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have a major impact on community development. This includes representing HUD on interagency community development commissions and task forces, including those pertaining to joint funding

source potentials; to mobilize all public and private aids to the advancement of Indian and Alaska Native people for use by them; and to utilize the skill and capabilities of Indian and Alaska Native people in the direction and management of programs for their benefit.

Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (14.400-14.413)

Administers the fair housing program authorized by the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended; assuring that the programs and activities of the Department operate affirmatively to further the goa of equal opportunity; coordinating planning, monitoring, and reviewing programs to increase training, employment, and economic opportunities for lower-income and minority-group project area residents in HUD-assisted activities; and developing and monitoring the implementation of standards, procedures, and guidelines under Executive Order 11478, as amended, providing for equality of employment opportunity within the Department.

Office of Policy Development and Research (14.506-14.509) --Eval

uates existing programs and policies and analyzes potential programs and policies by employing the independent and objective research capacities of its staff and its consultants. Undertakes programs of research, studies, testing, and demonstrations related to the HUD mission. These functions are carried out through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts with industry, nonprofit research organizations, educational institutions, and agreements with State and local governments, other Federal agencies, and private foundations. Research efforts have been narrowed and intensified to focus on the following priority subjects: urban economic development, public finance, and tax policy; housing for the elderly and handicapped; neighborhood reinvestment and revitalization and reversing decline in neighborhoods; financial institution regulation and alternative housing finance mechanisms; housing costs; and capacity building for State and local governments in financial management. There also are other programs of research in the following fields: housing assistance programs; housing management; residential safety and technology, including lead paint hazard abatement and mobile home safety; code administration; collection and analysis of economic and financial data about housing and community development, including the Annual Housing Survey; fair housing and equal opportunity; housing counseling and consumer assistance; housing rehabilitation and security; aid for financially distressed housing; environmental hazards; community growth and land use; energy conservation in buildings and community utility services; and the dissemination of research and evaluation results.

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) (15.214-15.223) -- Has respon

sibility for the total management of 341 million acres of public lands located primarily in the Far West and Alaska and scattered parcels located in other States. In addition to minerals management responsibilities on the public lands and the Outer Continental Shelf, the Bureau is responsible for subsurface resource management of an additional 169 million acres where mineral rights have been reserved to the Federal Government. Resources managed by the Bureau include timber, minerals, oil and gas, geothermal energy, wildlife habitat, endangered plant and animal species, rangeland vegetation, recreation and cultural values, wild and scenic rivers, designated conservation and wilderness areas, and open space; provides for the protection (including fire suppression), orderly development, and use of public lands and resources under principles of multiple use and sustained yield. Land use plans are developed with public involvement to provide orderly use and development while maintaining and enhancing the quality of the environment; manages watersheds to protect soil and enhance water quality; makes land available through sale to individuals, organizations, local governments, and other Federal agencies when such transfer is in the public interest. Lands may be leased to State and local government agencies and to nonprofit organizations for certain purposes; the Bureau issues rights-of-way, in certain instances, for crossing Federal lands under other agencies' jurisdictions; is responsible for the survey of Federal lands and establishes and maintains public land records and records of mining claims; and also administers a program of payments in lieu of taxes based on the amount of federally owned lands in counties and other units of local government.

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (15.250

15.252) -- Creation of a nationwide program that protects society and the environment from the adverse effects of coal mining operations, while ensuring an adequate supply of coal to meet the Nation's energy needs. Major objectives of the Office include establishment of minimum national standards for regulating the surface effects of coal mining, assistance to the States in developing and implementing regulatory programs, and promotion of the reclamation of previously mined areas.

Public and Indian Housing (14.850-14.858) The Assistant Secre

tary for Public and Indian Housing is responsible for the departments public housing and Indian housing programs (including rental, Turnkey III and Mutual Help housing) administered under the United States Housing Act of 1937 which includes directing the insurance and bonding functions for these housing programs and the following other programs; slum clearance and urban renewal program under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949; Section 312 of the Housing Act of 1954; the new communities program under the Housing Act of 1968; the Urban Growth and New Community Development Act of 1970; and comprehensive planning (701 B) program under the Housing Act of 1954. The Assistant Secretary has the authority of the Public Housing Commission and of other officers of the Public Housing Administration under Section 5(a) of the Housing and Urban Development Act.

