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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 35, folder \"Transition Reports (1977) -\nCommerce Department: Management by Objectives and Presidential Management\nInitiatives (4)\" of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 35 of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE\nBRIEFING HANDBOOK\nDEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE\n*\n*\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA\nMANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES AND\nPRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES\nBOOK II OF 2\nFISCAL 1977 UNITED STATES TRAVEL SERVICE OBJECTIVES\nGeneral. USTS proposed two fiscal 1977 objectives, both\nfollow-ons to its 1976 objectives.\nPromotion of travel to the U.S.\n1977 Domestic tourism promotion program\nThese objectives encompass USTS's entire program.\nPromotion of Travel to the U.S. This objective deals with\nUSTS's central mission and covers 90 percent of its resources.\nIt is expected to result in 600,000 visitor arrivals and\n$293 million in foreign exchange earnings. This will be\naccomplished by the following:\nExchange Earnings\nArrivals\n(in millions)\nTour Development\n576,200\n$285.5\nConvention Program\n11,800\n4.1\nIncentive Travel\n12,000\n3.6\nAll of these arrivals and earnings result from specific\nUSTS program actions. USTS cannot say, however, that none\nwould have occurred without these actions.\nTotal visitor arrivals to the U.S. typically run around\n14 million annually.\nDomestic Tourism. This is not a Commerce-suggested program,\nbut resulted from a Senate add-on to the 1976 budget. The\nintent was to key efforts to the upcoming Bicentennial\ncelebration. USTS developed a 1976 objective involving\nprogram consisting of advertising, media services, tourism\ninformation, and research on American travel behavior.\nFor fiscal 1977, USTS has developed a substantially different\nproposal for selling American citizens on traveling in their\nown country. This proposal relies on financial and staff\nassistance from the private sector to develop a program of\nadvertising and related material, and to place this advertising\nin the appropriate media.\n2\nUSTS is approaching a large number of corporations involved\nwith the travel industry, (for example, American Express,\nand various airlines) which will provide the bulk of the\nbudget for the effort. On October 4th Secretary Richardson\nmet with travel industry leaders to start the program off.\nNovember 1976\nUNITED STATES TRAVEL SERVICE\nPromotion of Travel to the United States\n1. Proposed Objective.\nThe objective of USTS' FY 1977 International Marketing Program is\nto identify in FY 1977 600,000 visitors and $293 million in foreign\nexchange earnings as being related to USTS direct impact programs\nconsisting of; Tour Development, Convention Travel and Incentive\nTravel.\nIn the first nine months of CY 1976, USTS' objective was to identify\n385,000 visitors and $200 million in foreign exchange earnings related\nto our direct impact programs. As of June 30, USTS has, through our\nmeasurement system, identified arrivals and earnings related to these\nprograms as follows:\nArrivals\nEarnings\nTour Development\n338,000\n$172,000,000\nConvention Sales\n7,950\n2,944,000\nIncentive Travel\n6,104\n3,400,000\nTotal\n352,054\n$178,344,000\n2. Justification\nAll USTS programs which make up our total marketing plan are aimed\nat increasing tourism to the United States which contributes to the\neconomic growth of the total travel industry. This in turn contributes\nto the tax base and revenue at both the Federal, State, and city\nlevels. In addition, our programs also help in keeping more people\nemployed within the industry by assisting and supporting travel to\nthe United States versus other international vacation destinations.\n3. Approach\nUSTS has identified programs which have both a direct impact and\nsupport active effect within an overall marketing plan aimed at\npromoting travel to the United States. This marketing plan is\nmeasured and evaluated during the period of its implementation\nUSTS has been measuring and evaluating program activities re-\nlated to overall program objectives since 1973. Therefore a base\nhas been established which allows our management group to evaluate,\nimprove and establish realistic objectives which we feel can be\nachieved during a given period.\nAt the end of each calendar year, (fiscal year starting in 1977) the\nresults of all program activities are reported to USTS management\npersonnel for evaluation and discussion in order to set forth\npriorities for the following year in order to achieve program\nobjectives.\n4.\nResources\nFor FY 1977, the breakdown of resources to achieve program objectives\nis as follows:\nPerm.\nPos.\nAmount\n*Promotion of travel to the United States\n131\n$12,970,000\nIt should be noted that consideration is now being given to a proposed\nrescission in FY 1977, which will affect our resources. The rescission\nis as follows:\nPresent\nEffect of\nRevised\nEstimate\nProposed\nEstimate\nRescission\nPerm.\nPerm.\nPos.\nAmount\nPos.\nAmount\nPos.\nAmount\n*Promotion of travel to\n131\n$12,970,000\n-3\n$-500,000\n128\n$12,470,000\nthe United States\n5.\nResponsible Office\nOffice of Marketing and Field Operations\nMr. William Tolson, Acting Director\nExt. 377-3833\n6.\nMilestones\n(Attached)\nPromotion of Trave\nthe United States\nObjective\nChange in Status\nThe objective of USTS' FY 1977 International Marketing Program is to\nidentify in FY 1977, 600,000 visitors and $293 million in foreign exchange\nearnings as being related to USTS direct impact programs consisting of;\nTour Development, Convention Travel and Incentive Travel.\nMilestones\nOct Nov Dec\nJan Feb Mar\nApr May Jun\nJul Aug Sep\nTour Development\nFY 1977\n(1) Select specific itineraries, destinations, program\nobjectives and other contractual terms permitting\ncompletion of 146 contract/letters of agreements.\n(2) Complete 146 contracts and letters of agreements with\ntour wholesalers.\n(3) Report final results of FY 1976 tour development\nprogram.\nFY 1978\n(4) Report final results for FY 1977 tour development\nprogram estimated to produce $285.5 million in\nforeign exchange earnings.\nFORM SEC-904\n2-761\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE\nMilestones\nOct Nov Dec\nJan Feb Mar\nApr May Jun\nJul Aug Sep\nConvention Program\nFY 1977\n(5) Establish monthly contact with approximately 25\nassociation headquarters to ascertain existence of\nU.S. affiliate in order to determine U.S. affiliates'\ninterest in inviting the International Association\nto hold a Congress in the United States.\n(6) Issue final report on convention committed during\nprior years that were held in the U.S. in CY 1976\nexpected to be 18 conventions with 10,000 delegates\nproducing $4 million in tourism revenue.\nFY 1978\n(7) Issue final report on conventions committed during\nprior years to be held in the United States in\nFY 1977 which is estimated to produce 11,800\ndelegates and $4.1 million in foreign exchange\nearnings.\nMilestones\nOct Nov Dec\nJan Feb Mar\nApr May Jun\nJul Aug Sep\nIncentive Travel Program\nFY 1977\n(8) Issue final results on incentive travel programs\nfor CY 1976 expected to produce 5,000 visitors\nand $3 million in tourism revenue.\n(9) Identify 30 tour operators in six USTS markets\nand other selected world markets specializing\nin incentive travel and work with them to establish\nincentive programs to the United States.\nFY 1978\n(10) Issue final report on incentive travel programs\nfor FY 1977 expected to produce 12,000 visitors\nand $3.6 million in tourism revenue.\n1977 DOMESTIC TOURISM PROMOTION PROGRAM\n1. Proposed Objective\nIn FY 1977, USTS will utilize its resources to develop a domestic tourism\npromotion program involving major travel industry corporations and\norganizations. Through this joint sponsorship, USTS and the industry\nexpect to develop a promotional marketing plan designed to reach at\nleast 100 million traveling adults in order to encourage them to travel\nwithin the United States.\n2. Justification\nAt the present time, no catalyst exists, with sufficient high visibility,\nto promote travel within the United States while informing the traveling\npublic of national interest issues related to travel like conservation\nof energy, environmental protection and the beneficial aspect of tourism\nto our culture and the economy. This proposed promotion marketing plan\nwill be designed to address these needs through the cooperative efforts\nof Government and industry.\n3. Approach\nUSTS and the Secretary of Commerce will meet with forty leaders of the\ntravel industry in order to outline the domestic tourism promotional\nprogram. USTS will then seek industry support in developing, sponsoring\nand financing a joint promotional marketing plan which will be put into\neffect during FY 1977. The results of this plan will be measured and\nevaluated by both the Government and industry sponsors in order to\ndetermine its overall effectiveness in informing the traveling public\nthat travel within the United States can be enjoyable, economical, and\ncan be accomplished without compromising the national interests.\n4. Resources\nFor FY 1977, the breakdown of resources to achieve program objectives\nis as follows:\nPerm.\nPos.\nAmount\nDomestic Tourism Program\n10\n$1,500,000\n- 2 -\nIt should be noted that consideration is now being given by the\nAdministration to a proposed rescission which will affect this program.\nThe rescission is as follows:\nPresent\nEffect of Proposed\nRevised\nEstimates\nRescission\nEstimates\nPerm.\nPerm.\nPerm.\nPos.\nAmount\nPos. Amount\nPos.\nAmount\nDomestic Tourism\n10\n$1,500,000\n-4\n-$500,000\n6\n$1,000,000\nProgram\n5.\nResponsible Office\nOffice of Program Services and Development\nHans F. Regh, Managing Director\nTel: 377-4904\n6. Milestones\n(Attached)\n1977 Domestic Tourism Promotion Program\nObjective\nChange in Status\nTo develop a domestic tourism program through joint cooperation and\nsponsorship of the Government, travel industry and tourism organizations\nconsisting of a promotional marketing plan aimed at 100 million traveling\nadults in order to increase travel within the United States.\nMilestones\nOct Nov Dec\nJan Feb Mar\nApr May Jun\nJul Aug Sep\nFY 1977\n(1) Secretary to meet with 40 leaders of the travel\nindustry to seek support of the Domestic Tourism\nProgram.\n(2) Identify and solicit manpower and financial support\nof 20 major travel related corporations and\norganizations.\n(3) Form a working management team consisting of industry\nand Government personnel to develop a promotional\nmarketing plan to reach USTS objectives.\n(4) Develop a measurement system to evaluate the\neffectiveness of the promotional marketing plan.\n(5) Implementation of Promotional Marketing Plan.\nFY 1978\n(6) Report results of promotional Marketing Plan efforts\nin order to determine number of traveling adults\nreached through this promotional program.\nFORM SEC-904\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE\n12-75)\nEDA\nFISCAL 1977 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION OBJECTIVES\nGeneral. The Economic Development Administration proposed\nthree objectives for fiscal 1977. Two deal with the\nestablishment of management systems in two program areas,\nand one is concerned with the implementation of a major\nnew program authority (Local Public Works) involving some\n85% of EDA's resources. None are follow-on 1976 objectives.\nTechnical Assistant Evaluation: The objective is the design\nand implementation of a management system to insure that\nthe Technical Assistance (TA) program relates to other EDA\nefforts, and agency investment strategies and objectives.