made by the party until a binding final decision is reached by the Maritime Administration.
(c) Basis for Contracting Officer's tentative conclusion. In determining whether a party has not fulfilled a substantial obligation under its agreement, the Contracting Officer shall consider among other things:
(1) The effect of the party's action or omission upon its ability to either carry out the purpose of the fund, accomplish its Schedule B program (see §390.4(c)) or satisfy its minimum level of deposits in Schedule D (see §390.4(e)).
(2) Whether the party has made material misrepresentations in connection with its application, agreement or any modification or amendment thereto or has failed to disclose material information that may affect its agreement or the purpose of the fund.
(d) Contracting Officer's decision and appeals to the Maritime Administrator—(1) Where there has not been a request to cure or to be heard. If the Contracting Officer issues a written notice under paragraph (b) of this section and the party does not request within 30 days an opportunity either to cure its breach or to be heard and offer evidence in opposition to the tentative conclusion, the Contracting Officer's tentative conclusion shall become the final decision, which decision shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the party, and no appeal therefrom shall be taken to the Maritime Administrator.
(2) Where there has been a request to cure or to be heard. If the Contracting Officer issues a written notice under paragraph (b) of this section and the party requests within 30 days an opportunity either to cure its breach or to be heard and offer evidence in opposition to the tentative conclusion, the party shall be offered such an opportunity. Request to cure must include a proposal to cure the breach. If the Contracting Officer accepts the party's proposal to cure its breach, then such determination shall be final. A party requesting to be heard and offer evidence in opposition to the Contracting Officer's tentative conclusion shall be permitted to submit, in writing, any information, evidence or argument within a period set by the Contracting Officer after considering the wishes of the party. The Contracting Officer shall reduce his final decision to writing and furnish the party a copy, by certified mail—return receipt requested, which decision shall be final and conclusive and shall bind the party unless within 30 days of receipt of the decision the party appeals from said decision by personal delivery or by certified mail to the Maritime Administrator with notice to the Contracting Officer.
(e) Appeals to the Maritime Administrator. Appeals with a request for a hearing on the record, if desired, are to be transmitted pursuant to paragraph (d) of this section and are to be addressed to the Maritime Administrator. Upon the filing of an appeal, the Contracting Officer shall transmit the entire record and a copy of his final decision to the Maritime Administrator. If a request for a hearing on the record is granted, the Maritime Administrator shall proceed pursuant to the Rules of Practice and Procedure in Part 201 of this title. The decision of the Maritime Administrator on any question of fact shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the party unless determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be fraudulent, capricious, or arbitrary, or so grossly erroneous as necessarily to imply bad faith or is not supported by substantial evidence.
(a) In general. For each calendar year, the Secretary of Transportation shall provide the Secretary of the Treasury, within 120 days after the close of such calendar year, a written report with respect to those capital construction funds under the Secretary of Transportation's jurisdiction.
(b) Content of reports. Each report shall set forth the name and taxpayer identification number of each person:
(1) Establishing a capital construction fund during such calendar year;
(2) Maintaining a capital construction fund as of the last day of such calendar year;
(3) Terminating a capital construction fund during such calendar year;
(4) Making any withdrawal from or deposit into (and the amounts thereof) a capital construction fund during such calendar year; or
(5) With respect to which a determination has been made during such calendar year that such person has failed to fulfill a substantial obligation under any capital construction fund agreement to which such person is a party.
[55 FR 34929, Aug. 27, 1990]
instruction regarding application for a capital construction fund
An application for a capital construction fund under 46 U.S.C. 53501 et seq., the Rules and Regulations prescribed jointly by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Transportation (26 CFR Part 3 and reprinted in 46 CFR Part 391, the “Joint Regulations”) and individually by the Secretary of Transportation (46 CFR Part 390, the “SOC Regulations”) shall be prepared and submitted in the form specified by these instructions.
The application must be legible and shall be submitted in six (6) complete sets, including the required Schedules and Exhibits. The application shall be filed with the Secretary, Maritime Administration, Washington, DC 20590. Three of these sets must be duly executed and certified by the Applicant. The name of the Applicant shall be shown on all accompanying papers for identification.
All questions contained in the application must be responded to; if a question is not applicable the respondent should so state. Additional information may be requested if such information is necessary to aid the Contracting Officer in making a determination to enter into a Capital Construction Fund Agreement.
application for establishment of a capital construction fund under section 607, merchant marine act, 1936, as amended
The undersigned ___ (“Applicant”), a citizen of the United States within the meaning of 46 U.S.C. 50501, as amended, hereby applies under section 607 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (“Act”), the Rules and Regulations jointly prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Transportation (“Joint Regulations”) and individually by the Secretary of Transportation (“SOC Regulations”) to establish a Capital Construction Fund to aid in the acquisition, construction or reconstruction of a qualified vessel, the acquisition, construction or reconstruction of barges, containers or trailers which are part of the complement of a qualified vessel and the payment of the principal on indebtedness incurred in connection with the acquisition, construction or reconstruction of a qualified vessel or a barge, container or trailer which is part of the complement of a qualified vessel. The fund hereby applied for will be effective for deposits relating to the taxable year beginning _________, 20__ and ending ________, 20__, and for subsequent taxable years. In support of this application, the Applicant submits the following information:
I. As to the identity of and other General Information of the Applicant (the following data is required to prove the Applicant's citizenship to the satisfaction of the Secretary; also see 46 CFR Part 355):
A. Natural Persons. If the Applicant is a natural person, the following identifying information should be submitted:
6. Principal place of business.
7. Trade name under which business is conducted.
B. Partnerships, Associations, Unincorporated Companies. If the Applicant is a partnership, association, or unincorporated company, the following identifying information should be submitted:
1. Name of partnership, association, or unincorporated company.
2. Business address.
3. Date and place of organization.
4. Name of all partners (general, limited and special) of the partnership or trustees and holders of beneficial interests in the association or company.