Bureau of Mines (15.308) Primarily is a research and fact find

ing agency. Its goal is to help ensure that the Nation has adequate mineral supplies for security and other needs. Applied and basic research are conducted to develop the technology for the extraction, processing, use, and recycling of the Nation's mineral resources at a reasonable cost without harm to the environment or the workers involved. Typical areas of research are development of ways to use domestic low-grade ores as alternative sources of strategic and critical minerals that must currently be imported, mine health and safety, recycling of solid wastes, and abatement of pollution and land damage caused by mineral extraction and processing operations. The Bureau also collects, compiles, analyzes, and publishes statistical and economic information on all phases of mineral resource development, including exploration, production, shipments, demand, stocks, prices, imports, and exports.

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Bureau of Reclamation (15,501-15.503) Locate, construct, oper

ate, and maintain works for the storage, diversion, and development of waters for the reclamation of arid and semiarid lands in the Western States. The basic objectives of the Service's program are to assist the States, local governments, and other Federal agencies to stabilize and stimulate local and regional economies, enhance and protect the environment, and improve the quality of life through development of water, other renewable resources, and related land resources throughout the 17 contiguous Western States and Hawaii.

through conspiracy and violent interference with federally protected activities.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (15.600-15.615) Responsible for

wild birds, endangered species, certain marine mammals, inland sport fisheries, and specific fishery and wildlife research activities, assures maximum opportunity for the American people to benefit from fish and wildlife resources as part of their natural environment. Assists in the development of an environment stewardship ethic for our society based on ecological principles, scientific knowledge of wildlife, and a sense of moral responsibility; guides the conservation, development, and management of the Nation's fish and wildlife resources.

Community Relations Service (CRS) (16.200-16.201) -- Provides

onsite dispute resolution assistance through its field staff of mediators and conciliators working out of 10 regional offices. Under its mandate CRS is not restricted to issues stemming from alleged violations of a particular antidiscrimination statute,but can offer assistance in resolving any problem relating to racial and ethnic discrimination. CRS not only aids in resolving disputes and difficulties as they erupt but also seeks to assist and support communities in developing local mechanisms to address future problems. Primary activities of CRS include the use of conciliation and/or mediation processes to settle differences through a common understanding and voluntary action. Each process is composed of certain specialized techniques designed to deal with complex racial and ethnic issues. The goal of each, however, is the immediate reduction of community tension and the establishment of viable alternatives for resolving difficulties, short of coercion or litigation.

Geological Survey (15.805-15.808) Perform surveys, investiga

tions, and researches covering topography, geology, and the mineral and water resources of the United States; classify land as to mineral character and water and power resources; enforces departmental regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other mining leases, permits, licenses, development contracts, and gas storage contracts; and publishes and disseminates data relative to the foregoing activities.

Indian Arts and Crafts Board (15.850) -- Encourages and pro

motes the development of Native American arts and crafts.

Office of Territorial and International Affairs (15.875) --Promotes

the economic, social, and political development of the territories of Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, which includes the Northern Mariana Islands.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (16.300-16.305) -- Investigates

all violation of Federal laws with the exception of those which have been assigned by legislative enactment or otherwise to some other Federal agency. The FBI's jurisdiction includes a wide range of responsibilities in the criminal, civil, and security fields. Among these are espionage, sabotage, and other domestic security matters; kidnaping; extortion; bank robbery; interstate transportation of stolen property; civil rights matters; interstate gambling violations; fraud against the Government; and assault or killing the President or a Federal officer. Cooperative services of the FBI for other duly authorized law enforcement agencies include fingerprint identification, laboratory services, police training, and the National Crime Information Center.