\nFrom an evaluation of the various TA project types, the\nprogram managers will identify those that are most effective.\nFuture program priorities and resource allocations will be\nbased on the results of the evaluation. Because TA has been\ncriticized in the past for lack of a systematic approach to\nestablishing program priorities and because this represents\na major management initiative for the TA program, Secretarial\ntracking is recommended.\nEconomic Research Impact Review: Under this objective, EDA\nwill establish a management process to identify the policy/\noperational implications of EDA's economic research and to\nincorporate appropriate findings into program policy. EDA's\neconomic research efforts have been critized in the past\n(by OMB and others) as being largely irrelevant to the\nprogram needs of the agency. It was requested that EDA\ndevelop a system whereby research could be responsive to and\nprovide information for the other EDA program areas. This\nobjective is directly responsive to that Office of the\nSecretary request. Secretarial tracking is recommended.\nImplementation of the Local Public Works (LPW) Program: EDA's\nobjective is to insure that appropriate management systems,\nguidelines, and resources are available for the orderly and\neffective administration of this major new program\nresponsibility. Given the high level of funding and Secretarial\ninterest in the program to date, an objective which follows\nthe implementation of LPW is appropriate for Secretarial\ntracking.\nOctober 1976\nEDA'S TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EVALUATION\nProposed Objective:\nDesign/implement a management system to insure the\neffectiveness of the Technical Assistance program in relation\nto EDA programs, investment strategies and agency objectives.\nThis includes a major effort to measure:\nJobs created or saved, the amount of investment,\nand the time frame of program results.\nJustification:\nCurrently the TA program does not maintain a systematic\nmanagement approach to determine (a) the extent to which\nrecipients utilize Technical Assistance, or (b) the impact\nof the Technical Assistance rendered. The need for\nsystematic follow up of Technical Assistance projects is\nan important element in responding to inquiries received\nfrom the Department, OMB and Congressional Committees as\nto program results. Evaluation of program projects will\npermit management to:\ncompare the effectiveness of various TA projects.\nensure that ineffective or marginal projects\nare identified, eliminated or reduced.\ndetermine future TA program priorities,\nstrategies and objectives.\nApproach:\nA test evaluation of a proposed follow-up system is\ncurrently being conducted. Data is being requested from\napproximately 600 recipients of EDA Technical Assistance.\nThis group of addressees received Technical Assistance\nduring Fiscal Years 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1973. Telephone\ncalls will be made, as necessary, to addressees to achieve\nmaximum response rate and to verify data sent back. When\nsufficient data has been collected, it will be tabulated,\nanalyzed and a report will be prepared. Following completion\nof the evaluation the Office of Technical Assistance will\nimplement a systematic follow-up to provide the framework\nfor determining future program policies and objectives.\nResources:\nIt is estimated that 1 professional manyear and 3 Terical\nmanmonths will be required annually for this effort.\nOTA cont.\nResponsible Office:\nThe Office immediately charged with line responsibility\nfor this effort is the EDA Office of Technical Assistance,\nI. M. Baill, Director, under the Deputy Assistant\nSecretary for Economic Development Operations,\nWilliam Henkel, Jr.\nPage 1 of 2\nObjective - EDA's TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EVALUATION\nChange in Status\nDesign/implement a management system to insure the effectiveness of\nthe Technical Assistance program in relation to EDA programs,\ninvestiment strategies and agency objectives. This includes a major\neffort to measure: Jobs created or saved, the amount of investment,\nand the time frame of program results.\n1976\n1976\n1977\n1977\nMilestones\nJUL AUGSEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN\n1. OMB Clearance/Approval of grantee questionnaire\n2. OTA distribute questionnaire to selected grantees\n3. OTA verify grantee responses\nO\n4. OTA initiate analysis of data\n5. OTA submit interim report of funding\no\n6. OTA, based on comments on interim report,\ncompletes report.\n7. OTA issue final report\na\n8. OTA prepare objectives/policy for FY 79 PREVIEW\nESTIMATES based on final report recommendations\no\n9. OTA implement approved evaluation system\no\nMilestones continued on next page.\nPage 2 of 2\nEDA's Technical Assistance Evaluation (Cont.)\n1977\nMilestones\nJUL AUG SEP\n10. OTA recommend program policy and objectives for\nFY 78 appropriation based on final report\nO\nECONOMIC RESEARCH IMPACT REVIEW\nProposed Objective:\nEstablish a management process to identify policy/\noperational implications of EDA's economic research\nand incorporate appropriate findings into Agency\nProgram policy.\nJustification:\nEDA has supported a number of highly useful research\nprojects dealing with many aspects of sub-national economic\ndevelopment. Often this research has formulated policy\nand operational choices that should be considered by\nEDA management but, due to the lack of formal mechanisms,\ndo not receive adequate attention and consideration by\nsenior policy makers. The purpose of this effort would\nbe to correct this deficiency and insure regular\nreview of policy and operational alternatives that arise\nfrom EDA research.\nApproach:\nThe strategy to be used in achieving this objective is\nto create a Research Review Board composed of senior\npolicy personnel of the Agency and involving senior\noperational staff at both the Washington and Regional\nOffice levels. Under the guidance of this Board, there\nwill be at least quarterly briefings and discussions of\npolicy and operational alternatives that arise from EDA\nresearch.\nResources:\nNo additional resources required.\nResponsible Office:\nThe Office immediately charged with line responsibility\nfor this effort is the EDA Office of Economic Research,\nPat Choate, Director, under the Deputy Assistant Secretary\nfor Economic Development Planning, Joseph G. Hamrick.\nPage 1 of 2\nObjective - ECONOMIC RESEARCH IMPACT REVIEW\nChange in Status\nEstablish a management process to identify policy/operational impli-\ncations of EDA's economic research and incorporate appropriate\nfindings into Agency program policy.\n1976\n1976\n1977\n1977\nMilestones\nJUL AUGSEP OCT NOV DECUAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN\n1. OER prepare Directive establishing Research\nReview Board (RRB)\no\n2. EDA clear/approve Directive\n@\n3. OER present proposed FY 1977 research program to\nRRB\no\nO\n4. RRB approve the overall FY 1977 research program\nO\n5. RRB identify a portion of the FY 77 Research\nprogram to be incorporated into the policy and\nobjectives of a specific program area (i.e. 304,\nTitle II etc.) for FY-78\nO\n6. OER prepare work plan to include contracting\nschedule, and project target date, etc.\nO\n7. OER brief executive staff on the possible policy\nand operational implications of selected EDA\nresearch for FY 77\nO\nB. Progress Report of the FY 1977 research program\nO\nMilestones continued on next page.\nPage 2 of 2\nEconomic Research Impact Review (Cont.)\n1977\n1977\n1977\n1978\nMilestones\nAPRMAY JUN\nJUL AUG SEP\nOCT. NOV DEC\nOCT NOV DEC\n9.\nOER prepare objective/policy for FY 79 PREVIEW\no\nESTIMATES based on available data.\n10. OER identify policy and operational impli-\ncations of selected EDA research to be\nconsidered for FY 78 appropriations\n11. OER develops policy and objective alternatives,\nbased on research findings, for specific\nprogram area (See Milestone 5)\n12. Program area, in conjunction with OER recommen-\ndations, develops FY 78 program strategies.\no\n13. OER present proposed FY 78 research program to\nRRB\nO\n14. RRB approve the overall FY 1978 research program\n15. OER in conjunction with appropriate EDA offices,\nevaluate impact of FY 77 research program on\nprogram area (See Milestones 5 and 12)\nIMPLEMENTATION OF THE LOCAL\nPUBLIC WORKS (LPW) ACT\nProposed Objective:\nTo insure that appropriate management systems, guidelines\nand resources are available to conduct an orderly and\neffective administration of the LPW program.\nJustification:\nThe LPW program may involve upwards of $2 billion. The\nadministration of a program of this magnitude will require\nspecific rules and regulations, guidelines, procedures,\npersonnel resources and management control to insure\nappropriate administration of the program.\nApproach:\nWhile some ad hoc task forces will be established for\nspecific purposes (e.g., prepare procedures, develop\napplication forms, etc), the program will be primarily\nadministered within the existing organization structure\nof EDA.\nResources:\nAn estimated 325 additional employees will be required\nearly in the FY, with this number tapering off sometime\nafter March 1977 to a base number (yet to be determined).\nThis base number will be required into FY 78 for project\nmonitoring. Funds, not to exceed $10 million, are expected\nto be available for administrative expenses during\nFY 77.\nResponsible Office:\nThe Office immediately charged with line responsibility\nfor this effort is the EDA Office of Public Works,\nGeorge Karras, Director, under the Deputy Assistant Secretary\nfor Economic Development Operations, William Henkel, Jr.\nPage 1 of 3\nObjective - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS (LPW) ACT\nChange in Status\nTo insure that appropriate management systems, guidelines and\nresources are available to conduct an orderly and effective\nadministration of the LPW program.\n1976\n1976\n1977\n1977\nMilestones\nJUL AUG SEPOCT NOV DECJAN FEB MARAPR MAY JUN\n1. Congress authorizes LPW program\n2. Secretary delegates authority to EDA to adminis-\nter LPW program\n3. EDA publish LPW program rules and regulations\n4. EDA publish LPW program guidelines\n5. OMB approve EDA's LPW application form-\n6. EDA distribute LPW application forms to Regional\nOffices (60,000 copies)\n7. EDA prepare and distribute LPW processing\nprocedures\n8. EDA identify personnel resources required for LPW\nand prepare hiring and phase down plan\n9. EDA determine scope of administrative support\nrequired for LPW program (space, equipment,\nfurniture)\nMilestones continued on next page.\nPage 2 of 3\nImplementation of the Local Public Works (LPW) Act (Cont.)\n1976\n1976\n1977\n1977\nMilestones\nJUL AUG SEPOCT NOV DECJAN FEB MARAPR MAR JUN\n10. Congress appropriates LPW program funds\no\n11. OMB apportions LPW program funds\nO\n12. EDA begins hiring additional employees for. LPW\nprogram\n13. EDA accepts LPW applications\n14. EDA obtains space, furniture and equipment for\nLPW employees.\n15. EDA completes hiring of LPW employees\nO\n16. Assistant Secretary begins approval of\napplications\nO\n17. EDA completes space, equipment and furniture\nevaluation needs for LPW in light of personnel\nphase down\nO\n18. EDA begins phase down of LPW employees\nb\n19. EDA begins to terminate contracts for space,\nequipment and furniture rentals in accordance\nwith LPW personnel phase down plans (See\nMilestones 8 and 17)\nO\n20. EDA accelerates phase down of LPW employees\no\nMilestones continued on next page.\nPage 3 of 3\nImplementation of the Local Public Works (LPW) Act (Cont.)