5. Share owned by each partner, trustee, or beneficial owner.
6. Date of birth of each.
7. Place of birth of each.
8. Citizenship of each.
C. Incorporated Companies. If the Applicant is an incorporated company, the following identifying information should be submitted:
1. Exact name of Applicant.
2. State in which incorporated and date of incorporation.
3. Address of principal executive offices, and of important branch offices, if any.
4. The following information with respect to each officer and director of the corporation:
b. Office.
d. Capital shares owned (specify type, whether voting or non-voting and percentage of total of each type issued if five percent (5%) or more).
5. The name, address and citizenship of and number of capital shares owned by each person not named in answer to item 4, owning of record, or beneficially if known, five percent (5%) or more of the issued capital shares of any class stock of the Applicant.
6. A brief statement of the general effect of each voting agreement, voting trust, or other arrangement whereby the voting rights in any shares of the Applicant are owned, controlled, or exercised, or whereby the control of the Applicant is in any way held or exercised by any person not the holder of legal title to such shares. (Give the name, address, citizenship, and business of any such person, and, if not an individual, include the form of organization.)
II. As to the Business and Affiliations of the Applicant. A. A brief description of the principal business activities during the past five years of the Applicant and of any predecessor or predecessors of the Applicant; if any change is presently contemplated, a brief statement of the nature and circumstances thereof.
B. A list of all companies or persons that are related within the meaning of section 482 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and the regulations thereunder (“related companies”) or that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by, or are under common control with the Applicant, together with an indication of the nature of the business transacted by each, the relationships between the companies named, and the nature and extent of the control. This information may be furnished in the form of a chart.
C. A statement whether during the past 5 years the Applicant or any predecessor or related company has been in bankruptcy or in reorganization under II-B of the Bankruptcy Act or in any other insolvency or reorganization proceedings, and whether any substantial property of the Applicant or any predecessor or related company has been acquired in any such proceeding or has been subject to foreclosure or receivership during such period. If so, give details.
D. A statement of whether the Applicant or any predecessor or related company is now or during the past 5 years was involved in any litigation or subject to any outstanding judgments. If so, give details.
E. Describe any contemplated plan of reorganization or recapitalization involving new capital, the consolidation or mergers of the Applicant with related or other companies, debt elimination, or other changes or modifications in the corporate or individual structure, and indicate by appropriate financial statements the anticipated results thereof.
III. As to the Management of the Applicant. A. A brief description of the principal business activities during the past 5 years of each director and each principal executive officer of the Applicant.
B. The name and address of each other organization engaged in business activities related to those carried on or to be carried on by the Applicant with which any person named in the answer to the preceding item has any present business connection; the name of each such person, and briefly the nature of such connection.
IV. Description of Vessels, Barges, Containers or Trailers which Applicant Proposes to be Incorporated in Capital Construction Fund Agreement for the Purpose of Making Deposits. Vessels must be eligible vessels as that term is defined in 46 U.S.C. 53501 and §390.5(b) of the SOC Regulations. Undocumented barges, containers or trailers must be part of the complement of an eligible vessel as that term is defined in section 607(b) of the Act and §390.5(d) of the SOC Regulations:
A. Vessels. Provide in a tabular form headed “Schedule A” (see prescribed format in appendix II) the vessels owned or leased by the Applicant which the Applicant proposes to be designated as “Eligible Agreement Vessels” for the purposes of making deposits into a Capital Construction Fund pursuant to the provisions of 46 U.S.C. 53501 et seq, giving:
a. Name and official number.
b. Specific type.
c. Capacity (tons of cargo, number of containers, barges, etc.).
d. Whether owned or leased, and if leased the owner and the owner's address.
e. Date and place of construction.
f. If reconstructed, date of redelivery and place of reconstruction.
g. Date documented under laws of the United States.
h. Area of operation.
i. Full details concerning the service in which the Applicant operates or will operate each vessel; if the vessel is used for multiple purposes indicate the percentage of time in which the vessel is engaged in each service.
B. Barges, Containers, and Trailers. Provide in a tabular form headed “Schedule A” (see prescribed format in appendix II) the barges, containers, and trailers owned or leased by the Applicant which the Applicant proposes to be incorporated in an Agreement for purposes of making deposits into a Capital Construction Fund pursuant to the provisions of 46 U.S.C. 53501 et seq, giving:
a. Number of barges, containers or trailers which are part of the complement of an eligible vessel; name and official number of barges which are not a part of the complement of an eligible vessel.
c. Size or capacity.
g. Date documented under the laws of the United States.
i. The vessel or vessels for which the barges, containers and trailers are part of the complement; full details concerning the service in which the Applicant operates or will operate each barge which is not a part of a complement.
V. Purposes for which Qualified Withdrawals are Proposed. Applicant is advised that information furnished in response to sections A, B, C and D of this item is for the purpose of inducing the United States to enter into an agreement to establish a Capital Construction Fund pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 53501 et seq. In connection therewith attention is directed to 46 U.S.C. 53509(c) which states, “Under joint regulations, if the Secretary of Transportation determines that any substantial obligation under any agreement is not being fulfilled, he may, after notice and opportunity for hearing to the person maintaining the fund, treat the entire fund or any portion thereof as an amount withdrawn from the fund in a nonqualified withdrawal.” Also see §390.13 of the SOC Regulations.