National Park Service (15.904-15.919) Administers for the

American people an extensive system of national parks, monuments, historic sites, and recreation areas. The objectives of the National Park Service are to administer the properties under its jurisdiction for the enjoyment and education of our citizens, to protect the natural environment of the areas, and to assist States, local governments, and citizen groups in the development of park areas, the protection of the natural environment, and the preservation of historic properties.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) (16.001-16.005) --Enforces

the controlled substances laws and regulations, and brings to the criminal and civil justice system of the United States or any other competent jurisdiction, those organizations, and principal members of organizations involved in the growing, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances appearing in or destined for the illicit traffic in the United States. DEA's mission requires it to provide a leadership role in narcotic and dangerous drug suppression programs at the national and international level and, as the lead agency in Federal drug law enforcement, to develop the overall Federal drug enforcement strategy, programs, and plans to continuously assess their effectiveness and applicability.

Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) (16.400) --Adminis

ters the immigration and naturalization laws relating to the admission, exclusion, deportation, and naturalization of aliens. Specifically, the Service inspects aliens to determine their admissibility into the United States; adjudicates requests of aliens for benefits under the law; guards against illegal entry into the United States; investigates, apprehends, and removes aliens in this country in violation of the law; and examines alien applicants wishing to become citizens. Through offices in the United States and in other areas around the world, the Service provides information and counsel to those seeking U.S. citizenship. Wherever possible, the Service, in conjunction with public schools in this country, provides text books and other instructional services to those wishing naturalization. Through numerous enforcement activities, such as the Border Patrol, the Service protects the national security of the United States and the welfare of those legally residing here. In addition to citizenship and immediately related matters, the Service, in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, works to stem the inflow of illegal drugs.

Office of Justice Programs (OJP) -- Provides policy coordination

and general management authority over the Office of Justice Programs, which includes the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime. While each OJP Bureau and Office retains independent authority in awarding funds to carry out its programs, together these components function as single agency whose goal is to promote innovative programs and to foster improvements in the Nation's criminal and juvenile justice systems.

Civil Rights Division (16.100-16.109) -- Enforces Federal civil

rights laws which prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, religion, and in some instances sex, age, or handicap in the areas of voting, education, employment, housing, credit, the use of public facilities and public accommodations, and in the administration of federally assisted programs. With respect to employment, housing, and education, sex discrimination is also prohibited. The congressional statutes enforced are the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, 1964, 1968, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and their amendments, and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, as amended in 1976. The Civil Rights Division also has the obligation to enforce specific criminal statutes including those concerning willful deprivation of constitutional rights while acting under color of law or

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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

(16.540-16.545) -- Establishes policies and operates programs to deter juvenile delinquency and improve State and local juvenile justice programs. This office is also responsible for coordinating all Federal juvenile delinquency prevention and control activities. It also establishes a source of funding for State efforts to streamline their juvenile justice systems and to combat the increase in serious and violent crimes committed by juveniles. The key elements of the program are the coordination of Federal delinquency programs, formula grants to States, special emphasis discretionary funds, technical assistance, research, the evaluation of juvenile justice programs, training, developing standards for juvenile justice, and the dissemination of delinquency and juvenile justice information. In addition, the office serves as the central focus for research, data collection, policy development, and information about missing and exploited children.

sibility by operating a nationwide system of maximum, medium, and minimum security prisons, halfway houses (called Community program offices). The Central Office in Washington provides overall coordination of Bureau of Prisons operations on a nationwide basis, issues standards and policy guidelines, and retains responsibility for those activities not delegated to regional or field management levels. The Regional Offices, located in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Kansas City, Dallas, and Burlingame, California, near San Francisco, are responsible for the management of Bureau institutions and programs within each region.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Justice Statistics (16.550) -- Is the national center

which provides information on crime and the operation of the criminal justice system to the President, the Congress, the Judiciary, State and local governments, and the general public. BJS maintains thirteen major statistical series for which criminal justice data are collected on a regular basis; facilitates the emerging capacity of State and governments to use data as a cornerstone of their criminal justice programs through its support of the Statistical Analysis Centers; and provides for the security and privacy of criminal justice statistics.