\n1977\n1977\nMilestones\nJUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC\n21. EDA completes LPW employee phase down\n(approximately 100 employees retained for\nservicing/monitoring)\no\n22. EDA completes termination of appropriate\ncontracts for space, equipment and furniture\nrentals\no\nFISCAL 1977 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION OBJECTIVES\nGeneral. MARAD proposed five fiscal 1977 objectives, all\nbut one (the last one listed) being carry-ons from the\n1976 MBO program.\nOperating differential subsidy\nShip construction\nUS/USSR Maritime Agreement\nEqual opportunity in maritime industries\nReady reserve fleet plan\nThese objectives account for about 92% of MARAD's total\nprogram.\nOperating Differential Subsidy: This objective aims at the\nreduction of the cost of the operating differential subsidies\nthrough review of possible changes in the ODS system\n(principally the essential trade route concept) and the\nelimination of maintenance and repair coverage from ODS\ncontracts. A study of the ODS program to identify more\neffective use of ODS funds without adversely U.S. merchant\nfleet capacity to meet commercial and national security needs\nwill be completed in February. Maintenance and repair\ncoverage provisions are being deleted from the twenty-year\nODS contracts as they are being renewed.\nShip Construction Program: This objective is designed to\ncontinue the ship construction program initiated by the\nMerchant Marine Act of 1970. Because CDS plications generally\nreflect market forces not controlled by MARAD, however, MARAD\ninducements in this area are limited to leverage provided\nby ODS funds and obligations, and financial incentives\nallowed by legislation.\nU.S./U.S.S.R. Maritime Agreement: The purpose of this objective\nis to renegotiate new shipping rates for the U.S./U.S.S.R.\nMaritime Agreement and to monitor performance against the\nAgreement. The current charter rate for grain cargoes expires\non December 31, 1976 and there are issues with respect to\n*\nConstruction Differential Subsidy\n2\ncompliance with the 1975 agreement that must be resolved\nbefore a new agreement can be signed.\nEqual Opportunity in Maritime Industries: The purpose of\nthis objective is to achieve full minority and female\nparticipation in the maritime industries' workforce and to\npromote the development of related minority business\nenterprises by enforcing equal opportunity compliance\nprocedures and promoting the greater use of minority\nbusiness in maritime contracting.\nReady Reserve Fleet Plan: This objective is designed to\nprovide a significant number of ships in the National Defense\nReserve Fleet in an advanced state of readiness (five to\nten days). The Navy (DOD) will fund the preactivation\nshipyard work for five ships per year (for up to six years),\nwhile MARAD will provide the supervision, inspection and\nmaintenance of the ships with this readiness capacity in the\nReserve Fleet.\nNovember 1976\nOreratins-differential Subsidy\n1. Proposed Objective\nThis objective aims at the reduction of the cost e: Operating-\ndifferential subsidies through review of possible changes in the\nODS system (principally the essential trade route concept) and\nelimination of zaintenance and repair coverage from ODS contracts.\nAlthough the specific milestones invclved are scheduled to be\ncompleted by July 1977, reduction of CDS costs is a continuing\nobjective of MarAd.\n2. Justification\nOperating-differential subsidy (ODS) is one of the key programs\nunder the Merchant Marine Act. It provides for the payment of\nDDS to qualified U.S.-flag shipping companies for the operation\nof ships in essential services in the foreign commerce of the\nUnited States. In general, this program has been needed in order\nto equalize the disparities in operating costs between American\nships and their foreign competitors. These disparities have been\nprimarily in wages of officers and crews, insurance, and\nmaintenance and repairs not compensated by insurance. In order to\ncarry out this program, the Maritime Subsidy Board, as the representa-\ntive of the Secretary of Commerce, is authorized to enter into ODS\ncontracts for either liner or bulk carrier operations for a term up\nto 20 years.\nIn recent years, overall CDS program costs are increasing and are\nprojected to increase further due to inflation. Ihe purpose of\nour objective in the ODS area is to reduce the COST of the ODS\nprogram.\n3. Approach\nA Department of Commerce audit report of May 1976 recommended that\nMarAd document essential trade route and service criteria. The\nOffice of Audits suggested consideration of the following:\n\"Developing guides for use in determining when the amount\nand value of cargo carried over certain routes is sufficient\nto warrant designation as an essential trade route.\n\"Including, in the essential service criteria, consideration\nof such factors as availability of cargo, extent of vessel\nutilization, and degree of U.S.-flag participation considered\nattainable and any other matters deemed pertinest.\n\"Insuring that the procedures include provision for adequately\ndocumenting the files to clearly show the principal considera-\ntions and issues involved in the evaluation process.\n2\nWe agree with the Office of Audits that it would be desirable and\nuseful to prepare a formal description of the criteria and procedures\nused for (1) determining the essentiality of a United States foreign\ntrade route, and (2) determining the requirements for U.S.-flag service\non the route. We are, therefore, preparing such documentation.\nMarAd has begun a study of the ODS system. This study will involve\nreexamination of the concept to determine whether it realistically\npromotes the interests of the United States and the operators of the\nU.S. merchant fleet. The overall study will include an assessment of\nfleet productivity in relation to subsidy expenditures, an evaluation\nof the relationship of ODS to management decisions, and consideration\nof modifications to the current system. Special emphasis will be placed\non an examination of potential benefits which might result from greater\nflexibility in the essential trade route concept.\nIn the area of the elimination of maintenance and repair subsidy, MarAd\npolicy concerning subsidies for maintenance and repairs (M&R) has been to\neliminate this expense from recent renewals of long-term Operating-\ndifferential subsidy contracts. The goal for June 1977 is to eliminate\nM&R subsidy from all contracts signed by that date. The following\ncontracts are those likely to be renewed by that date:\n- American President Lines' long-term contract (in part) expires\nin December 1976. This involves 14 ships.\n- States and Prudential long-term agreements expire in December\n1977. These contracts involve 29 ships.\n- Lykes Bros. contract involving 41 ships expires December 1977.\n- Waterman new long-term agreement: Application for service on\nTR 12 and 22 has been approved, contract to be signed shortly.\nApplication for service on TR 21 is pending.\n4. Resources\nThe ODS studies are projected to require 302 man-years and $40,000. It\nis not possible to estimate the resources involved in eliminating M&R\ncoverage from ODS contracts being renewed, because it is part of the\nentire ODS renewal process. (However, M&R represents about 4.8 percent\nof ODS costs estimated for FY 1977.)\n3\n5. Responsible Office\n(a) Office Responsible for Administration of ODS Program:\nAssistant Administrator for Maritime Aids\nMr. Roy E. Yowell\n(b) Office Responsible for Evaluation:\nAssistant Administrator for Policy and Administration\nMr. Russell F. Stryker\n6. Milestones\n(a) Document criteria and procedures currently\nOriginal:\nused in the establishment of essential\nOctober 1976\ntrade routes and services of U.S. foreign\nRevised:\ncommerce.\nNovember 1976\n(b) Conduct 2 study of the CDS Frogram to\nidentify feasible changes which might\nbring about the most realistic premotion of\nthe interests of the United States and the\noperators of the U.S. merchant fleet.\nFebruary 1977\n(c) Eliminate maintenance and repair coverage\nfrom ODS contracts being renewed.\nJune 1977\n(d) Reduce the gap between the calculation\nof tentative CD3 rates and the development\nof final CDS rates in order to complete\nfinal settlement of subsidy and permit\noperator to submit bill and receive payment.\nSeptember 1977\nera\n3-D\nref\nS\n1dy\nObjective\nChange in Status\nReduction of the cost of Operating-differential subsidies through>review of\npossible changes in the QDS system and elimination of maintenance and repair\nOn schedule exept for one\ncoverage from ODS contracts.\nslight variance.\nMilestones\nOct. llov Dec Jun Feb Mar\n,Ifil\" May Jun\nJul\nAn:\n(a) Document criterin and procedures currently used in the\nestablishment or essential trade routes and services\nof U.S. foreign commerce.\no\n,0\n(1) Conduct 11 study of the 003 Program to Identify feasible\nchanges which might bring about the most realistic\npromotion of the interests of the United States and the\noperators of the U.S. merchant fleet.\no\n(c)\nEliminate mulntenande una repuir coverage from ODS\ncontracts being renewed.\n0\n(d) Reduce the rap between the calculation of tentative ODS\nrates and the development of final ODS rates in order to\ncomplete final settlement of subsidy and permit operator\nto submit bill and receive payment.\nFORM SEC-904\nMBO TYPING FORMAT\nMARITIME ADMINISTRATION\nOPERATING-DIFFERENTIAL SUBSIDIES\nExtension of ODS Contracts\nRenewal of ODS agreements for new 20-year agreements have been signed by\nthe following companies:\nMoore-McCormack Lines, Inc. - effective through December 31, 1994\nDelta Steamship Lines, Inc. - effective through December 31, 1995\nFarrell Lines Incorporated - effective through December 31, 1995\nFive other renewal applications have been filed:\nTermination of\nCompany\nPresent Contract\nAmerican President Lines, Ltd.\nDecember 31, 1976\nAmerican President Lines, Ltd.\nDecember 31, 1978\nStates Steamship Company\nDecember 31, 1977\nLykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.\nDecember 31, 1977\nPrudential Lines, Inc\nDecember 31, 1977\nPacific Far East Line, Inc.\nDecember 31, 1978\n1/ This application also involves a two-year contract covering their\nexisting service, if agreement cannot be reached on a new 20-year\ncontract by December 31, 1976. The two-year contract would terminate\nconcurrently with the current ODS agreement of APL's American Mail Line\nDivision, December 31, 1978.\nThese renewal applications are in various stages of administrative\nprocessing and review. Other U.S.-flag operators have intervened on\nall ODS contract renewals based on services which are directly\ncompetitive with the subsidized operators service.\nUNITED STATES\nMERCHANT FLEET AGE ANALYSIS\nOCEANGOING SHIPS OF 1.000 GROSS TONS AND OVER\n(TONAGE IN THOUSANDS)\nJUNE 30. 1976\nSUBSIDIZED FLEET\nTOTAL\nGROSS\nDEAD\nAVG/AGE\n0-5\n6-10\n11-15\n16-20\nOVER 20\nx UVER 20\nCOMBINATIONS\n6\n744\n503\n16.3\n.\n0\n0\n4\n0\n2\n033.3\nFREIGHTERS\n174\n24,030\n29.009\n11.0\n30\n46\n68\n9\n21\n012.0\nBULK CARRIERS\n2\n802\n1,644\n02.5\n2\n0\n0\n0\n0\n000.0\nTANKERS\n12\n3.959\n7.726\n01.2\n12\n0\n0\n0\n0\n000.0\nTOTAL SUBSIDIZED\n194\n29,535\n30,002\n11.2\n44\n46\n72\n9\n23\n011.8\nNON.SUBSIDIZED FLEET\nCOMBINATIONS\n0\n0\n0\n00.0\n0\n0\n0\n0\n0\n000.0\nFREIGHTERS\n130\n20,603\n20,767\n20.3\n24\n16\n16\n1\n73\n056.1\nBULK CARRIERS\n16\n2,126\n3.649\n28.1\n1\n0\n1\n0\n14\n087.5\nTANKERS\n237\n50,640\n91.263\n19.5\n35\n19\n21\n53\n109\n045.9\nTOTAL NON-SUBSIDIZED\n383\n73,369\n115.679\n20.1\n60\n35\n30\n54\n196\n051.1\nPRIVATE OWNED FLEET\nCOMBINATIONS\n6\n744\n503\n16.3\n0\n0\n4\n0\n2\nFREIGHTERS\n033.3\n304\n44,633\n49.776\n15.4\n54\n62\n84\n10\n94\nBULK CARRIERS\n030.9\n18\n2,928\n5.293\n25.3\n3\n0\n1\n0\n14\nTANKERS\n077.7\n249\n54,599\n98.989\n18.6\n47\n19\n21\n53\n109\n043.7\nTOTAL PRIVATE OWNED FLEET\n577\n102,904\n154,561\n17.1\n104\n81\n110\n63\n219\n037.9\nShip Construction Program\n1. Proposed Objective\nThe primary purpose of this objective is to continue the ship\nconstruction program initiated by the Merchant Marine Act, 1970.