A. Acquisition or Construction of Vessels. Provide in form headed “Schedule B” (see prescribed format in appendix II) the proposed program for the acquisition or construction of vessels, giving:
a. Number, type and commercial characteristics of vessels to be acquired or constructed.
b. Whether vessels will be replacements or additions, and if replacements identify vessels to be replaced.
c. Projected date of acquisition or award of construction contract.
d. Projected date of commencing operations.
e. Estimated total cost.
f. Method by which estimated total cost of project was determined.
g. Estimated amount of Capital Construction Fund monies to be used as down payment by the Applicant.
h. Estimated amount of borrowings and the amount of such borrowings to be retired by qualified withdrawals from the Capital Construction Fund, including anticipated terms of such financing.
i. Intended area of operation.
j. Full details concerning the use of the proposed vessel; if the vessel is to be used for multiple purposes indicate the approximate percentage of time in which the vessel will be engaged in each service.
B. Acquisition or Construction of Barges, Containers and Trailers. Provide in a form headed “SCHEDULE B” (see prescribed format in appendix II) the proposed program for acquisition or construction of barges, containers and trailers giving:
a. Number, type and size of barges, containers and trailers.
b. Whether barges, containers and trailers will be replacements or additions, if replacements, identify barges, containers or trailers to be replaced.
d. Projected date of introduction into service.
h. Estimated amount of borrowings and the amount of such borrowings to be retired by qualified withdrawals from the Capital Construction Fund including anticipated terms of such financing.
i. Identification of vessels for which the barges, containers and trailers will be part of the complement, and the vessel's area of operation. In the case of barges which are not a part of the complement of a vessel provide the barges' intended area of operation.
j. Full details concerning the use of the proposed barge; if the barge is to be used for multiple purposes indicate the approximate percentage of time in which the barge will be engaged in each service.
C. Reconstruction of Vessels. Provide in a form headed “SCHEDULE B” (see prescribed format in appendix II) the proposed program for reconstruction of vessels, giving:
a. Identification of vessels to be reconstructed.
b. Nature and extent of proposed reconstruction.
c. Projected date of award of reconstruction contract.
d. Projected date of commencing operations with reconstructed vessels.
h. Estimated amount of borrowings and amount of such borrowings to be retired by qualified withdrawals from the Capital Construction Fund, including anticipated terms of such financing.
D. Reconstruction of Barges, Containers and Trailers. Provide in a form headed “SCHEDULE B” (see prescribed format in appendix II) the proposed program for reconstruction of barges, containers and trailers, giving:
b. Nature and extent of proposed reconstruction work.
d. Projected date of completion of reconstruction work.
h. Estimated amount of borrowings and amount of such borrowings to be retired by qualified withdrawal from the Capital Construction Fund including anticipated terms of such financing.
i. Identification of vessels for which the barges, containers, and trailers will be part of the complement, and the vessel's area of operations. In the case of barges which are not a part of the complement of a vessel provide the barges' area of operation.
j. Full details concerning the use of the proposed barge; if the barge is to be used for multiple purposes indicate approximate percentage of time in which the barge will be engaged in each service.
E. Payment of Principal on Existing Indebtedness Incurred in Connection with the Acquisition, Construction or Reconstruction of a Qualified Vessel or a Barge, Container or Trailer which is Part of the Complement of a Qualified Vessel. Provide in a form headed “Schedule B” (see prescribed format in appendix II) the proposed program for payments of principal on existing indebtedness incurred in connection with the acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of qualified vessels, barges, containers, or trailers, giving:
a. Name, official number or other identifying information for the vessel, barge, container, or trailer.
b. Whether the debt was incurred for acquisition, construction or reconstruction, demonstrating evidence of a direct connection between the qualified vessel and the debt which was incurred.
c. The aggregate principal balance of such indebtedness as of the date of this application.
d. The dates and amounts of payments of principal to liquidate the outstanding debt in accordance with the applicable loan agreements or other documents.
VI. As to the Depository to be Used for the Capital Construction Fund. Provide in a tabular form headed “Schedule C” (see prescribed format in appendix II) the full name and complete address of the financial institution which will act as depository. Indicate the type of account, i.e., checking, savings, trust, in which the fund will be held.
VII. Proposed Schedule of Minimum Amounts Available for Deposit into the Capital Construction Fund. Provide in a tabular form headed “Schedule D” (see prescribed format in appendix II) a proposed program for deposits into the Capital Construction Fund commencing with the beginning of the first taxable year for which the Agreement applies. The applicant is advised that the purpose of Schedule D is to insure that a sufficient commitment has been made to accomplish the objectives contained in Schedule B. Minimum annual deposits are not required, but a minimum amount must be deposited for each 3 year period under the Agreement. For each such 3 year period of the proposed Schedule D the Applicant will indicate not only the minimum amount to be deposited, but also the source of such deposit, giving amounts expected to be derived from:
a. Ordinary income attributable to the operation of agreement vessels.
b. Net proceeds from the sale or other disposition of agreement vessels.
c. Receipts from the investment or reinvestment of amounts held in the fund.
d. Earned depreciation on agreement vessels.