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (17.002-17.006) -- Collects, proc

esses, analyzes, and disseminates data relating to employment, unemployment, and other characteristics of the labor force; prices and family expenditures; wages; other worker compensation, and industrial relations; productivity and technological change; and occupational safety and health. Most of the data are collected in surveys conducted by BLS, the Bureau of the Census (on a contract basis), or on a cooperative basis with State agencies. BLS strives to have its data satisfy a number of criteria, including relevance to current social and economic issues; timeliness in reflecting today's rapidly changing economic conditions; accuracy and consistently high statistical quality; and impartiality in both subject matter and presentation. The Bureau has no enforcement or regulatory functions. The basic data--practically all supplied voluntarily by business establishments and members of private households--are issued in monthly press releases, special publications, and in one of the following periodicals: The "Monthly Labor Review," the "Consumer Price Index," "Producer Prices and Price Indexes," "Employment and Earnings," "Current Wage Developments," "Occupational Outlook Handbook," and "Occupational Outlook Quarterly."

National Institute of Justice (NIJ) (16.560-16.562) -- Supports

basic and applied research into crime justice issues. Innovative approaches to controlling criminal behavior and improving law enforcement and criminal justice are tested and evaluated. Research results are disseminated through a variety of mechanisms including the quarterly "NIJ Reports" and a Research in Brief series designed for policy makers and criminal justice professionals. The Institute maintains a national and international clearinghouse on criminal justice issues. Its services are available to policymakers, criminal justice professionals, and the general public.

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) (16.571-16.584) - Administers

the Justice Assistance Program designed to improve the functioning of this Nation's criminal justice systems. The State and local Assistance for Narcotics Control Program, which was established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, and provides assistance in enforcing State and local drug laws, is also being implemented and administered by the Bureau. The Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits, the Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance, the Regional Information Sharing Systems, the Mariel-Cuban Reimbursement, the Surplus Property, the Prison Industry Certification, and the Crime Prevention programs are also administered by the Bureau. Through its programs, BJA serves as an agent for change in State and local criminal justice systems. The research findings of organizations and the program successes of criminal justice agencies from across the country are tested, translated into implementation strategies, and operationalized through demonstration programs. Training and technical assistance on program development, implementation, and evaluation are available to State and local agencies initiating system improvement and narcotics control programs. The Bureau and the States have initiated many programs which are expected to significantly improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and reduce the level of crime in program jurisdictions. Mechanisms to assess the impact of these programs have been put in place and will be used to identify successful practices and programs. Jurisdictions throughout the country are encouraged to adopt these programs and practices which will use limited criminal justice resources to maximize the impact on the crime problem.

Office of Labor-Management Standards (LMS) (17.140) --Adminis

ters provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959; section 1209 of the Postal Reorganization Act which affect labor organizations in the private sector and labor organizations composed of postal service employees; section 701 of the Civil Service Reform Act; and section 1017 of the Foreign Service Act (22 U.S.C. 4117), which affect labor organizations composed of employees of most agencies of the executive branch of the Federal Government and certain other Federal agencies subject to similar standards of conduct. These provisions regulate certain internal union procedures and protect the rights of members in approximately 48,000 unions and govern the handling of union funds; the reporting and disclosure of certain transactions and administrative practices of unions, union officers and employees, surety companies, employers, and labor relations consultants; the election of union officers; the imposition and administration of trusteeships; and other matters. Through technical assistance, the Office seeks to obtain voluntary compliance with the requirements of the law by labor organizations, employers, and other affected entities and individuals. Enforcement through the Federal courts also is available under the reporting and disclosures act procedures, while the standards of conduct are enforced by administrative action with a final decision by the Assistant Secretary.