\nThis objective is included because of its importance, even though\nits inclusion may not be justified by the guidance that MBO\nobjectives should not deal with problems beyond the control of the\nDepartment. MarAd influence is limited in this area because CDS\napplications generally reflect market forces that MarAd does not\ncontrol. The actual control which can be exerted by MarAd stems\nfrom control over ODS contracts and leverage provided by replace-\nment obligations, the persuasion and promotion exercised through\nmechanisms like meetings with shippers and implementation of\nlegislative and administrative changes which will facilitate the ship\nconstruction process.\n2. Justification\nUnder the 1970 Act, the Maritime Administration has been embarked\non a program to strengthen the technical capability and increase the\nproductive efficiency of U.S. shipyards. In addition, there have bee=\nspecialized ship construction efforts especially for the carriage cf\nenergy materials like oil and liquefied natural gas.\nIn recent periods, tanker business worldwide has fallen off and\ncontracts for some tankers were cancelled and thousands of jobs have\nbeen lost. Of 13 major U.S. shipyards, which provide approximately\n40,000 jobs, it is estimated that at least six will need new work in\nFY 1977. These are (1) Seatrain Shipbuilding, Brooklyn, New York;\n(2) Sun Shipbuilding, Chester, Pennsylvania; (3) Bethlehem Steel,\nSparrows Point, Maryland; (4) Newport News (Commercial), Newport News,\nVirginia; (5) Litton/Ingalls, Pascagoula, Mississippi; and (6) Avondale\nShipyard, New Orleans, Louisiana.\nAlthough in recent years there has not been a substantial number of\norders for general cargo vessels (container, LASH, Ro/Ro, etc.), we\nanticipate substantially increased intent for this type of vessel in\nthe near future. It is further anticipated that this intent will result\nin contracts for construction of this type of vessel.\nIn addition, there is a new emphasis toward dry bulk ship construction.\nDry bulk construction is a special objective and the following facts\nare noteworthy:\n2\nIn 1974, dry bulk cargoes constituted 45 percent of U.S.\nforeign trade.\nO Dry bulk ships carry principally grains, coal, and ores.\n- A large part of the grain shipments are aid program\nshipments by the U.S. Government to foreign countries.\n- A minimum of 50 percent of these shipments has been\nreserved for U.S.-flag ships under Public Law 664.\nO The 1970 Merchant Marine Act envisaged the construction of\nsubstantially increased dry bulk carrier capacity.\nO To date, this objective has not been met.\n- The U.S. bulk fleet consists of only 19 vessels with an\naverage age of well over 25 years.\n- U.S.-flag dry bulk carriers move only approximately two\npercent of all such cargoes moving in U.S. foreign commerce.\n3. Approach\nThe approach will include, in addition to the normal operations of\nMarAd's ship construction program, assessing ship demand quarterly\nprior to each briefing of the Secretary of Commerce on MarAd's\nobjectives. The status of existing ship construction projects in\norder to determine the most active and viable contracts will be\nexamined. At the present time, Exhibit 1 presents tabular type data\non the active projects as of October 1976.\nThe Maritime Administration currently has underway an expanded\nmarketing effort designed to demonstrate the advantages of construc-\ntion and operation of U.S.-flag ships to major operators and shippers\nof bulk cargoes. The promotion of dry bulk carrier construction will\nbe implemented by conducting promotional meetings with six individual\ncompanies by December 1976, developing an agency-wide strategy to\nachieve legislative, regulatory and administrative changes for\npresentation to Congress.\n4. Resources\nThe magnitude of the resources involved in this objective can be\napproximated by the projected $214 million in ship construction\nobligations for FY 1977 and a rough estimate of 123 positions for\nthose MarAd offices directly involved in the ship construction program.\n3\n5. Responsible Office\nAssistant Administrator for Operations\nMr. J. J. Nachtsheim\n6. Milestones\n(a) During FY 1977, contract for 14 ships.\nSeptember 1977\n(b) Promote the construction of dry bulk\ncarriers in U.S. shipyards:\n(1) Conduct a series of promotional\nmeetings with six individual\ncompanies by December 1976.\nJanuary 1977\n(2) Develop an agency-wide strategy\nto achieve bulk vessel construction.\nJanuary 1977\n(3) Draft necessary revised legislative\nchanges for presentation to Congress.\nFebruary 1977\n(c) Assess the actual ship construction that\nhas been contracted for in FY 1977.\nSeptember 1977\nSmrry Commetics Program\nObjective\nChange in Status\nContinue the ship construction program initiated by the Merchant Marine\nAct, 1970.\nOn schedule.\nMilestones\nOct. Nov Dec\nJun Feb Mur\nApr May Jun\n1011 Aug ::\n(a) During FY 1977, contract for 14 ships.\n(b) Promote the construction of dry bulk carriers in U.S.\nshipyards:\n(1) Conduct a series of promotional meetings with\nsix individual companies by December 197\n.\n0\n(2) Develop an agency-wide strategy to achieve bulk\nvessel construction.\n0\n(3) Draft necessary revised legislative changes for\npresentation to Congress.\no\n(c) Assess The actual ship construction that has been\ncontracted for in FY 1977.\nFORM SEC-904\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMME,\n12-781\nMBO TYPING FORMAT\nExhibit 1\nNovember 9. 2976\nACTIVE SHIP CCISTRUCTION PROJECTS\nEstimated\nPotential\nNumber c: Type of Ship\nDWT\nCDS Funding\nPurchaser\nFiscal Year\nCommitment\nContainershics\n\"2 CNTR\n18,000\n60,000,000\nAmerican President Lines Itd.\n1978\n#4 CNTR\nAccelerated replacement obligation\n28,000\n170,000,000\nSea-Land Corporation\n1978\nConfidential conversations with MarAd\nofficials/Explornacy meetings with\nLAMI\nshipyards\n* LASH\n38,000\n76,000,000\nWaterman Steamship Corporation\n1977\nCDS Application/Condition or proposal\n2 LASH\nODS contract\n38,000\n42,000,000\nWaterman Steamship Corporation\nRoll-cn/Roll-cff\n1978\nReplacement obligation\n3- Ro,'Ro's\n14,500\n70,000,000\nWaterman Steamship Corporation\n1978\nCDS Application\n1\nRo/Ro-Barge\n(113 trailers)\n4,500,000\nCumberland Shipping Company\n1977 or 78\n1\nRo/Ro-Esrge\n(\n\"\n\"\nCDS Application\n.\n)\n4,500,000\n1\nRail-Sea Corporation\n1977 or 78\nRo/Ro-Barge\n\"\n:\n6,000,000\nCDS Application\nCove Carriers, Inc.\n1977 or 78\nCDS Application\nLiquofied Natural Gas Carriers\n\"2 Lild's\n125,000m\n66,000,000\nPanhandle Eastern (Lactmar)\n# 3 LIG's\n1977\nCDS Application\n125,000m\n99,000,000\nPacific Lighting (Zapata)\n1977 or 78\n\"5 LNG's\nCDS Application\n125,000m\n180,000,000\nE1 Faso II\n1978\nFPC hearings underway\nBreakbulk Shics\n*3 Breakbulk\n2,000\n9,000,000\nAmerican Atlontic Shipping\n(American Marine Industries)\n1977\n\"2 Breakbulk/Container/Ro-Ro\nCDS Application\n13,000\n35,000,000\nPrudential Lines, Inc.\n1978\nReplacement obligation End meetings\nwith MarAd officials\nHeavy Lift Ships\n*? 2 Heavy 11:\n4,500\n10,000,000\nAmerican !leavy Lift Ship: !!\n1977\nCDS Application\nCompany\n2.\n2\nEstimated\nExtential\nNumber of Type == Ship\nD.F.\nCDS Funding\nPurchaser\nFiscal Year\nCommitment\nBull: Carriers\n32/ 2 Bulk\n35,000\n$61,000,000\nFalcon Cango Ships\n1977 or 78\nCD3 Application\nto\nBulk-ore\n35,000\n41,000,000\nE.I. Du Font de Demours\n1977 or 78\nCommunication with MarAi officials\n=\nChemical\n6,500\n8,000,000\nE.I. Du Pont de Memours\nLATT or 70\nCommunication with MarAd officials\nConversions\n(2. Conversions\n10,000,000\nLykes Bros. Steamship Co.,In:.\n1977 or 78\nCommunication with MarAi officials\n(2) Conversions\n10,000,000\nMoore-McCormack Lines\n1977 or 78\nCommunication with MorAi officials\n(1) Conversions\n5,000.000\nE.I. Du Font de Memours\n1977 or 78\nCommunication with MarAd orficials\nConversions\n5,000,000\nAmerican President Lines\n1277\n:: + (v)\nTotals\nCES Application (11-0-76)\n372,000,000\n10\nThese projects appear in the ship mix for the 1973 budget although all the ships in each project =sy not be funded.\n1/ C::1on for a fourth.\n2/ :::1on for a third.\n10.80\nV.S. DEPARTMENT of CONVERCE\nMONIM OF\nREPORT NO.\nLOLO\nMANIFINE\nFOR OFFICIAL USE C.\nSHIPYARD EMPLOYMENT\nshij, 2976\n(EXCLUDING SUBCONTRACTED WORK; in ye.de with shipbuilding factl., for chips 473 by \" Irel\nPRODUCTION WORKERS\nSHIPBUILDING\nSHIP REPAIR\nAll Employees\n95,973\nTotal\nTotal\nPlant\nProduction\nTotal\n: coluction Embere 17,022\nEmployees\nmarkers\nMores\nNov\nChese\nPrivate\n1.0.00\n( -\nMared\ntodetal\nkynn\nNovy\nwhen\nIndical\nVeras\n1\n:\n.\n\"\n,\n1.\n,\n.\n\"\n:-\n\"\nCHAND TOM\n25,273\n77.022\n64,083\n17,314\n4.6\n1\n14\"\n\"\n-\nind\nATLANDIC C.A.:.\n5:10\n31,107\n\"%\"\n1,1.4\n1%\n-\n1, \"\n-\n,14\n-\nMath Iron Works\n1,250\n2,100\n1,19\n1,0%\n⑆\n-\n1%)\n121\nto\n121\n-\n-\nGeneral Dynactos vulucy\n4.735\n2,304\n2,j4j\n1,353\n1\n-\n960\n42\n-\n12\n-\n-\nSentrain Shiptlis, Brooklyn\n1,194\n1,274\n1,274\nB:1\n4\n-\n\"33\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\nFun Dritock\n3,725\n3,017\n2,522\n-\n-\n-\n2,522\n221\n-\n-\n-\nPhyle:1 Shiebling. & Drydock\n1,527\n900\n232\n.\n-\n-\n232\n575\n-\n2:3\n-\n:::\nIritletes Steel, Sparrows Point\n3,606\n2,215\n2,178\n2,152\n16\n-\n-\n67\n-\n-\n-\n(0\nNewpor: \"\"I\" Sairolds. & Drvdock\n23,667\n18,912\n16.193\n2,336\n11.\n5\n-\n-\n1,373\n-\nPIA\n$\n1.7'\nCOUP COAST\n26,192\n30,593\n24,98,\n1,007\n17,274\n-\n5,800\n5,089\n-\n2,07\n-\nis,\nAleta-n Drytock & Shipblds.\n2,200\nI\n3,153\n1.021\n-\n-\n1,521\n431\n-\n-\n-\n1.7\nLitter/Ingells, PreceRoula\n22,692\n19,498\n17,273\n-\n17,778\n-\n-\n2,223\n-\n2,017\n-\n:\nAvor.isle Snippords\n6,499\n5,795\n3,779\n1,901\n.\n-\n1,87.\n2,710\n-\n-\n-\nE\nLevingstin Shiptlis., Orange\n2,028\n1,590\n1,109\n-\n:\n-\n1,109\n123\n-\n-\n-\n13\nBethleken Steel, Beaumont\n1,072\n818\n380\n-\n,\n-\nieo\n291\n-\n-\n-\n291\nMuration Stipbles.. Brownsville\n748\n61A\n618\n-\nr\n61A\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\nFACIFIC COAS?\n14,601\n12,950\n9,982\n4,013\n2,174\n445\n3,3.0\n1.4:1\n-\nSET\nIIL\n7:2\nNY: 1 SHIPPED\n6.355\n5.0.15\n5.20\n1,142\n1.\n-\n1.5%\n2:,7\n-\n411\n-\n:.:\nTois Sun Pedro\n2,130\n2,024\n1,471\n941\nú\n-\n314\n144\n-\n15\n-\n12\nP-thleten Strel, Sun Francisco\n570\n370\n141\n-\n1\n-\n161\n11\n-\n40\n75\n$\nCorl\nPortland\n2,104\n1,78:\n9!!\n-\n-\n989\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\nLockteed Chipting., Senttle\n2,388\n2,193\n1,795\n1.\n1, %0\n445\n-\n200\n-\n-\n0\n27.1\nTi:1 Entered, Senttle\n973\n07\n340\n-\n145\n-\n203\n317\n-\n101\n3:\n205\nGREAT LAMES\n2,850\n2.16.\n1,704\n-\n-\n-\n1,794\n10%\n-\n-\n21\n::5\nAmerican Chipbidg... lorain\n1,072\nfor\nC2')\n-\n+\n-\n528\n260\n-\n-\n-\n\"in\nChipbide., Toledo\n1PM\n307\n307\n-\n-\n-\n07\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\nLISEARY\nl'efse Shiphild., bay City\n1.11\n-\n,\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\n4\n-\n-\n-\nBay thirblds., Sturgeon Bay\n1,138\n1,0%\n737\n-\n-\n737\n197\n-\n-\n21\n1%\n13\n122\n122\n-\n-\nFrazer Superior\n192\n-\n'\n-\n-\n-\n-\noffice of\nAVERAGE MONTHLY SHIPYARD EMPLOYMENT\nR\n4\nact\nELEI\nCII\nos\nFACILITIES TO CON. ,CT SHIPS 475 BY 68 FEET\nTOTAL\nSHIP CONSTRUCTION AND CONVERSION\nSHIP REPAIR\nNO.\nTOTAL\nDIRECT\nOTHER\nOTHER\nAR MONTH YARDS\nPLANT\nLABOR\nTOTAL\nMARAD\nNAVY\nFED\nPRIVATE\nTOTAL\nMARAD\nNAVY\nFED.