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The US Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) serves as a Federal interagency maritime policy coordinating committee for the purpose of assessing the adequacy of the marine transportation system (MTS), promoting the integration of the MTS with other modes and other uses of the marine environment, and coordinating the Federal MTS-related agencies with regard to policies that impact the MTS. The CMTS was established by the President’s Ocean Action Plan of 2004, chartered in July 2005, and authorized in statute in December 2012. [Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act (2012), (PL 112-213), (46 U.S.C.A. § 55501)]. For more information, visit the CMTS website: https://www.cmts.gov/. Bookmark this collection: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_cmts or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530827.

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  • A 10Year Projection of Maritime Activity in the US Arctic Region
    A 10-Year Projection of Maritime Activity in the U.S. Arctic Region
    Azzara, Alyson J. ;
    Wang, Haifeng
    2015-01-01 | PDF
    This report directly supports the priorities outlined in the U.S. National Strategy for the Arctic Region (NSAR). Under the NSAR’s subsequent January 2014 Implementation Plan, the Department of Transportation is listed as the lead agency for the Implementation Plan component “Prepare for Increased Activity in the Marine Domain.” On March 31, 2014, ...
  • Innovative Technologies for a Resilient Marine Transportation System Conference Summary and Call to Action
    Innovative Technologies for a Resilient Marine Transportation System: Conference Summary and Call to Action
    Touzinsky, Katherine
    2015-01-01 | PDF
    The 2014 biennial Marine Transportation System (MTS) research and development conference entitled Innovative Technologies for a Resilient Marine Transportation System was held on June 24-26th, 2014, at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. The Conference was organized by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and sponsored by the U. ...
  • Maritime Infrastructure Key issues Related to Commercial Activity in the US Arctic over the Next Decade
    Maritime Infrastructure: Key issues Related to Commercial Activity in the U.S. Arctic over the Next Decade
    United States. Government Accountability Office
    2014-03-01 | PDF
    Decreasing seasonal sea ice has opened up Arctic waters for longer periods with resulting potential economic opportunities in commercial shipping, cruises, commercial fishing, oil, and mining. In light of the importance of U.S. efforts to effectively manage Arctic issues, GAO was asked to examine U.S. actions related to developing and investing in ...
  • Implementation Plan for The National Strategy for the Arctic Region
    Implementation Plan for The National Strategy for the Arctic Region
    United States. Office of Management and Budget
    2014-01-01 | PDF
    On May 10, 2013, the President issued the National Strategy for the Arctic Region (Strategy). The accompanying Implementation Plan1 sets forth the methodology, process, and approach for executing the Strategy. This Implementation Plan complements and builds upon existing initiatives by Federal, State, local, and tribal authorities, the private sect ...
  • Summary Report July 1 2012June 30 2013
    Summary Report: July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013
    United States. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS)
    2013-06-01 | PDF
    The CMTS addresses interagency coordination of navigation services to improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of the MTS through the e-Navigation Integrated Action Team (IAT), established as a task team in April 2010 and affirmed as an IAT in March 2012. The purpose of the e-Navigation IAT is to facilitate the coordinated and integrated coll ...
  • Diagnosing the Marine Transportation System Measuring Performance and Targeting Improvement Conference Proceedings
    Diagnosing the Marine Transportation System: Measuring Performance and Targeting Improvement – Conference Proceedings
    United States. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS)
    2013-05-01 | PDF
    The purpose of the conference was to provide a forum to examine the use of performance indicators in marine transportation and waterways management through collaborative input from stakeholders. The first biennial Research and Development conference was entitled, “Transforming the Marine Transportation System: A Vision for Research and Development, ...
  • National Strategy for the Arctic Region
    National Strategy for the Arctic Region
    Obama, Barack
    2013-05-01 | PDF
    strategic priorities for the Arctic region. This strategy is intended to position the United States to respond effectively to challenges and emerging opportunities arising from significant increases in Arctic activity due to the diminishment of sea ice and the emergence of a new Arctic environment. It defines U.S. national security interests in the ...
  • US Arctic Marine Transportation System Overview and Priorities for Action 2013
    U.S. Arctic Marine Transportation System: Overview and Priorities for Action 2013
    United States. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS)
    2013-01-01 | PDF
    The United States is an Arctic nation. Due to climate change, the Arctic is warming faster than any other region on Earth. As the loss of sea ice creates a more accessible Arctic, we must consider: Risks and opportunities for commerce and economic growth; Security of our maritime domain; Indigenous peoples and their subsistence cultures; and, Marin ...
  • 201112 Summary Report An Eighteen Month Summary Report on the Activities and Accomplishments of the Committee on the Marine Transportation System CMTS
    2011-12 Summary Report: An Eighteen Month Summary Report on the Activities and Accomplishments of the Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS)
    United States. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS)
    2012-11-01 | PDF
    This 2011-2012 CMTS Summary Report is divided into nine priority work areas. These priority work areas are listed below and are described in the pages that follow, including the completion of nine interagency projects to improve navigation safety and efficiency, the first ever development of MTS performance measures, and the first comprehensive gui ...