VIII. Financial Statements and Reports of the Applicant Including Predecessors. A. Financial Statements. For each of the past three fiscal years provide:
1. Statements of Financial Conditions.
2. Statements of Operations.
3. Statements of Retained Earnings.
B. Reports. If the books of the Applicant were audited by an independent certified public accountant copies of the public accountant's reports shall be submitted for each of the past three fiscal years.
IX. As to Exhibits Furnished. At the time of original filing, the following exhibits, properly identified, shall be furnished:
Exhibit I—A copy of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Applicant or other organization papers including all amendments thereto presently in effect.
Exhibit II—A copy of the By-Laws or other governing instruments of the Applicant, including all amendments thereto presently in effect.
Exhibit III—Such other financial statements, copies of contracts, schedules and other required data which the Applicant desires to incorporate by reference.
X. A statement of any additional information which, in the opinion of the Applicant, is necessary to make the application and attached exhibits true and complete.
XI. A specific written request, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4), must accompany the application if the Applicant wishes certain trade secrets, financial and commercial information contained in this application to be withheld from disclosure. The Maritime Administrator, Department of Transportation will endeavor to respect such a request, acting within the limits of the applicable provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
State of _________ County of _________ ss.:
Name of Applicant _________________
By ___ Name and Title
I, ___, do certify that I am the (Title of Office) of (Exact Name of Applicant), the Applicant on whose behalf I have executed the foregoing application; that the Applicant is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of 46 U.S.C. 50501; that this application is made for the purpose of inducing the United States of America to permit the Applicant, pursuant to section 607 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, the Joint Regulations and the SOC Regulations to establish a Capital Construction Fund for the purposes set forth in 46 U.S.C. 53501; that I have carefully examined the application and all documents submitted in connection therewith and, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the statements and representations contained in said application and related documents are full, complete, accurate, and true.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, a _______ in and for the State and County above named, this ______ day of ________, 20__.
My Commission expires ___________.
Note: The United States Criminal Code makes it a criminal offense to knowingly and willfully falsify, conceal or cover up by any trick, scheme, or device, a material fact from, or make any false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations or make or use any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement to, any department or government agency of the United States as to any matter within its jurisdiction (18 U.S.C. 1001).
[41 FR 4265, Jan. 29, 1976, as amended at 73 FR 56740, Sept. 30, 2008; 74 FR 17097, Apr. 14, 2009]
[Contract No. MA/CCF—]
capital construction fund agreement with
This Capital Construction Fund Agreement (“Agreement”), made on the date hereinafter set forth, by and between the United States of America, represented by the Maritime Administrator, Department of Transportation (“Maritime Administrator”), and ___, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of ___ (“Party”), a citizen of the United States of America.
Whereas: 1. The Party has applied for the establishment of a Capital Construction Fund (“Fund”) under section 607 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (“Act”);
2. The Party is the owner or lessee or has contracted for the construction of one or more eligible vessels as defined in 46 U.S.C. 53501, which vessels are listed in Schedule A hereof;
3. The Party has a program for the construction or acquisition of qualified agreement vessels as defined in 46 U.S.C. 53501, which program is described in Schedule B hereof;
4. The Maritime Administrator and the Party desire to enter into an Agreement for the purpose of providing replacement vessels, additional vessels, or reconstruction vessels, built in the United States and documented under the laws of the United States for operation in the United States foreign, Great Lakes, or noncontiguous domestic trade;
5. The Maritime Administrator has determined that the Party qualifies for an Agreement under the Act; and
6. The Maritime Administrator has authorized the award of an Agreement upon the terms and conditions set forth herein subject to the Act, as it may be amended from time to time, and such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation or his delegate, either alone or jointly with the Secretary of the Treasury, as necessary to carry out the powers, duties, and functions vested in them by the Act (“rules and regulations”).
Now, therefore in consideration of the premises the Maritime Administrator and the Party hereby agree as follows:
1. Establishment of a Fund: (A) A Fund is hereby established for the purposes set forth in Article 2 hereof, pursuant to such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed in this Agreement, the Act, or the rules and regulations.
(B) The Fund shall be established in the depositories listed in Schedule C hereof.
2. Purpose of the Fund: The Fund established hereunder shall be utilized to provide for replacement vessels, additional vessels, or reconstructed vessels, built in the United States and documented under the laws of the United States for operation in the United States foreign, Great Lakes, or noncontiguous domestic trade, and to provide for qualified withdrawals to achieve the program set forth in Schedule B hereof.
3. Term of the Agreement: This Agreement shall be effective on the date of execution by the Maritime Administrator and shall continue until terminated under Article 4.
4. Termination of Agreement: (A) This Agreement may be terminated at any time under any of the following circumstances:
(1) Upon written mutual agreement by the parties;
(2) Upon written notice by the Party that a change has been made in the rules and regulations which would have a substantial effect upon the rights or obligations of the Party.
(B) This Agreement shall terminate upon completion of the program as set forth in Schedule B hereof.
(C) Upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to paragraphs (A) and/or (B) hereof all amounts remaining in the Fund shall be treated as if withdrawn in a nonqualified withdrawal (as that term is defined in the Act and the rules and regulations) on the date of termination of this Agreement.
5. Deposits to be made into the Fund: (A) Subject to any restrictions contained in the Act, the rules and regulations, or this Agreement, the Party may deposit, for each taxable year to which this Agreement applies, amounts representing:
(1) Taxable income attributable to the operation of the vessels listed in Schedule A or B hereof;
(2) The depreciation allowable under section 167 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, on the vessels listed in Schedule A or B hereof;
(3) The net proceeds from the sale or other disposition of any of the vessels listed in Schedule A or B hereof; and
(4) The net proceeds from insurance or indemnity attributable to the vessels listed in Schedule A or B hereof.