\nPRIVATE\n1959\nJAN\n21\n65,458\n54,715\n45,744\n2,082\n24,016\n-\n19,646\n6,562\n25\n1,654\n-\n4,883\n1:60\nJAN\n21\n65,848\n54,991\n47,460\n8,294\n30,799\n-\n8,367\n4,922\n-\n312\nI\n4,610\n1.61\nJAN\n21\n66,682\n54,091\n46,314\n9,008\n32,913\n-\n4,393\n5,629\n16\n1,470\n-\n4,143\n1.112\nJAN\n20\n59,328\n51,521\n41,623\n13,554\n25,808\n-\n2,261\n6,725\n-\n1,948\n-\n4,777\n63\nJAN\n20\n57,477\n49,292\n40,873\n11,522\n27,090\n-\n2,261\n5,524\n-\n1,106\n-\n4,418\n1064\nJAN\n21\n51,381\n43,695\n35,710\n6,215\n26,999\n-\n2,496\n5,934\n1\n1,638\n-\n4,296\n1965\nJAN\n21\n65,736\n55,264\n42,606\n6,821\n30,127\n-\n5,658\n11,021\n-\n5,775\nI\n5,246\n1966\nJAN\n21\n72,612\n57,208\n44,193\n5,638\n31,975\n120\n6,460\n11,324\n653\n5,148\n-\n5,523\n1967\nJAN\n21\n72,416\n59,159\n42,360\n8,113\n29,171\n840\n4,236\n14,173\n288\n6,171\n-\n7,714\n1968\nJAN\n20\n75,368\n62,234\n47,263\n10,462\n28,930\n2,025\n5,846\n12,887\n2\n5,901\n251\n6,733\n1469\nJAN-\n20\n77,888\n63,746\n50,417\n11,313\n30,285\n139\n8,680\n11,803\n10\n5,763\n79\n5,951\n1.70\nJAN\n21\n78,984\n61,770\n43,961\n2,763\n30,373\n-\n10,825\n16,085\n-\n10,127\n95\n5,863\n1071\nJAN\n19\n73,388\n60,701\n44,144\n8,196\n27,412\n-\n8,536\n14,920\n55\n6,499\n238\n8,128\n1972\nJAN\n20\n78,079\n64,690\n49,546\n13,565\n26,166\n26\n9,789\n12,858\n1\n5,793\n208\n6,856\n1973\nJAN\n19\n81,527\n64,929\n54,950\n11,875\n31,937\n445\n10,693\n7,631\n-\n2,778\n61\n4,792\n1974\nWAN\n25\n90,028\n74,094\n60,953\n8,869\n33,844\n865\n17,375\n9,651\n-\n4,160\n68\n5,423\n1975\nJAN\n24\n95,337\n75,882\n62,393\n11,878\n34,006\n1,217\n15,292\n9,357\n-\n2,756\n212\n6,389\n1976\nJAN\n24n/\n96,546\n78,614\n67,606\n14,923\n35,076\n495\n17,112\n7,175\n-\n2,806\n91\n4,278\nFEB\n24a/\n97,008\n33,784\n71,518\n16,582\n37,412\n507\nMAR\n24b/\n94,329\n74,577\n64,061\n15,440\n33,859\n17:283\n8,525\nI\n3,661\n116\n4,748\n557\n6,786\n-\n2,067\n298\n4,421\nAPR\n24c/\n06,199\n76,320\n64,135\n14,710\n34,694\n542\n14,189\n8,481\n- 2,808\n155\n5,518\nMAY\n24\n97,098\n80,728\n66,782\n15,186\n35,955\n533\n15,108\n9,929\n-\n3,737\n162\n6,030\nJUN\n24d/\n97,345\n81,289\n67,556\n14,771\n37,422\n445\n14,918\n9,920\n-\n3,549\n172\n6,199\nJUL\n24\n95,973\n77,022\n64,083\n13,814\n34,603\n1145\n15,221\n9,498\n-\n3,398\n135\n5,965\nAUG\nGENALD\nSEP\nOCT\nFORD\nNOV\nLIBRARY\nDEC\nn/ Includes Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock, which VII strikebound.\nU.S. DEPARTMENT of CO.\nMARITIME ADDITISTRATION\n!! Includes Maryland ShipbullJing and Drydock ,1114 Mahum :ssool.\nOFFICE OF IIV.\nSHIPYARD STATUS: NEED FOR NEW BUSINESS\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE\nMARITIME ADMINISTRATION\n(As of 10-1-76*)\nTIME NOW\nMAJOR COMMERCIAL SHIPYARDS\n1975\n1976\n1977\n1978\n1979\n1980\n1981\nBATH IRON WORKS - BATH, ME.\nGEN. DYN. . QUINCY, MASS.\nSEATRAIN - BROOKLYN, N.Y.\nSUN - CHESTER, P.A.\nBETH. STEEL - SP. PT., MD.\nNEWPORT NEWS (COMM.)\nNASSCO - SAN DIEGO, CALIF.\nTODO - SAN PEDRO, CALIF.\nLOCKHEED - SEATTLE, WA.\nINGALLS - LITTON\nAVONDALE - N.O., LA.\nMARYLAND - BALT., MD.\nFMC - PORTLAND, ORE.\nTODO - SEATTLE, WA.\nEND OF BAR INDICATES WHEN YARD NEEDS NEW CONTRACTS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE BACKLOG FOR\nAVAILABLE FACILITIES AND MANPOWER. ASSUME 8 MONTH ADMINISTRATIVE AND PRE-FAB TIME (LEAD TIME\nBEFORE KEEL LAYING).\nU.S./U.S.S.R. Maritime Agreement\n1. Procosed Objective\nThe purpose of this objective is to renegotiate new shipping rates\nfor the U.S./U.S.S.R. Maritime Agreement and to monitor performance\nagainst the Agreement. The U.S./U.S.S.R. Maritime Agreement is an\nimportant impetus to the normalization and expansion of commercial\nrelationships between the United States and the Soviet Union. The\nnegotiation of new shipping rates and the monitoring of cargoes\nunder the Agreement will be instrumental in guaranteeing a fair\nshare of the trade to U.S.-flag vessels.\n2. Justification\nAn historic maritime agreement was signed on October 14, 1972 which\nprovides the broad framework and ground rules for maritime activities\nbetween the United States and the Soviet Union. A new six-year\nagreement was signed on December 29, 1975, which supplants the\noriginal agreement. The new agreement maintains the two basic\nobjectives of the old agreement; first, it keeps open the channels\nof maritime commerce between the two nations by continuing to\nfacilitate access to major U.S.-flag and Soviet-flag vessels; and,\nsecond, it affords to U.S. and Soviet vessels the opportunity to\nparticipate equally and substantially in the carriage of all cargoes\nmoving by sea between two nations.\nDirectly attributable to the Maritime Agreements are the improved\nlines of communication between U.S. and Soviet shipping officials\nand scientific personnel. Under the auspices of the joint U.S./\nU.S.S.R. Commission on Cooperation in Transportation, maritime\nindustry officials from the two countries have exchanged visits.\nCooperative programs have been established in the areas of port and\ncargo operations, handling of basardous cargo, port management\ntraining, and marine terminal technology and control systems.\nWith respect to liner service, U.S.-flag carriers have experienced\nno difficulty in participating in the U.S./U.S.S.R. trade at\nexisting rate levels and will continue to do SO under the terms\nof the new 1975 Agreement. However, the matter of freight rates to\nbe paid to U.S. vessels in the bulk trades is an important provision\nof the Agreement. The most important category of charter rates is\nfor agricultural commodities and products. Under terms of the\nAgreement such cargoes shall be carried at a mutually acceptable\nrate. For fixtures made between 1/1/76 and 12/31/76, both sides\nagreed to continue the indexing method arrived at on September 17,\n1975 for the establishment of charter rates for U.S.-flar vessels.\n2\nBoth sides have further agreed to meet during 1976 to discuss and\nreach agreement upon rates for fixtures made after December 31,\n1976. This agreement on new rates is the primary purpose of the\nobjective stated for this program area.\n3. Approach\nThe approach to developing a new agreement for 1977 shipping rates\nwill be to conduct a full scale negotiating meeting in Washington,\nD.C. where the remaining issues will be assessed and the require-\nments for a follow-on meeting determined. By the end of the calendar\nyear, it is expected that a final agreement will be completed.\nSuccessful resolution of rate issues will provide the opportunity\nfor U.S. carriage currently estimated at a total of 4.39 million\ntons in 1977.\nMajor issues for negotiation will include the following:\nO\nExpiration of rate for grain cargoes. The current charter rate\nexpires December 31, 1976. A new rate is needed effective\nJanuary 1, 1977. The U.S. is seeking continuation of the $16\nrate which is considered acceptable. It is expected that this\nwill be resolved prior to the expiration date.\nImplementation and compliance with provisions of the 1975\nAgreement.\n- imbalances in carriage of grain for 1975 and 1976\n- imbalance in carriage of other bulk cargoes in 1975\nresolution of controlled cargo issue. The point of\ncontention is the obligation of Soviet Foreign Trade\nOrganizations to execute purchase and sales contracts\nto meet the objectives of the Agreement. The U.S.S.R.\nmaintains that the FTO's are not affected and that it\nis only the Soviet shipping entities, SOVINFLOT and\nSOVFRACHT, that are involved and only to the extent\nthat the terms of shipment provide a basis for routing\ncargo to specific carriers.\n- imbalance in carriage of liner cargoes in 1976.\n- Based on the results of the June meeting with U.S.S.R.\nrepresentatives, it appears this issue will be resolved\nprior to December 31, in the rate negotiation framework.\nIt is anticipated the Soviets will bargain severely and in\norder to obtain a favorable agreement on freight rates, it\nmay be appropriate for them to compromise on imbalance\nissues.\n3\nSince 1972 the U.S. has carried about 23.5 percent of the grain\ncargoes which is less than its one-third share allowed under\nthe maritime agreement. This is currently due to the existence\nof disputes over certain ships and routes not acceptable by the\nSoviets. There is and has been sufficient U.S.-flag tonnage to\nto carry our share of the projected grain purchases.\n4. Resources\nAlthough it is difficult to estimate the dollars and man-years\ninvolved in the negotiating process because of the inherent\nuncertainties, the negotiation will be conducted with existing\nresources.\n5. Responsible Office\nAssistant Secretary for Maritime Affairs\nMr.' Robert J. Blackwell\n6. Milestones\n(a) Obtain new freight rate agreement with Soviets for\nperiod beginning 1-1-77.\n(1) Continue full scale meetings on rate\nnegotiations\nOct. 1976\n(2) Conclude final agreement for rates\neffective 1-1-77\nDec. 1976\n(b) Monitor the carriage of cargoes moving between the\nU.S. and U.S.S.R. to assure the equal access to\nshipping trade, and provide annual accountings of\nmovement.\n(1) Develop preliminary accounting for\ncalendar year 1976.\nJan. 1977\n(2) Adjust for any imbalances and develop\nfinal accounting for calendar year 1976.\nMar. 1977\n0.8\nS.I\nMII\nIII:\nObjective\nChange in Status\nRenegotiate new shipping rates for the U.S./U.S.S.R. Maritime Agreement\nand monitor performance against the agreement.\nOn schedule.\nMilestones\nOct Nov Dec\nJun Feb Mar\nApr May Jun\nJul\nAllig\nis\n(a) Obtain new freight rate agreement with Soviets for\nperiod beginning 1-1-77.\n(1) Continue full scale meetings on rate negotiations.\n(2) Conclude final agreement for rates effective\n1-1-77.\no\n(b) Monitor the carriage of cargoes moving between the U.S.\nand U.S.S.R. to assure the equal access to shipping\ntrade, and provide annual accountings of movement.\n(1) Develop preliminary accounting for calendar\nyear 1976.\nO\n(2) Adjust for any imbalances and develop final\naccounting for calendar year 1976.\no\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMME\nFORM SEC-904\n(2-78)\nMBO TYPING FORMAT\nReady Reserve Fleet Plan\n1. Proposed Objective\nThe purpose of the Ready Reserve Fleet Plan is to provide a signifi-\ncant number of ships in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in an\nadvanced state of readiness. This will be carried out through e\njoint Navy-MarAd program, with the bulk of the dollar resources\nbeing supplied by DOD (Navy).\n2. Justification\nThe National Defense Reserve Fleet is the only source of reserve\nU.S.-flag break-bulk shipping capacity available to the United States\nduring a military or commercial shipping crisis. DOD (Navy)\nconsiders the NDRF to be a vital asset in contingency planning.\nDuring the past two decades the reserve fleet has served the nation\ncn a number of occasions by supplementing existing commercial and\nmilitary sealift capacity. In these earlier call-ups of NDRF\nships, breakcut time was not a dominating consideration. Ships were\nput in service over a period of weeks or months. Current DOD\ncontingency planning, however, calls for supplementary sealift in 2\nmuch shorter time; within the first 10-15 days of a commitment of\nAmerican forces or material.\n3. Approach\nUnder the present NDRF preservation program, the ships in the NDRF\nare merely maintained and preserved in the condition in which they\nwere in when deactivated and delivered to the fleet sites. The time\nrequired to reactivate ships in this state of preservation would not\nbe responsive to early DOD needs at the start of the contingency.\nDOD (Navy) has included funding in their 1977 and out-year financial\nplans to commence E program to upgrade up to 30 selected ships, at\nthe rate of up to five ships per year, to an advanced state of\nreactivation readiness. The Ready Reserve Fleet Plan consists of\nthree phases: presctivation, NDRF maintenance and repair, and a\nfive to ten day reactivation if and when required. Preactivation\nincludes performance of certain shipyard work required to improve\nthe material condition of the ships so that they may be reactivated\nwithin a five to ten day timeframe. Upon return to the NDRF, the\nships must be maintained in an advanced state of maintenance and\nrepair far beyond the state provided in the minimal preservation\nprogram now in effect. Navy will fund preactivation shipyard work.