Notice2025-20221
Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities Funded Under Provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; Fiscal Year 2025
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Published
November 18, 2025
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Homeland Security Department
Abstract
The Coast Guard is publishing this notice to satisfy a requirement of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that requires a detailed accounting of the projects, programs, and activities funded under the national recreational boating safety program provision of the Act to be published annually in the Federal Register. This notice specifies the funding amounts the Coast Guard has committed, obligated, or expended during fiscal year 2025, as of September 30, 2025.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51768-51769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20221]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2010-1066]
Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities
Funded Under Provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act;
Fiscal Year 2025
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is publishing this notice to satisfy a
requirement of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that requires
a detailed accounting of the projects, programs, and activities funded
under the national recreational boating safety program provision of the
Act to be published annually in the Federal Register. This notice
specifies the funding amounts the Coast Guard has committed, obligated,
or expended during fiscal year 2025, as of September 30, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice please
contact Mr. Jeffery Decker, U.S. Coast Guard, Regulations Development
Manager, (571) 607-8235 or mailto:<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e3c2c3d270008012e1b1d0d0940030702"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a38283923040c052a1f19090d44070306">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
Since 1998, Congress has passed a series of laws providing funding
for projects, programs, and activities funded under the national
recreational boating safety program, which is administered by the U.S.
Coast Guard. On November 15, 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58, Sec. 28001) set aside funding for Coast Guard
administration, which for fiscal year 2025 was $15.408 million. Of
that, not less than $2.1 million shall be made available to ensure
compliance with Chapter 43 of Title 46, U.S. Code, and not more than
$1.5 million is available to conduct by grant or contract a survey of
levels of recreational boating participation and related matters in the
United States.
These funds are available to the Secretary from the Sport Fish
Restoration and Boating Trust Fund (``Trust Fund'') established under
26 U.S.C. 9504(a) for payment of Coast Guard expenses for personnel and
activities directly related to coordinating and carrying out the
national recreational boating safety program. Amounts made available
under this subsection remain available during the two succeeding fiscal
years. Any amount that is unexpended or unobligated at the end of the
three-year period during which it is available shall be withdrawn by
the Secretary and allocated to the States in addition to any other
amounts available for allocation in the fiscal year in which they are
withdrawn or the following fiscal year.
Use of these funds requires compliance with standard Federal
contracting rules with associated lead and processing times resulting
in a lag time between available funds and spending.
Specific Accounting of Funds
The total amount of funding transferred to the Coast Guard from the
Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund and committed, obligated,
and/or expended during fiscal year 2025 for each project is shown in
the chart below.
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Project Description Cost
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46 U.S.C. 43 Compliance: Inspection Program/ Provided for continuance of the national $2,553,042
Boat Testing Program. recreational boat compliance inspection
program, which began in January 2001.
46 U.S.C. 43 Compliance: Staff Salaries...... Provided for 3 personnel to oversee 671,583
manufacturer compliance with 46 U.S.C. 43
requirements.
46 U.S.C. 43 Compliance: Staff Travel........ Provided for travel by employees of the 47,936
Boating Safety Division to oversee
manufacturer compliance with 46 U.S.C. 43
requirements.
Administrative Overhead...................... Provided for supplies and Materials to support 61,969
the RBS Program.
Boating Accident Report Database (BARD) Web Provided for maintaining the BARD Web System, 518,244
System. which enables reporting authorities in the 50
States, five U.S. Territories, and the
District of Columbia to submit their accident
reports electronically over a secure Internet
connection.
National Boating Safety Advisory Committee... Provided for travel performed by NBSAC 0.00
members, meeting room costs and
administrative costs to support the NBSAC.
Contract Personnel Support................... Provided contract personnel to conduct boating 1,288,584
safety-related research and analysis.
Grant Management Training.................... Provided to facilitate staff training on new 8,257
grant management requirements.
Recreational Boating Safety Program Travel... Provided for travel by employees of the 78,775
Boating Safety Division to gather background
and planning information for new recreational
boating safety initiatives.
Reimbursable Salaries........................ Provided for 16 personnel directly related to 3,573,270
coordinating and carrying out the national
recreational boating safety program.
National Recreational Boating Survey......... Provided for collecting data to support the 1,500,000
National Recreational Boating Survey.
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Of the $15.408 million made available to the Coast Guard in fiscal
year 2025, $0 has been committed, obligated, or expended. An additional
$10.302 million of prior fiscal year funds have been committed,
obligated, or expended as of September 30, 2025. The remainder of the
FY24 and FY25 funds made available to the Coast Guard (approximately
$22.065 million) may be retained for the allowable period for the
National Recreational Boating Survey, the expected reengineering of the
Boating Accident and Reporting Database, and other projects, or it may
be transferred into the pool of money available for allocation through
the state grant program.
Authority
This notice is issued pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552 and 46 U.S.C.
13107(c)(4).
Dated: November 12, 2025.
Robert C. Compher,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2025-20221 Filed 11-17-25; 8:45 am]
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