(B) The Party shall deposit for each taxable year to which this Agreement applies:
(1) All receipts from the investment or reinvestment of amounts held in the Fund, except that the Party shall not be permitted to deposit more than is necessary to complete its program set out in Schedule B hereof; and
(2) The net proceeds from the mortgage of any vessel listed in Schedule B hereof for which qualified withdrawals from the Fund have been made.
(C) Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (A) or (B) hereof to the contrary, the Party shall make the minimum deposits set forth in Schedule D hereof at the time and in such amounts as may be set forth therein. The Party specifically agrees to deposit up to one hundred percent of allowable taxable income attributable to the operation of agreement vessels in order to meet its obligations under this paragraph.
(D) In the event that any leased vessel listed in Schedule A hereof is included in another capital construction fund agreement, the maximum amount of depreciation which the Party may deposit in respect to that vessel shall be calculated by using the allowable percentage of the depreciation ceiling listed for that vessel in Schedule A hereof.
6. Withdrawals from the Fund: (A) The Party may make such qualified withdrawals (as that term is defined in the Act and the rules and regulations) as shall be necessary to fulfill the obligations set forth in Schedule B hereof. Any such qualified withdrawal may be made without the consent of the Maritime Administrator, except as required by the rules and regulations.
(B) Any other withdrawal from the Fund shall be made only upon the prior written consent of the Maritime Administrator, as required by the rules and regulations.
7. Investment of the Fund: (A) The Party, at its discretion, may invest assets held in the Fund in accordance with the Act and the rules and regulations.
(B) The Party agrees that when investing assets held in the Fund to make such investments as will insure that sufficient cash is available at the time qualified withdrawals are required in accordance with the program described in Schedule B hereof.
8. Pledges, Assignments and Transfers: (A) The Party agrees not to assign, pledge or otherwise encumber, either directly or indirectly or through any reorganization, merger, or consolidation, all or any part of this Agreement, the Fund, or any assets in the Fund without the prior written consent of the Maritime Administrator; Provided, however, The Party may transfer the assets of the Fund, in whole or in part, to an investment trustee, as provided in the rules and regulations.
(B) The Party shall not obligate any assets in the Fund as a compensating balance.
(C) The Party may not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any vessel, or part thereof, described in Schedule B hereof without the prior written consent of the Maritime Administrator.
9. Records and Reports: (A) The Party and each affiliate, domestic agent, subsidiary or holding company connected with, or directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by the Party shall keep its books, records, and accounts relating to the maintenance, operation, servicing of the vessel(s) and/or service(s) covered by this Agreement in such form as may be prescribed by the Maritime Administrator under the rules and regulations.
(B) The Maritime Administrator agrees not to require the duplication of books, records and accounts required to be kept in some other form by the Interstate Commerce Commission or the Secretary of the Treasury, so long as the information required in paragraph (A) hereof is made available to the Maritime Administrator.
(C) The Party agrees to file, upon notice from the Maritime Administrator, balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and such other statements of financial operations, special reports, charters, ships' logs, memoranda of facts and transactions, as in the opinion of the Maritime Administrator may affect the Party's performance under this Agreement.
(D) The Maritime Administrator may require by regulation that any of such statements, reports and memoranda shall be certified by independent certified public accountants acceptable to the Maritime Administrator.
(E) The Maritime Administrator may require the Party to establish and maintain systems of control of expenses and revenues in connection with the operation of the agreement vessel(s).
(F) The Party agrees to submit promptly to the Maritime Administrator any contract executed in connection with the program described in Schedule B hereof.
(G) The Maritime Administrator is hereby authorized to examine and audit the books, records, and accounts of all persons referred to in this Article whenever he may deem it necessary or desirable.
10. Modification and Amendment: This Agreement may be modified or amended at any time by mutual written consent.
11. Incorporation of Schedules: The attached Schedules A, B, C, and D are incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement.
12. Liquidated Damages: (A) In the event that the Party operates any qualified agreement vessel described in Schedule B hereof in geographic trades other than those permitted by 46 U.S.C. 53501 et seq, this Agreement, and/or the rules and regulations, the Party shall pay to the United States an amount of liquidated damages for each day of such impermissible geographic trading which shall constitute the time value of the deferral of Federal income tax which the Party has received. The amount shall be calculated in accordance with the rules and regulations.
(B) The Party agrees to pay the daily rate of liquidated damages to the Maritime Administrator, for deposit in the Treasury of the United States, within the time limits provided for in the rules and regulations.
(C) Nothing in this Article shall in any way be construed to diminish or waive any of the Maritime Administrator's other remedies for breach under the Act, the Agreement, or the rules and regulations.
(D) Notwithstanding the fact that the Agreement may be terminated pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 hereof, or otherwise, the provisions of this Article 12 shall continue in effect as follows:
(1) In the case of a vessel constructed or acquired within one year of final delivery from the shipyard after construction with the aid of qualified withdrawals, for a period of twenty (20) years from the date of such vessel's final delivery;
(2) In the case of a vessel reconstructed or acquired more than one year after final delivery from the shipyard after construction with the aid of qualified withdrawals, for a period of ten (10) years from the date of such vessel's final delivery from the shipyard after reconstruction or the date of such vessel's acquisition; and
(3) In the case of a vessel included in Schedule B hereof as a qualified agreement vessel in regard to which qualified withdrawals from the Fund have been made to pay existing indebtedness, for a period of ten (10) years from the date of the first qualified withdrawal in regard to such vessel, Provided, however, That if such vessel was more than fifteen (15) years old on the date of the first qualified withdrawal in regard thereto, such conditions shall continue for a period of five (5) years in regard to such vessel.