\nHowever, MarAd will provide the supervision and inspection of\nupgrading and then continue to maintain the ships in the NDRF at an\nadvanced state of readiness after upgrading has been completed. By\nthe end of 1978 the plan calls for ten ships to be upgraded to an\n(:\nadvanced state \": readiness. It is estimated that will be\napproximately 189 riling 201 tonti : :: ::. National Diffense\nReserve Fleet at the end c: Fi 1978. These 20 ships in en advanced\nstate of readiness EILL thus be only about 5 percent of the HDRF = the\nend of FY 1978. Present plans colling for the upgraiing 02 30 ships\nat a rate of 5 ships per year means that it will take six years ::\nplace approximately :- percent or the commercial ships in the WORF\n(based upon FY 1978 number :: vessels) in an advanced state of readiness.\nL. Resources\nIt is expected that DCD (NETT) will transfer 85.3 million to Marki\nfor FY 1977 funding :: the Ready Reserve Fleet Fien. It :: estimated\nthat MarAd personnel will contribute five man-years :: effort in\nFY 1977, and that 220,000 ===-days of effort will to contracted\n5. Responsible Office\n(a) Office Responsible for Ship Lay-up:\nAssistant Administrator for Operations\nMr. J. J. Nachtsheiz\n(b) Office Responsible for Interaction with Navy:\nAssistant Administrator for Policy and Administration\nMr. Russell F. Stryker\n6. Milestones\nPlace five chips in shipyari for activation:*\n(1) First Ship\nJanuary 1977\n(2) Second Ship\nMarch 1977\n(3) Third Ship\nMay 1977\n(4) Fourth Ship\nJuly 1977\n(5) Fifth Ship\nOctober 1977\nFORD : LIBRARY GERALD\n*Schedule ard number of ships tentative (total number of ships :: be\nequivalent to five Victory ships).\nneady neserve Fle lan\nObjective\nChange in Status\nProvide a significant number of ships in the National Defense Reserve\nFleet in an advanced* state of readiness.\nOn schedule.\nMilestones\nOct Nov Dec\nTan Feb Mar\nApr May Jun\nlul Aug Sep\nOct\n(R) Place five ships in shipyard for activation:*\n(1) First Ship\n(2) Second Ship\n0\n(3) Third Ship\no\n(4) Fourth Ship\no\n(5) Fifth Ship\n\"Schedule and number of ships tentative (total number of\nships to be equivalent to five Victory ships).\nSEC-904\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE\nMBO TYPING FORMAT\nEqual Opportunity in Maritime Industries\n1. Proposed jective\nThe purpose of this objective is to attain equal opportunity in the\nmaritime industries by achieving full minority and female participa-\ntion in all segments of the maritime industries' workforces and by\npromoting the development of minority business enterprise. Achieve-\nments in the attainment of full minority and female participation\nwill be compiled in June 1977 (for specifics, see Milestones below).\n2. Justification\nThe Maritime Administration is responsible for securing contractual\nEEO compliance by maritime industry contractors located in coastal\nstates. This responsibility derives from Executive Orders 11246 and\n11375 and is delegated to the Department of Commerce by the Office\nof Federal Contract Compliance Programs Order No. 1.\nThe Maritime Administration also promotes the use of mincrity\nbusiness enterprises by MarAd contractors and subcontractors. The\nauthority for this program is derived from Executive Order 11625.\nIn addition, Federal Procurement Regulations require that all govern-\nment contracts which may exceed $500,000 include a clause assuring\nminority business enterprises the maximum practicable opportunity\nto participate in the performance of government contracts.\n3. Approach\nWithin the Maritime Administration, responsibility for this objective\nis delegated to the Office of Civil Rights. This office develops,\ndisseminates and coordinates policies, procedures and directives to\nensure the proper implementation of these programs in Washington and\nthe field. In this regard, MarAd's Eastern, Central and Western\nRegions have civil rights specialists who carry out compliance and\npromotional responsibilities related to the two programs. Equal\nEmployment Opportunity responsibilities include the conduct of\ncomprehensive on-site EEO compliance reviews and investigation of\ndiscrimination complaints. Duties related to the minority enterprise\nprogram include efforts to encourage maritime contractors to make\ngreater use of minority businesses and to create a greater awareness\nby minority enterprises of the opportunities to supply goods and\nservices to the maritime industry.\n2\nIn the area of contract compliance, MarAd will make use of on-site\ncompliance reviews, investigation of complaints and affirmative action\nplans to achieve its goals for minority and female employment in the\nmaritime industry. If deficiencies are encountered during these\nreviews or investigations, then conciliation agreements and affirmative\naction plans with specific commitments, goals and timetables will be\ndeveloped. Admittedly, these goals do not call for substantial gains\nover the 1976 level. However, if industry employment declines and the\nlast hired-first fired guideline is used as expected, maintenance of\ngains in minority employment will be a significant achievement.\nIn the areas of minority business enterprise, MarAd will continue\nprevious efforts by promoting greater use of those minority businesses\nwhich now have maritime contracts in operation as well as other\nminority firms desiring to enter the maritime field. MarAd will also\nassist minority entrepeneurs who wish to form companies providing\nservices or goods to the maritime industry. Assistance will be\noffered in introducing prospective minority contractors to maritime\nindustry officials and by coordinating with other Federal agencies\nsuch as OMBE and SBA.\nActivities planned to achieve goals include visits to major shipyards\nand to major shipping companies to encourage greater use of minority\nfirms, showings of MarAd's minority business exhibit at conventions\nheld by minority groups such as the Minority Businessmen's Group and\nthe Urban League, distribution of the Minority Business Directory to\nall major shipyards and all shipping companies, and arrangement of\nmeetings between individual entrepreneurs and maritime contractors.\n4. Resources\nFor the full FY 1977, approximately $620,000 and 28 man-years are to\nbe committed to the Maritime Administration's equal opportunity efforts.\n5. Responsible Office\nOffice of Civil Rights\nDirector: Mr. John M. Heneghan\n6. Milestones\n(a) Attain minority and female participation in the\nmaritime industry in CY 1976 as follows: 28.0\npercent minority in the total workforce, 30.0\npercent minority representation in skilled jobs,\n10.7 percent minority representation in salaried\nwhite collar positions, and 5.0 percent female\nrepresentation in the blue collar workforce.\nApril 1977\n3\n(b) Achieve $12.0 million in contracts placed with\nminority and female businesses which deal with\nthe maritime industries between July 1, 1976 and\nJune 30, 1977\nJune 1977\n(c) Establish six minority and female contractors\nwithin the maritime industry between July 1, 1976\nand June 30, 1977.\nJune 1977\nEqual Opportunity in Ma. time Industries\nObjective\nChange in Status\nAttain equal opportunity in the maritime industries by achieving full\nminority and female participation in all segments of the maritime\nOn schedule.\nindustries' workforces and by promoting the development of minority\nbusiness enterprise.\nMilestones\nOct: Nov\nDec\nJan\nFeb\nMar\nApr\nMay\nJun\nJul\nAug\nBe\nn) Attain minority and female participation in the\nmaritime industry in CY 1976 as follows: 28.0 percent\nminority in the total workforce, 30.0 percent minority\nrepresentation in salaried white collar positions, and\n5.0 percent female representation in the blue collar\nworkforce.\n0\nb) Achieve $12.0 million in contracts placed with minority\nand female businesses which deal with the maritime\nindustries between July 1, 1976 and June 30, 1977.\nc) Establish six minority and female contractors within\nthe maritime industry between July 1, 1976 and\nJune 30, 1977.\nO\nSEC-904\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE\nMBO TYPING FORMAT\nFISCAL 1977 NFPCA OBJECTIVES\nGeneral. NFPCA proposed six fiscal 1977 objectives. The\nthree listed first are completely new; the other three are\nsuccessors to fiscal 1976 objectives.\nPublic education assistance.\nResidential Fire Safety Research.\nResidential Fire Protection systems.\nEducation and training program of the\nNational Academy.\nFire protection master planning\nNational Fire Satistics.\nThese six objectives cover about 64% of NFPCA's program.\nPublic Education Assistance. This objective aims at\nestablishing plans, guidelines and program models for the\ndelivery of effective public education programs to states and\ncommunities.\nResidential Fire Safety Research. This objectives involves\ndevelopment of a program of recommended standards and practices\nto reduce residential fire deaths. The program will include:\n(1) validation of a flammability test method for wearing\napparel; (2) development of criteria for limiting fire spread\nin mobile homes; (3) developing a protocol for full-scale\nroom fire tests; (4) developing optimum siting for residential\nsmoke detectors; and (5) developing a test protocol for screening\nmaterials for extremely toxic combustion products. Work is\ncarried out by NBS and should be essentially completed by\nSeptember 30, 1977.\nResidential Fire Protection Systems. The objective here\ninvolves development of the required systems performance\nspecifications for (1) a low-cost automatic residential fire\nalarm system and (2) a fire suppression system. Both systems\nwill be aimed at reducing residential fire deaths, injuries,\nand property losses.\n2\nEducation and Training Program Of the National Academy.\nThis objective encompasses the development, delivery, and\ntesting of the effectiveness of courses for use by the Academy,\nstate and local governments, colleges, and universities.\nTen courses will be conducted for 1900 students by October 1977.\nFire Protection Master Planning. This objective aims at\nproviding the Nation's fire services with essential tools to\ndevelop and implement their own fire protection master\nplanning programs, with specific products to be available\nby March 1977.\nNational Fire Statistics. The objective here would establish\na rudimentary national fire data base and produce the first\nNFPCA statistical tables and summaries of the national,\nstate, and local experience by October 1977.\nThese tables and summaries will:\ndescribe the United States fire experience\nquantitatively, in terms of fire incidence,\nlosses, casulties, and causes;\ncompare state and local experience against\nthe national picture (for states with available\ndata) ;\nidentify specific fire protection problem areas;\nand\nprovide feedback to state and local level.\nNovember 1976\nLIBRARY\nP. 1-1\nOBJECTIVE NO. 1\nTHE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM OF THE\nNATIONAL ACADEMY FOR FIRE PREVENTION AND\nCONTROL\n1. Proposed Objective. To develop, deliver, and test the\neffectiveness of courses for use by the Academy, state\nand local governments, colleges and universities. Ten\ncourses will be conducted for 1900 students by October\n1977.\n2. Justification. There is a need to up-grade the\nprofessional ability of state and local personnel\nto prevent and control fire losses and to train\ntrainers for a multiplier effect. Course subjects\nare based upon priority needs assessment.