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (17.150) The Em

ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), (88 Stat. 829; 29 U.S.C. 1001 note), requires administrators of private pension and welfare plans to provide plan participants with easily understandable summaries of plans; to file those summaries in the Office of Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs; and to report annually on the financial operation of the plans and bonding of persons charged with handling plan funds and assets. Plan Administrators must also meet strict fiduciary responsibility standards which are enforced by the Office of Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs. Vesting, participation,

Bureau of Prisons (16.601-16.603) -- Responsible for the care and

custody of those persons convicted of Federal crimes and sentenced by the courts to serve a period of time incarcerated in a Federal penal institution. The Bureau carries out this respon

and funding standards are, for the most part, administered by the Internal Revenue Service.

the mining industry, and, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of the Interior, contributes to the improvement and expansion of mine safety and health research and development. All of these activities are aimedat preventing and reducing mine accidents and occupational diseases in the mining industry.

Office of the Secretary, Women's Bureau (17,700) Formulates

standards and policies that promote the welfare of wage earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, advance their opportunities for profitable employment, and investigate and report on all matters pertinent to the welfare of women in industry.

Employment and Training Administration (ETA) 17.201-17.252)

Through a variety of programs, ETA fulfills responsibilities assigned to the Secretary of Labor which relate to employment services, job training, and unemployment insurance. Component offices and services of ETA administer a Federal-State employment security system; fund and oversee programs to provide work experience and training for groups having difficulty entering or returning to the work force; formulate and promote apprenticeship standards and programs; and conduct continuing programs of research, development, and evaluation. The Office of Job Training Programs is responsible for the development and issuance of Federal procedures and policies pertaining to the operation of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs. Under JTPA, the Secretary of Labor makes block grants to the 50 States, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the District of Columbia. The goal of JTPA is to train or retrain and place eligible individuals in permanent, unsubsidized employment, preferably in the private sector. Eligible individuals are primarily economically disadvantaged individuals, in particular economically disadvantaged youth, who have been or are about to be displaced from their employment. JTPA also provides that fixed percentage of the block grant be used for programs for older individuals. JTPA may be used for a variety of purposes including classroom instruction in occupational skills and other job-related training; on-the-job training; recruitment; orientation; counseling; testing; and placements and supportive services. In addition to the block grants, JTPA provides for national programs for special target groups such as Native Americans and migrant and seasonal farmworkers. It also provides authority for the Job Corps, a residential training program for disadvantaged youth. JTPA is open-ended legislation and was signed into law on October 13, 1982. Implementing regulations for JTPA issued by the Department of Labor are contained in Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 626-638 and 675-684. The Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training is responsible for ensuring that programs funded through ETA are free from unlawful discrimination, fraud, and abuse, It is the policy of ETA to ensure full compliance with constitutional, statutory, and regulatory provisions and to promote equal opportunity, affirmative action, and fund integrity in programs to which ETA extends financial assistance.

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and

Training (17.801-17.805) -- Formulates and implements Departmental policies, procedures, and regulations affecting veterans and is responsible for administering veterans employment and training programs and activities through the Service to ensure that legislative and regulatory mandates are accomplished. The Service carries out its responsibilities for directing the Department's veterans employment and training programs through a nationwide network that includes Regional Administrators, Directors (in each State) and Assistant Directors (one for each 250,000 veterans in each State) for Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Assistant Regional Administrators and Area Agents for Veterans' Reemployment Rights, Veterans' Program Specialists, and program support staff. The Service field staff works closely with and provides technical assistance to State Employment Security Agencies and Job Training Partnership Act grant recipients to ensure that veterans are provided the priority services required by law. They also coordinate with employers, labor unions, veterans service organizations, and community organizations through planned public information and outreach activities. Federal contractors are provided management assistance in complying with their veterans affirmative action and reporting obligations. Also administered by the Assistant Secretary through the Service is the Job Training Partnership Act, Title IV, Part C grant program designed to meet the employment and training needs of service-connected disabled veterans, Vietnam-era veterans, and veterans recently separated from military service. Training Partnership Act grants are awarded and monitored through the Services' national office and field staff. Certain other Service staff also administer the veterans reemployment rights program. They provide assistance to help restore job, seniority, and pension rights to veterans following absences from work for active military service and to protect employment and retention rights of members of the Reserve or National Guard.