13. Warranties and Representations by the Party: The Party hereby warrants and represents that:
(A) The Party is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended, and will continue to be so for the term of this Agreement. The Party agrees that, each year, within thirty (30) days after the annual meeting of its stockholders, it shall file a supplemental affidavit as evidence of its continuing United States citizenship, provided that any changes in data last furnished with respect to officers, directors, and stockholders holding five percent or more of the issued and outstanding stock of each class or series which would result in a loss of the Party's status as a United States citizen shall be promptly reported to the Maritime Administrator.
(B) The Party owns, is the lessee, or has contracted for the construction of one or more eligible vessels (within the meaning of 46 U.S.C. 53501) as listed in Schedule A hereof.
(C) The qualified vessels described in Schedule B hereof: (1) Were or will be constructed or reconstructed in the United States, except as provided in the Act and the rules and regulations;
(2) Are or will be documented under the laws of the United States and will continue to remain so documented; and
(3) Will be operated in the foreign, Great Lakes or noncontiguous domestic trade of the United States within the meaning of the Act and the rules and regulations
(D) The Party will meet its deposit obligations as agreed upon in Article 5 of this Agreement.
(E) The Party will promptly inform the Maritime Administrator, in writing, of any change in circumstances which would tend to adversely affect the ability of the Party to carry out its obligations under the Agreement.
(F) The Party will faithfully conform to all rules and regulations governing the Agreement and the Fund.
(G) Nothing of monetary value has been improperly given, promised, or implied for entering into this Agreement. The Party further warrants that no improper personal, political or other activities have been used or attempted in an effort to influence the outcome of the discussions or negotiations leading to the award of this Agreement. Breach of this warranty shall constitute an event of default for which the Maritime Administrator shall have the right, notwithstanding Article 4, to terminate this Agreement without liability to the United States.
14. Default in Obligations: (A) If the Maritime Administrator determines that any substantial obligation under this Agreement is not being fulfilled by the Party, he may, under the rules and regulations and after the Party has been given notice and an opportunity to be heard, declare a breach and treat the entire Fund, or any portion thereof, as an amount withdrawn in a nonqualified withdrawal.
(B) The Maritime Administrator shall provide an opportunity for the Party to cure a breach declared pursuant to Paragraph (A) of this Article 14.
(C) Events of breach by the Party shall include, but shall not be limited to: (1) Failure in any respect to use due diligence in performing the program set forth in Schedule B hereof;
(2) Obligating the assets in the Fund as a compensating balance;
(3) Failure to make deposits required in Schedule D hereof;
(4) Failure to secure written permission from the Maritime Administrator when such permission is required by the rules and regulations;
(5) Failure to submit reports and/or records on a timely basis as provided in Article 9 hereof;
(6) Any material misrepresentation made by the Party or any failure by the Party to disclose material information in connection with this Agreement whether before or after execution hereof and whether made in an application, report, affidavit, or otherwise; or
(7) Failure by the Party to comply with any provisions of 46 U.S.C. 53501 et seq, the rules and regulations, or this Agreement.
15. Extension of Federal Income Tax Benefits: The Maritime Administrator agrees that the Federal income tax benefits provided in the Act and the rules and regulations shall be available to the Party if the Party shall carry out its obligations under this Agreement.
United States of America, Maritime Administrator, Department of Transportation
Approved as to form: (Date of Execution)
(Assistant General (President)
Counsel, Maritime
XYZ Co—Schedule A—Eligible Agreement Vessels
Owned or leased and owner is leased
Date and place constructed
SS Smith, official No. 236425. Tanker 56,000 dwt Leased: ABC Ships, Inc., San Diego, Calif., 50 percent of depreciation ceiling 1962, American Steel, San Francisco, Calif.
SS Brown, official No. 325111 ......do 265,000 dwt Owned 1974, Southern Shipyards, Mobile, Ala.
SS Jones, official No. 190528. Container ship 30,000 dwt, 500 400-ft containers ......do 1954, Bond Shipyard, New York, N.Y.
Hercules, official No. 256,125 Oceangoing tugboat 105 ft 2,000 hp ......do 1968, Washington Iron Works, Seattle, Wash.
XYZ-1, official No. 257,164 Roll-on, roll-off barge 1,200 gr ton, 45 40-ft containers ......do 1968, Washington Iron Works, Seattle, Wash.
XYZ-2, official No. 260,138 ......do ......do ......do 1969, Washington Iron Works, Seattle, Wash.
OTC-35, official No. 262,170 ......do 1,500 gr ton, 60 40-ft containers Leased; Oregon Towing Co., Portland, Oreg., 100 percent of depreciation ceiling 1969, J. & J. Shipyard, Portland, Oreg.
200 trailers, Nos. 111032-A-10677B-1M through 11032-A-10877B-1M Dry cargo 40 ft Leased; International Leasing Co., New York, N.Y. 0 percent of depreciation ceiling 1968, Acme Container Corp., New York, N.Y.
1,500 containers, Nos. 312 A through 1312 A. Refrigerated dry cargo. ......do Owned 1969, Aluminum Products, Inc., Dallas, Tex.