\n3. Approach. The National Academy for Fire Prevention and\nControl will select outside contractors to perform task\nanalyses; develop performance objectives; design\ninstructional methods and materials; package, test,\nvalidate and revise courses as necessary. The Academy\nwill conduct courses and deliver packages for dissemination\nand implementation on the state and local level.\n4. Resources. $1,088,000 and fifteen man-years.\n5. Responsible Office. The National Academy for Fire\nPrevention and Control will execute this initiative\nwith primary responsibility resting with the\nSuperintendent, David M. McCormack.\n6. Program and Milestones.\nP. 1-2\nA.\nLabor/Management Relations\n1. Conduct task analysis and needs\n7/76\nidentification\n2. Determine performance objectives\n7/76\n3. Develop instructional methods and\nmaterials\n12/76\n4. Validate and test instructional\nmaterials\n2/77\n5. Amend and revise as necessary\n4/77\n6. Implement course delivery\n4/77\n7. Conduct evaluation of course material\n4/77\n8. Measure student retention on a\n4/77\ncontinuing basis\nPurpose. This course is designed to give local government\nofficials and fire service chief administrators insight\nin current federal legislation and methods for developing\nand maintaining sound labor relations with fire service\nunions and public employee groups.\nP. 1-3\nB. Overview of Master Planning.\n1. Conduct task analysis and needs\nidentification\n5/76\n2. Determine performance objectives\n5/76\n3. Develop instructional methods and\nmaterials\n4/77\n4. Validate and test instructional\nmaterials\n5/77\n5. Amend and revise as necessary\n5/77\n6. Implement course delivery\n6/77\n7. Conduct evaluation of course material\n7/77\n8. Measure student retention on a\ncontinuing basis\n7/77\nPurpose. This is an overview course designed to assist\nlocal government officials in understanding the master\nplanning concept and a method for organizing the community\nto prepare for its implementation.\nP. 1-4\nC. Systems Requirements.\n1. Conduct task analysis and needs\nidentification\n1/75\n2. Determine performance objectives\n1/75\n3. Develop instructional methods and\nmaterials\n4/75\n4. Validate and test instructional materials\n6/75\n5. Amend and revise as necessary\n5/76\n6. Implement course delivery\n7/76\n7. Conduct evaluation of course material\n11/76\n8. Measure basis student retention on a continuing\n11/76\nPurpose. The Systems Requirements course will provide\nresponsible fire service management personnel with\nadministrative tools to analyze fire department\noperations in order to improve evolutions, safety\nand equipment utilization.\nP. 1-5\nD. Arson I\n1. Conduct task analysis and-needs\nidentification\n2/76\n2. Determine performance objectives\n3/77\n3. Develop instructional methods and\nmaterials\n4/77\n4. Validate and test instructional\nmaterials\n10/77\n5. Amend and revise as necessary\n11/77\n6. Implement course delivery\n12/77\n7. Conduct evaluation of course material\n12/77\n8. Measure student retention on a\ncontinuing basis\n1/78\nPurpose. The Arson Investigator I course will provide\ntechnical competence for entry level Arson Investigation\nPersonnel in the full range of applicable subject areas.\nP. 1-6\nE. Data and Coding Format.\n1. Conduct task analysis and needs\nidentification\n12/76\n2. Determine performance objectives\n12/76\n3. Develop instructional methods and\nmaterials\n1/77\n4. Validate and test instructional\nmaterials\n3/77\n5. Amend and revise as necessary\n3/77\n6. Implement course delivery\n7/77\n7. Conduct evaluation of course material\n7/77\n8. Measure student retention on a\ncontinuing basis\n7/77\nPurpose. The course is designed to train fire departments\nand state personnel in the utilization of the National\nFire Data System forms and format.\nP. 1-7\nF. Fire Safety Design for Architects.\n1. Conduct task analysis and needs\n12/75\nidentification\n2. Determine performance objectives\n1/76\n3. Develop instructional methods and\nmaterials\n6/76\n4. Validate and test instructional materials\n9/76\n5. Amend and revise as necessary\n11/76\n6. Implement course delivery\n1/77\n7. Conduct evaluation of course material\n1/77\n8. Measure student retention on a continuing\nbasis\n1/77\nPurpose. This course designed for practicing architects will\nprovide an architectural education component by which fire\nsafety will be considered in building design along with\ntraditional considerations such as: \"function, form, and\nbuilding materials\".\nP. 1-8\nG. Implementation of Master Planning.\n1. Conduct task analysis and needs\nidentification\n2/77\n2. Determine performance objectives\n2/77\n3. Develop instructional methods and\nmaterials\n5/77\n4. Validate and test instructional materials\n7/77\n5. Amend and revise as necessary\n9/77\n6. Implement course delivery\n11/77\n7. Conduct evaluation of course\nmaterial\n11/77\n8.\nMeasure student retention on a\ncontinuing basis\n11/77\nPurpose. This course is designed to assist local government\nofficials in implementing the master planning concept\nwithin their respective communities by providing the\nnecessary organizational methods and guidance.\nP. 1-9\nH. Instructor One.\n1. Conduct task analysis and needs\nidentification\n7/76\n2. Determine performance objectives\n8/76\n3. Develop instructional methods and\nmaterials\n11/76\n4. Validate and test instructional\nmaterials\n6/77\n5. Amend and revise as necessary\n7/77\n6. Implement course delivery\n7/77\n7. Conduct evaluation of course material\n8/77\n8. Measure student retention on a\ncontinuing basis\n8/77\nPurpose. The Instructor One course will provide\nstate and local personnel with instructional\ntechniques compatible with the Instructor One\nStandards of the National Professional\nQualifications Board.\nP. 1-10\nI. Management of Fire Prevention Programs.\n1. Conduct task analysis and needs\nidentification\n2/77\n2. Determine performance objectives\n2/77\n3. Develop instructional methods and\n5/77\nmaterials\n4. Validate and test instructional\nmaterials\n7/77\n5. Amend and revise as necessary\n9/77\n6. Implement course delivery\n11/77\n7. Conduct evaluation of course material\n11/77\n8. Measure student retention on a\ncontinuing basis\n11/77\nPurpose. The Management of Fire Prevention Programs courses\nwill provide local fire departments and public officials\nwith techniques and methods for planning, initiating,\neffectively managing and evaluating fire prevention\nprograms.\nP. 2-1\nOBJECTIVE NO. 2\nPUBLIC EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM\n1. Proposed Objective. To establish plans, guidelines\nand program models for the delivery of effective\npublic education programs to states and communities.\n2. Justification. Many model community public fire\neducation programs which are effective in fire\nloss reduction have been developed. To achieve\nthe national fire loss reduction goal, these fire\neducation programs must be implemented at the local\nlevel. The Public Education Assistance Program will\nestablish the mechanism to deliver to communities\ntested fire education programs which have been proven\nto have loss reduction capability.\n3. Approach. Four pilot states will be selected to re-\nceive planning grants to establish model fire education\ndelivery systems. The community public education process\nwill be used to analyze state fire problems which can be\neffected through public education methods. An inventory\nof existing state public education resources, training\ncapabilities, and commmunications capabilities will be\nmade for each state. An assessment will be made of the\noptimum use of NFPCA grant and technical assistance in\ndeveloping state public education program delivery and\nresource capability.\nThe results of this activity will be drawn up as a model\nfor the establishment of state public fire education pro-\ngrams and NFPCA public education grant and technical\nassistance. In FY 78, grants will be provided to the\nfour pilot states to carry out the planned program.\n4. Resources. FY '77 $267,000 and 2.7 man-years\nFY '78\n$500,000 and 6.0 man-years\nFY '79\n$750,000 and 7.0 man-years\nThe Public Education Assistance Program will continue\nat this level until 1986 when all states will have\ncompleted the program.\n5. Responsible Office. The Public Education Office will\nexecute this initiative with primary responsibility\nresting with the Associate Administrator for Public\nEducation, Richard R. Strother.\np. 2-2\n6. Milestones.\n1. Select four pilot states\n10/76\n2. Identify state fire problems\n3/77\n3. Inventory existing state resources,\ncommmunications networks and program\ncapabilities\n4/77\n4. Determine optimal role for Federal\ntechnical and grant assistance\n6/77\n5. Draft guidelines and criteria\n7/77\n6. Publish guidelines and criteria\n9/77\nP. 3.-1\nOBJECTIVE NO. 3\nFIRE PROTECTION MASTER PLANNING\n1. Proposed Objective. To provide the Nation's fire\nservices with essential tools to develop and implement\ntheir own fire protection master planning programs, with\nspecific products to be available by March 1977.\n2. Justification. The concept of fire protection master\nplanning has been proposed as a method for improving\nthe delivery of fire protection services. Planning\nguidelines and tools are needed by local jurisdictions\nto apply the concepts of master planning. These specific\nproducts are necessary in determining the ultimate impact\nof the master planning process.\n3. Approach. Because of the differing nature and make-up of\nthe Nation's political jurisdictions, specific manuals\nwill be developed for application in four categories of\njurisdictions (a) urban communities, (b) rural and\nsmall communities, (c) county-level jurisdictions, and\n(d) state-level jurisdictions. Step-by-step manuals\nwill be developed for each of these categories and field\ntested before general national distribution.\n4. Resources. $500,00 and four (4) man-years are estimated\nresource requirements for this objective.\n5. Responsible Office. Charles H. Boehne, Program Manager,\nPlanning and Management Research, National Fire Safety\nand Research Office.\n6. Milestones.\n1. Produce a manual for use by urban communities.\na. delivery of camera-ready copy of community\nmanualto NFPCA from the grantee\n12/76\nb. delivery of printed community manual for\nnational distribution\n3/77\nC. initiation of community manual mailing\n4/77\nd. receive and review results of grant to\nevaluate the usefulness and applicability\nof community manual\n7/77\nP. 3-2\n2. Produce a manual for use by rural and small\ncommunities\na. completion of field validation of rural and\nsmall community manual\n5/77\nb. delivery of camera-ready copy of rural and\nsmall community manual to NFPCA from grantee\n6/77\nC. delivery of printed rural and small community\nmanual for national distribution\n9/77\n3. Determine need for manual for use by county or\nmulti-jurisdictional locations\na. complete study on need for county-level manual\n3/77\nb. determine whether or not to proceed with\ndevelopment of the manual\n4/77\nC\naward grant, if appropriate, for development\nof the manual\n5/77\n4.\nProduce state-level master planning guidelines\na. award grant to develop state master planning\nguidelines (in cooperation with Data,\nAcademy and Legal Office)\n12/76\nb. identify state (s) appropriate to initiate\npilot efforts in planning and organizing\nstate-level activities\n12/76\nC. award grant (s) to initiate pilot efforts in\nstate (s)\n3/77\nd. initiate national survey of state government\nactivities in master planning\n9/77\nP. 4-1\nOBJECTIVE NO. 4\nNATIONAL FIRE STATISTICS\n1. Proposed Objective. To establish a rudimentary national\nfire data base and produce the first NFPCA statistical\ntables and summaries of the national, state, and local\nexperience by October 1977.