Employment Standards Administration (ESA) (17.301-17.308) --Ad

ministers and directs employment standards programs dealing with: minimum wage and overtime standards; registration of farm labor contractors; determining prevailing wage rates to be paid on Government contracts and subcontracts; nondiscrimination and affirmative action for minorities, women, veterans, and handicapped workers on Government contracts and subcontracts; and workers' compensation programs for Federal and certain private employers and employees.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Office of the Legal Adviser (19.200-19.201) The Legal Adviser

is the principal adviser to the Secretary and to the Department on all legal matters with which the Department and overseas posts are concerned.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (17.500

17.502) - Develops and promulgates occupational safety and health standards; develops and issues regulations; conducts investigations and inspections to determine the status of compliance with safety and health standards and regulations; and issues citations and proposes penalties for noncompliance with safety and health standards and regulations.

Bureau of Personnel (19.202) - Allows State and local govern

ments and related organizations to utilize the experience and expertise of Foreign Service Officers and permits Foreign Service Officers approximately at the mid-career level to be assigned to positions with substantial program management responsibility and to become reacquainted with important domestic issues following long periods overseas and/or in the Washington area.

Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) (17,600-17.602) -

Develops and promulgates mandatory safety and health standards, ensures compliance with such standards, assesses civil penalties for violations, investigates accidents, cooperates with and provides assistance to the States in the development of effective State mine safety and health programs, improves and expands training programs in cooperation with the States and

Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific

Affairs (19.204) -- Provides for the reimbursement of losses incurred as a result of the seizure of United States commercial fishing vessels by a foreign country in territorial waters or on the high seas not recognized by the United States.

Bureau of Intelligence and Research (19.300) -- The Bureau of In

telligence and Research coordinates programs of intelligence, research, and analysis for the Department and for other Federal agencies, and produces intelligence studies and current intelligence analyses essential to foreign policy determination and execution. In addition, the Bureau, through its Office of Research, maintains liaison with cultural and educational institutions and with other Federal agencies on a wide range of matters relating to Government contractual and private foreign affairs research.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

United States Coast Guard (20.001, 20.006) -- Search and Rescue:

Maintains a system of rescue vessels, aircraft and communications facilities to carry out its function of saving life and property in and over the high seas and the navigable waters of the United States. This function includes flood relief and removing hazards to navigation. Maritime Law Enforcement: The Coast Guard is the primary maritime law enforcement agency for the United States. It enforces or assists in the enforcement of applicable Federal laws and treaties and other international agreements to which the United States is party, on, over, and under the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and may conduct investigations into suspected violations of such laws and international agreements. The Coast Guard works with other Federal agencies in the enforcement of such laws as they pertain to the protection of living and nonliving resources and in the suppression of smuggling and illicit drug trafficking. Marine Inspection: The Coast Guard is charged with formulating, administering, and enforcing various safety standards for the design, construction, equipment, and maintenance of commercial vessels of the United States and offshore structures on the Outer Continental Shelf. The program includes enforcement of safety standards on foreign vessels subject to U. S. jurisdiction. Marine Licensing: The Coast Guard administers a system for evaluating and licensing of U. S. Merchant Marine personnel. This program develops safe manning standards for commercial vessels. The Coast Guard also maintains oversight and approval authority for the numerous mariner training programs. Great Lakes Pilotage: The Coast Guard administers the Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960 (46 U.S.C. 216), which regulates pilotage services on the Great Lakes. Marine Environmental Response: The Coast Guard is responsible for enforcing the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251) and various other laws relating to the protection of the marine environment. Program objectives are to ensure that public health and welfare and the environment are protected when spills occur. Under these laws, U.S. and foreign vessels are prohibited from using U.S. waters unless they have insurance or other guarantees that potential pollution liability for cleanup and damages will be met. Port Safety and Security: This program is administered by the Coast Guard Captains of the Port. The Coast Guard is authorized to enforce rules and regulations governing the safety and security of ports and anchorages, and the movement of vessels and prevention of pollution in U.S. waters. Port safety and security functions include supervising cargo transfer operations, both storage and stowage, conducting harbor patrols and waterfront facility inspections, establishing security zones as required, and the control of vessel movement. Waterways Management: The Coast Guard has a significant role in the safe and orderly passage of cargo, people, and vessels on our nation's waterways. It has established Vessel Traffic Services in four major ports to provide for the safe movement of vessels at all times, but particularly during hazardous conditions, restricted visibility, or bad weather. The program's goal is to ensure the safe, efficient flow of commerce. The Coast Guard also regulates the installation of equipment necessary for vessel safety. Aids to Navigation: The Coast Guard establishes and maintains the U.S. aids to navigation system that included lights, buoys, daybeacons,