XYZ Co—Schedule A—Eligible Agreement Vessels (Continued)
Date and place reconstructed
SS Smith, official No. 236425 Not available 1962 Noncontiguous domestic trade Carriage of crude oil from Valdez, Alaska, to west coast of the continental United States.
SS Brown, official No. 325111 ......do 1974 U.S. foreign trade Worldwide carriage of crude oil.
SS Jones, official No. 190528 1970, Litton Systems, Mississippi 1954 U.S. foreign and noncontiguous trade Container service between Japan and California via Hawaii.
Hercules, official No. 256,125 Not available 1968 Domestic Towing roll-on, roll-off barges from Puget Sound to San Francisco.
XYZ-1, official No. 257,164 ......do 1968 ......do Carriage of trailer type containers between Puget Sound and San Francisco.
XYZ-2, official No. 260,138 ......do 1969 ......do Do.
OTC-35, official No. 262,170 ......do 1969 ......do Do.
200 trailers, Nos. 111032-A-10677B-1M through 11032-A-10877B-1M ......do NA ......do For use on Barges XYZ-1, XYZ-2, and OTC-35.
1,500 containers, Nos. 312 A through 1312 A. ......do NA U.S. foreign noncontiguous domestic trade For use as complement of SS Jones.
XYZ Co., Program Objectives—I. Acquisition or Construction of Vessels
Vessel name, and official number
Amount to be withdrawn from fund
Approximate date of—
Anticipated area of operation
XYZ Co., Program Objectives—II. Reconstruction of Vessels
XYZ Co., Program Objectives—III. Payment of Principal on Existing Indebtedness
Purpose of indebtedness
Amount to be paid from fund
XYZ Co., Schedule C—Depositories for Capital Construction Fund
1. First American Bank checking account 2001 Park Ave., San Francisco, Calif. 94109.
2. Southern California National Bank investment trustee established pursuant to sec. 390.7 of the SOC regulations 1 Waterfront Place, San Francisco, Calif. 94101.
XYZ Co. Schedule D—Minimum Deposits
1973 to 1975 $3,150 1$2,400 $250 $5,800
1976 to 1978 2,900 21,500 325 4,725
1979 to 1981 3,000 350 85 3,435
1982 to 1984 2,800 74 125 3,000
1985 to 1987 2,850 90 60 3,000
1988 to 1990 2,900 100 3,000
1991 to 1993 3,000 100 3,100
1994 to 1996 3,100 110 3,210
1997 to 1999 3,250 120 3,370
2000 3,200 120 3,320
1Net proceeds from sale of barges XYZ-1 and XYZ-2 for $1,200,000 each.
2Net proceeds from sale of tug Hercules.
[41 FR 4265, Jan. 29, 1976, as amended at 42 FR 43632, Aug. 30, 1977; 74 FR 17097, Apr. 14, 2009]
[Illustrative sample of the report required by the Maritime Administration pursuant to 46 CFR part 390 prescribing the capital construction fund reporting requirements to be followed by those companies which are party to a capital construction fund agreement]
Exhibit A—XYZ Co., Summary of cash, securities, and stock on deposit and net accrued deposits to and accrued withdrawals from the capital construction fund as of june 30, 19__
Cash (exhibit A-1 and B) $1,025
Securities and stock—adjusted basis (exhibit A-2 and B) 2,560
Fund total for tax purposes on deposit (exhibit C) 3,585
Net accrued deposits and withdrawals (exhibit A-3) 450
Fund total (agrees with balance sheet submitted at this date) on deposit for book purposes—June 30, 19__ 4,035
Portion of fund total for tax purposes as of June 30, 19__, which represents a “CCF: Security amount” pursuant to an agreement covering the dual use of a capital construction fund Thousands
Balance brought forward $403
Deposits 82
Total “CCF: Security Amount” 485
Exhibit A-1—XYZ Company
summary of cash on deposit in capital construction fund as of june 30, 19__
First American Bank, San Francisco, Calif., checking account No. 654-0876-211 $1,025
Total cash in capital construction fund at June 30, 19__ 1,025
Exhibit A-2—XYZ Co., Summary of Securities and Stock (Adjusted Basis and Fair Market Value) in Capital Construction Fund as of June 30, 19__(in Thousands)
Treasury notes—due July 4, 19__, $800,000 face value, 1st American Bank, San Francisco, Calif., trust account No. 610-2135 $760 $760
Negotiable certificate of deposit—due July 31, 19__, $500,000 at 8 percent, 1st American Bank, San Francisco, Calif., CD No. 186007 500 500
U.S.A. Motors, Inc.—class A common stock, 5,000 shares, Southern California National Bank, trust account No. 358-21 625 725
Energy Co., Inc.—1st preferred, 4,100 shares, Southern California National Bank, trust account No. 358-21 205 255
Boon Corp.—class A common stock, 10,000 shares, Southern California National Bank, San Francisco, Calif., trust account No. 358-21 470 520
Total securities and stock in capital construction fund at June 30, 19__ 2,560 2,760
Exhibit A-3—XYZ Co., Summary of Net Accrued Deposits and Withdrawals in Capital Construction Fund as of June 19__
Accrued deposits:
19__ income (6 mos. ended June 30, 19__) $500
Accrued withdrawals: Progress payment made from general fund—hull 210 250
Net accrued deposits and withdrawals in capital construction fund at June 30, 19__ 450
Exhibit B—XYZ Co., Transcript of Transactions in the Capital Construction Fund for the 6 Mos. Ended June 30, 19__
Securities and stock (at adjusted basis)
Jan. 1, 19__ Balances brought forward $1,500,000 $2,000,000
Jan. 1, 19__ Bond debt payment—SS Smith. $250,000
Jan. 3, 19__ Deposit 19__ depreciation 300,000
Jan. 4, 19__ Purchased Treasury notes—90 days at 6-percent discount. 752,000 752,000 $800,000 at 6-percent discount.