\nThese tables and summaries will:\ndescribe the United States fire experience\nquantitatively, in terms of fire incidence,\nlosses, casualties, and causes;\ncompare state and local experience against\nthe national picture (for states with avail-\nable data) ;\no identify specific fire protection problem\nareas; and\no\nprovide feedback to state and local level.\n2. Justification. A national fire incident data base and\nresulting summaries are required for:\nproviding better analytical information to state\nand local problem solvers;\ndetermining the magnitude of the overall fire\nproblem in the United States;\nidentifying specific fire protection trends and\nproblem areas;\nmeasuring the effectiveness of fire prevention\nand control programs; and\nestablishing priorities for new fire protection\nprograms.\nThe statewide data collection systems developed under\nthis program are also intended to stimulate state and\nlocal collection and use of fire data for decision-\nmaking at those government levels.\np. 4-2\n3. Approach. The fire incident data collection system (forms,\ntraining manuals and ADP programs) for use at the state\nand local level was developed in FY 1976. Data are\ncollected from local fire departments, aggregated at\na state level, and submitted to the NFPCA for analysis.\nDuring FY 1977, nine new states will be added, bringing\nthe total participating to 16. At the national level,\nfire data from the reporting states will be combined\nwith data from other sources, e.g., Federal agencies\nand industry, to produce the national data base. Census\nBureau data and personnel will be used to help analyze\nthe fire data relative to community socio-economic and\nbuilding characteristics. Tables and summaries will be\nprepared and fed back to state and local levels.\n4. Resources. FY 1977 -- 12 man-years, $850,000 (in-house,\nplus outside costs).\n5. Responsible Office. National Fire Data Center. Philip S.\nSchaenman, Acting Associate Administrator (in charge of\nthe Center)\n6. Milestones.\n1. Issue start-up grants to nine new states\n1/77\n2. Produce statistical tables and summaries\nof the national fire experience\n5/77\n3. Complete initial, small-scale validation\nstudy\n7/77\n4. Complete system installation in the nine\nstates expected to join the network in\nFY 1977\n9/77\nOBJECTIVE NO. 5\nRESIDENTIAL FIRE SAFETY RESEARCH (NBS)\nObjective: To develop, through research, a program of recommended\nstandards and practices to reduce residential fire deaths. The program\nwill include: validation of a flammability test method for wearing\napparel; development of criteria for limiting fire spread in mobile\nhomes; developing a protocol for full-scale room fire tests; developing\noptimum siting for residential smoke detectors; and developing a test\nprotocol for screening materials for extremely toxic combustion products.\nThe program will be essentially completed by September 30, 1977.\nJustification: About 86% of all fire deaths and approximately one\nbillion dollars of annual property losses are the results of residential\nfire incidents. Consequently, any program to reduce these losses must\nmake residential fire safety a top priority. The Center for Fire\nResearch has developed a comprehensive research plan which identifies\nkey research objectives in terms of their potential impact on fire loss\nreduction. The projects presented here are critical technical steps in\nreducing losses in the most glaring area: residences.\nBy limiting apparel flammability, residential deaths and injuries from\nburns due to these fires can be substantially reduced. NBS has proposed\na general apparel standard to the Consumer Product Safety Commission,\nand, in FY 77, this method will be field tested and refined through a\nround robin interlaboratory test program. Mobile homes, which house\nmore Americans each year, offer substantially greater risks from fire\nthan do conventional dwellings. NBS, in cooperation with HUD, is\ncarrying out an extensive program on mobile home fire safety, to be\ncompleted by the end of FY 77.\nIn conventional dwellings, the contents of the home, rather than the\nstructure itself, may be the greatest fire threat. Before the relative\nroles of building structure and building contents in fire severity can\nbe understood, however, researchers must agree on a standard method of\ncarrying out full-scale room fire studies. NBS has undertaken the\ndevelopment of such a standard protocol, and will have obtained its\nacceptance by voluntary standards groups by the end of fiscal year 1977.\nSmoke detectors, which are an important fire safety measure, are now\navailable at reasonable cost. However, proper placement of the detector\nin the home, which is as important as the ability of the detector to\nrespond to smoke, has until now been an empirical and imprecise business.\nNBS will publish scientifically-based recommended locations (siting) for\nresidential detectors in fiscal year 1977. In most cases, toxic com-\nbustion gases, not heat and flame, are the cause of residential fire\ndeaths. A test method will be developed in FY 77 to permit manufac-\nturers to screen potential new products and materials, especially for\nunusually toxic combustion products, prior to introducing them into the\nenvironment.\nP. 5-2\nApproach: Intervening in typical residential fire scenarios can take\nplace in four distinct ways: 1) preventing or controlling unwanted\nignitions; 2) controlling spread and growth of fire; 3) detecting and\nsuppressing the fire; and 4) providing means of protection for fire\nvictims. Various combinations of these are used, depending on the\nproblem. In this case the following are used:\n1.\nIgnition - Round-robin validation of a proposed test method\nfor general apparel flammability.\n2.\nSpread and Growth - a) Recommend criteria for limiting fire\ngrowth in mobile homes. b) Propose a protocol for full-scale\nroom fire tests.\n3.\nDetection - Recommend test locations for smoke detectors in\nresidences.\n4.\nVictim Protection - Propose a test protocol for screening\nmaterials to identify extremely toxic combustion products.\nResources: $1000 K (about $800 K DoC and another $200 K from HUD and\nCPSC) and 16 man years.\nP. 5-3\nResponsible Officer: Center for Fire Research under the direction\nof Dr. J. W. Lyons, Director.\nMilestone:\nProject\nMilestone\nMonth Passed\nGeneral Apparel\n1.\nComplete preliminary round-\nApril 1977\nrobin testing of proposed\ntest method.\n2. Complete extended round-\nSept. 1977\nrobin (= 30 labs)\n3. Forward revised recommended\nDec. 1977\ntest method to U.S. Consumer\nProduct Safety Commission.\nMobile Home\n1. Complete full-scale experi-\nJune 1977\nFire Safety\nmental work on mobile homes.\n2. Forward criteria for limit-\nSept. 1977\ning fire growth to U.S.\nDepartment of Housing and\nUrban Development.\nRoom Fire Test\n1.\nComplete development work\nOct. 1976\non recommended practices.\n2. Report submitted to model\nJune 1977\nbuilding code group on\nstandard test method.\n3. Approvals by ASTM and code\nDec. 1977\ngroup.\nDetector Siting\n1. Complete experimental work\nSept. 1976\non detector siting.\n2. Submit recommendations to\nMay 1977\nNational Fire Protection\nAssociation Committees on\nDetection.\n3. Secure NFPA approval.\nNov. 1977\nP. 5-4\nProject\nMilestone\nMonth Passed\n4. Complete report and submit\nJune 1977\nto National Fire Prevention\nand Control Administration\nfor broad public dissemi-\nnation.\nToxicity Test\n1. Review and analyze reports\nMarch 1977\nProtocol\nfrom grantees at University\nof Utah, University of\nPittsburgh, and Johns\nHopkins University.\n2. Draft preliminary protocol\nMay 1977\nand circulate for comment.\n3. Publish recommended protocol\nSept. 1977\nand submit to ASTM Committee\nE-39.\nP. 6-1\nOBJECTIVE NO. 6\nRESIDENTIAL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS\n1. Proposed Objective. To develop the required systems\nperformance specifications for a low-cost automatic\nresidential fire alarm system and a fire suppression\nsystem, aimed at reducing residential fire deaths,\ninjuries, and property losses.\n2. Justification. About 86% of all fire deaths and approxi-\nmately one billion dollars of annual property losses\nare the results of residential fire incidents. Conse-\nquently, any program to reduce fire losses must make\nresidential fire safety a top priority. Currently,\nexpensive systems in commercial application show promise\nas a base for development of low-cost systems for\nresidences. The first step toward production of such\na system is to establish the systems performance\nrequirements.\n3. Approach. Three interlocking projects are being conducted\nto determine the specification requirements of both the\nsuppression system and the alarm system.\n1. Develop and test experimental automatic residential\nsuppression system.\nAn experimental suppression system will be developed\nand tested in a variety of live residential type\nfire incidents. The data collected will be evaluated\nand used to determine a part of the performance\nrequirements of both the suppression system and the\nalarm system.\n2. Estimate potential impact of automatic residential\nsuppression systems and residential alarm systems\nagainst real fire incidents.\nThe potential impact of automatic residential suppres-\nsion systems and automatic residential fire alarm\nsystems will be evaluated against fire incidents\ninvolving fatalities in the State of Maryland. Each\nincident will be a separate case study which will\nbe analyzed for \"inputs\" to the performance\nspecifications.\nP. 6-2\n3. Determine \"user requirements\"\nThe \"user requirements\" of code officials, residents,\nlandlords, builders and architects will be obtained\nthrough surveys, meetings and literature searches.\nThese requirements will be added to the performance\nand physical requirements of the suppression and\nalarm systems.\n4. Resources. The program will require $245,000 and 0.5\nmanyears.\n5. Responsible Office. The Technology Development Program\nof the National Fire Safety and Research Office under\nthe direction of Harry Shaw.\n6. Milestones.\n1. Develop and test experimental automatic residential\nsystem.\na. select contractor (Factory Mutual)\n7/76\nb\ncomplete evaluation of current\nsuppression technologies\n10/76\nC. start fabrication of experimental\nsystem\n3/77\nd. complete test program\n5/77\ne. final report from contractor will\ninclude evaluations of:\n7/77\n-- current suppression technologies\n-- performance of experimental system\n2. Estimate potential impact of automatic residential\nsuppression systems and residential alarm systems\nagainst real fire incidents.\na. select contractor\n(APL)\n7/76\nb. review first group of case studies\n12/76\nC. review project approach and modify\nas necessary\n12/76\nP. 6-3\nd. review second group of case studies\n4/77\ne. review third group of case studies\n9/77\nf. final report from contractor will\ninclude:\n10/77\n--analysis of the impact of automatic\nresidential suppression systems and\nautomatic fire alarm systems\n--significant performance aspects of\neach system required for maximum\neffectiveness.\n3. Determine \"user requirements\".\na. select contractor (Rolf Jensen, Inc.)\n6/76\nb. establish system requirements\n12/76\nC. establish system design concepts\n1/77\nd. final report from contractor will\ninclude the performance and physical\nrequirements for the system\n4/77\n4. Develop performance specifications.\na. prepare preliminary performance\nspecifications\n7/77\nb. review preliminary performance\nspecifications\n9/77\nC. prepare final performance\nspecifications\n10/77"
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