MA-1052 Port Agency and Terminal Operator Information Update

OMB No. 2133-xxxx

Expiration Date: mm/dd/yyyy

A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 2133-xxxx. Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be approximately 25 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, completing and reviewing the collection of information. All responses to this collection of information are voluntary. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, Maritime Administration, MAR-390, Room W26-494, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590.

Maritime Administration – Update of the Port Economic Impact Kit

Port Agency and Terminal Operator Information Update

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is seeking the assistance of your port agency in updating our port economic impact kit. The Kit is used by MARAD and port agencies throughout the U.S. to ascertain the value of maritime activities, investments and policies, a very important function. All information provided will remain confidential; individual organizations will not be released or published. Please email the completed information to [email protected] or fax it back to 908.654.5294. If you have any questions, please call Anne Strauss-Wieder at 908.654.5144.

Thank you for your assistance!!

Please provide us with a contact if we have any questions regarding the information provided:

Name: Phone:

Organization: Email:

1. Please complete the table below regarding ongoing operating and maintenance expenditures associated with cargo and passenger movements through your port.

	Has there been a change for this type of expenditure since 2000? Please check box below:			What percent increase or decrease in cost has occurred since 2000?
Expenditure Type	No Change In Cost	Increase in Cost	Decrease in Cost	10%	20%	30%	50%	75%	100%	150%	200%	Other %: Please specify
Labor Costs:
Terminal labor costs
Govt agency labor costs
Security-related labor costs
Agency Costs/Charges:
Dockage charges
Wharfage charges
Govt agency charges for inspection, immigration, etc.
Public agency taxes and fees
Supplies:
Chandler/Provisions
Office Supplies
Cleaning/Laundry
Minor Equipment
Minor Repairs
Services:
Private sector security
Data processing
Waste removal
Financial/accounting
Medical
Utilities:
Electricity
Sewer
Bunkers:
Oil
Inland Movement:
Long Distance Trucking
Short Distance Trucking
Barge
Rail Movements

2. Please list any expenditure types missing from the table above, along with the average cost:

   Expenditure Type	Brief Description	Average Cost (please indicate per TEU, ton or vehicle)

3. Please review the list below of the capital and construction expenditure types that are in the current version of the Kit. In the existing Types, please cross out any type that should be eliminated. Using the “new types” table, please add types that are missing, with particular attention to potential spending for security, inspection, environmental (including alternatively fueled equipment) and new technologies. Please provide a brief description of each type added, including examples of the types of equipment and installations required.

Existing Capital and Construction Types

Property Acquisition and Site Purchase	On- and near-dock rail terminals (including on-dock intermodal yards, rail track within the port and rail within the region directly needed for the movement of maritime cargo)
Bulkheads/Dockside/Berths Work
Site Preparation:
Fill	Channels:
Paving	Channel Deepening
Demolition	Maintenance Dredging
Structures:	Services:
Administration buildings	Port Agency Overhead
Sheds and warehouses	Engineering, architectural and contingency
Passenger terminals	Legal Services

Dockside:	Yard Equipment:	Telecommunications and Computer Equipment:
Cranes	Forklifts	Fiber
Gangways	Straddle Loaders	Cable
Conveyors	Side Loaders	Computers
	Overhead Cranes	Radio Frequency Equipment
	Conveyors	Telecommunications Equipment
Gate Equipment:	Container Racking Systems	Electronic Tags
Gates	Spiralveyors
Booths	Concrete Pods/Curb Strips	Lighting/Electrical:
Signals		Yard and Gate Lighting
Variable Signs		Plugs/Outlets for Containers and Reefers
Security Equipment
Inland Transport:		Waterborne:
Locomotives and switching engines		Ferries, tugs and other marine equipment
Chassis

New Capital and Construction Expenditure Types

Name of Type	Description and Examples

Form MA-1052 10/2007