fog signals, marine radiobeacons, racons, and long-range radionavigation aids. Long-range radionavigation aids include loranC and OMEGA. Aids are established in or adjacent to waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, although OMEGA provides global coverage, and loran-C coverage has been established in parts of the Western Pacific, Europe, and the Mediterranean to meet Department of Defense requirements. These aids are intended to assist a navigator to determine a position or plot a safe course or to warn the navigator of dangers or obstructions to navigation. Other functions related to navigation aids include broadcasting marine information and publishing Local Notice to Mariners and Light Lists. Bridge Administration: The Coast Guard administers the statutes regulating the construction, maintenance, and operation of bridges and causeways across the navigable waters of the United States to provide for safe navigation through and under bridges. Ice Operations: The Coast Guard operates the Nation's icebreaking vessels (icebreakers and ice-capable cutters), supported by aircraft, for ice reconnaissance, to facilitate maritime transportation and aid in prevention of flooding in domestic waters. Additionally, icebreakers support logistics to U.S. polar installations and also support scientific research in Arctic and Antarctic waters. Deepwater Ports: Under the provisions of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1501), the Coast Guard administers a licensing and regulatory program governing the construction, ownership (international aspects), and operation of deepwater ports on the high seas to transfer oil from tankers to shore. Boating Safety: The Coast Guard develops and directs a national boating safety program aimed at making the operation of small craft in U.S. waters both pleasurable and safe. This is accomplished by establishing uniform safety standards for recreational boats and associated equipment; encouraging State efforts through a grant-in-aid and liaison program; coordinating public education and information programs; administering the Coast Guard Auxiliary; and enforcing compliance with Federal laws and regulations relative to safe use and safety equipment requirements for small boats. Coast Guard Auxiliary: The Auxiliary is a nonmilitary volunteer organization of private citizens who own small boats, aircraft, or radio stations. Auxiliary members assist the Coast Guard by conducting boating education programs, patrolling marine regattas, participating in search and rescue operations, and conducting courtesy marine examinations. Military Readiness: As required by law, the Coast Guard maintains a state of readiness to function as a specialized service in the Navy in time of war, or as directed by the President. Coastal and harbor defense, including port security, are the most important military tasks assigned to the Coast Guard in times of national crisis. Reserve Training: The Coast Guard Reserve provides qualified individuals and trained units for active duty in time of war or national emergency and at such other times as the national security requires. In addition to its role in national defense, the Reserve augments the active service in the performance of peacetime missions during domestic emergencies and during routine and peak operations. Marine Safety Council: The Marine Safety Council acts as a deliberative body to consider proposed Coast Guard regulations and to provide a forum for the consideration of related problems.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (20.100-20.109) --Regulates

air commerce in a manner that promotes its development and safety and fulfills the requirements of national defense; controls the use of navigable airspace of the United States and regulates both civil and military operations in such airspace in the interest of safety and efficiency; promotes, encourages, and develops civil aeronautics; consolidates research and development with respect to air navigation facilities; installs and operates air navigation facilities; develops and operates a common system of air traffic control and navigation for both civil and military aircraft; and develops and implements, programs and regulations

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