Feb. 29, 19__ Dividends earned 4,500 $0.45 per share on 10,000 shares Boon Corp.
Mar. 15, 19__ Progress payment No. 3 hull 210. 172,500
Apr. 4, 19__ Sale of Treasury notes—cost 752,000 752,000
Income from sale 48,000
Apr. 4, 19__ Purchased Treasury notes 90 days at 5-percent discount 760,000 760,000 $800,000 at 5-percent discount.
Apr. 15, 19__ Deposit from 19__ earnings 310,000
May 15, 19__ Progress payment No. 4—hull 210. 180,000
June 15, 19__ Sale of stock—cost 200,000 200,000 4,000 shares at $56.25 per share.
Gain on sale of stock Energy Co., Inc.
Balances carried forward 1,025,000 2,560,000
Exhibit C—XYZ Co., Summary of Total Transaction Affecting the Tax Account Balances in the Capital Construction Fund for the 6 Mos. Ended June 30, 19__
Opening balance, Jan. 1, 19__ $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $3,500,000
Deposits, income, transfers in, etc 362,500 25,000 300,000 687,500
Total 1,362,500 1,025,000 1,800,000 4,187,500
Withdrawals, losses, transfers out, etc 602,500
Balance at June 30, 19__ 1,362,500 1,025,000 1,197,500 3,585,000
Exhibit D—XYZ Company
summary by vessel of qualified withdrawals from the fund for the six months ending june 30, 19__
A. Acquisition or Construction of Vessels
(1) 80,000 dwt tanker: No qualified withdrawals have been made to date; construction is presently scheduled to commence in mid-1977.
(2) 130-foot ocean tug hull No. 210:
Balance brought forward $700,000
Qualified withdrawals during period 352,500
Total qualified withdrawals to date 1,052,500
130-foot ocean tug hull No. 211: No withdrawals have been made to date; construction is presently scheduled to commence in November 1975
B. Acquisition or Construction of Barges, Containers and Trailers
250-foot tank barge: No qualified withdrawals have been made to date; construction presently scheduled to commence in November 1975.
C. Reconstruction of Vessels
D. Reconstruction of Barges, Containers, and Trailers
E. Payment of Principal on Existing Indebtedness
SS Smith—Official No. 236425:
Balance brought forward $500,000
Qualified withdrawals during period 250,000
Total qualified withdrawals to date 750,000
This Agreement, made by the Maritime Administrator, Department of Transportation (“Maritime Administrator”) and ___ (“Party”), a citizen of the United States of America, as an Addendum to that certain agreement, Contract No. MA/CCF—
Whereas: 1. On ___, the parties hereto entered into a Capital Construction Fund Agreement (“Agreement”) under 46 U.S.C. 53501 et seq;
2. The parties hereto desire to modify that Agreement in the manner hereinafter set forth;
3. The parties hereto have agreed to said amendment and desire to incorporate the same into the Agreement.
Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises the Maritime Administrator and the Party agree as follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4(A)(2) of the Agreement, the Party may, within sixty (60) days after notice appears in the Federal Register that the Regulations jointly prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Transportation have been finalized, terminate the Agreement, if such Regulations have a substantial effect on the rights or obligations of the Party. Upon termination of the Agreement pursuant to this Addendum No. __ the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Act, and the rules and regulations shall apply to all funds remaining in the Fund as if such funds were withdrawn in a non-qualified, withdrawal, as that term is defined in the Act and the rules and regulations.
In witness whereof, the Secretary and the Party have executed this addendum, in quadruplicate, effective as of the date indicated below.
Maritime Administrator,
By By.................
Date Title.................
By By....................
Title................
(Assistant Chief Counsel
Maritime Administration)
[G.O. 109, Rev., Amdt. 6, 42 FR 43634, Aug. 30, 1977, as amended at 73 FR 56741, Sept. 30, 2008; 74 FR 17097, Apr. 14, 2009]
I, ___, (Name) being duly sworn, depose and say:
1. That I am the ___ (Title) of ___. (Name of party)
2. That I am fully acquainted with and have knowledge of the operations of all qualified agreement vessels owned or operated by my company and identified in Capital Construction Fund Agreement, MA/CCF ___.
3. That I have full knowledge of the trading restrictions and liquidated damages provisions pertaining to qualified agreement vessels, as stipulated in46 U.S.C. 53501 et seq, and in the rules and regulations of 46 CFR Part 390.
4. That based on my inspection of Company records and to the best of my knowledge and belief, except as noted below in statement 5 of this affidavit, during the period _____ (Beginning of taxable year) through _____ (End of taxable year) my company operated its qualified agreement vessels only in the United States, foreign, Great Lakes, and noncontiguous domestic trade in accordance with Capital Construction Fund Agreement, MA/CCF ___.
5. Exceptions to statement 4 of this Affidavit are as follows (indicate exceptions below or attach a supplemental statement if additional space is needed; if there are no exceptions, write “none”):
Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public in and for the State, City and County above named, this ______ day of ________, 19__.
My commission expires ____________, 19__
[41 FR 39751, Sept. 16, 1976; 74 FR 17097, Apr. 14, 2009]