  • The US Marine Transportation System in the National Ocean Policy Response of the Committee on the Marine Transportation System July 13 2011
    The U.S. Marine Transportation System in the National Ocean Policy: Response of the Committee on the Marine Transportation System July 13, 2011
    United States. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS)
    2011-07-13 | PDF
    The U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) participated in developing the Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force (IOPTF), dated July 19, 2010, and through its member agencies has engaged actively in the strategic action plan writing teams for the nine policy objectives within the Ocean Policy Task Force ...
  • Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force July 19 2010
    Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force July 19, 2010
    United States. White House Council on Environmental Quality
    2010-07-19 | PDF
    In order to better meet our Nation’s stewardship responsibilities for the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes, President Obama established the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force (Task Force) on June 12, 2009. The Task Force is composed of 24 senior-level officials from executive departments, agencies, and offices across the Federal government a ...
  • Annual Report 2010
    Annual Report 2010
    United States. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS)
    2010-01-01 | PDF
    The Committee on the Marine Transportation System has made many great strides towards addressing some of the pressing needs of the Nations' marine transportation system (MTS). As Chair of the CMTS Coordinating Board in calendar year 2010, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has summarized in this Report the high points and accomplishments achieved by ...
  • 2009 YearEnd Accomplishment Summaries
    2009 Year-End Accomplishment Summaries
    United States. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS)
    2009-01-01 | PDF
    The CMTS Coordinating Board approved the proposed framework for the implementation of the MTS National Strategy on June 18, 2009. The framework identified eleven specific activities that were deemed most critical and addressed each of the five priority areas from the National Strategy. The implementation plan is meant to be a living document and wi ...
  • Waterborne Transport Ports and Waterways A Review of Climate Change Drivers Impacts Responses and Mitigation EnviCom Task Group 3 Climate Change and Navigation
    Waterborne Transport, Ports and Waterways: A Review of Climate Change Drivers, Impacts, Responses and Mitigation: EnviCom Task Group 3: Climate Change and Navigation
    EnviCom Task Group 3  ...
    2008-11-08 | PDF
    The main goal for EnviCom Task Group 3 'Climate Change and Navigation' was to discuss the climate change related issues for the navigation sector, and how to understand and to deal with the knowledge about climate change and the various projected scenarios.
  • National Strategy for the Marine Transportation System A Framework for Action
    National Strategy for the Marine Transportation System: A Framework for Action
    United States. Department of Transportation. Committee on the Marine Transportation System
    2008-07-01 | PDF
    America’s Marine Transportation System (MTS) moves people and goods through U.S. ports, utilizing a system of harbor channels and waterways to final delivery points or connections to highways, railways, and pipelines, and it is thriving. The MTS allows the worldwide distribution of our Nation’s agricultural and manufactured products. The MTS also c ...
  • US Ocean Action Plan Implementation Update
    U.S. Ocean Action Plan Implementation Update
    United States. White House Council on Environmental Quality. The Committee on Ocean Policy
    2007-01-01 | PDF
    This report briefly describes the status of each of the actions and sub-actions outlined in the OAP. It also describes new activities beyond those in the OAP as well as planned next steps. We have met the OAP commitment for 73 of the 88 actions and nearly met the commitments in 4 larger multi-action items. Of the remaining 11 ongoing actions, the s ...
  • Intermodal Recommendations to Secretary Norman Y Mineta
    Intermodal Recommendations to Secretary Norman Y. Mineta
    Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Council
    2005-09-28 | PDF
    This report has been prepared by the Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) for the Secretary of Transportation. The findings and recommendations in this report are based on data extracted from reports and studies previously undertaken by both the public and private sectors over the past four years. As challenges facing t ...
  • US Ocean Action Plan The Bush Administrations Response to the US Commission on Ocean Policy
    U.S. Ocean Action Plan: The Bush Administration’s Response to the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
    United States. Executive Office of the President
    2004-01-01 | PDF
    In the Oceans Act of 2000, Congress established the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy (Commission). The Commission began work in September 2001, and pursuant to its legislative mandate, completed a thorough and expansive report, “An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century,” on September 20, 2004. In December 2004, the President issued the US Ocean Actio ...
  • Assessment of the U S Marine Transportation System A Report to Congress
    Assessment of the U. S. Marine Transportation System: A Report to Congress
    United States. Department of Transportation. Committee on the Marine Transportation System
    1999-09-01 | PDF
    Discusses the collaborative effort to assess the adequacy of the Nation's marine transportation system (including ports, waterways, harbor approach channels, and their intermodal connections) to operate in a safe, efficient, secure, and environmentally sound manner.
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