49 USC 6314 – Port performance freight statistics program
(a)
(1) the Nation’s top 25 ports by tonnage;
(2) the Nation’s top 25 ports by 20-foot equivalent unit; and
(3) the Nation’s top 25 ports by dry bulk.
Terms Used In 49 USC 6314
- association: when used in reference to a corporation, shall be deemed to embrace the words "successors and assigns of such company or association" in like manner as if these last-named words, or words of similar import, were expressed. See 1 USC 5
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
(b)
(1)
(2)
(A) receives Federal assistance; or
(B) is subject to Federal regulation to submit necessary information to the Bureau that includes statistics on capacity and throughput as applicable to the specific configuration of the port.
(c)
(1)
(A) port performance measures, including specifications and data measurements to be used in the program established under subsection (a); and
(B) a process for the Department to collect timely and consistent data, including identifying safeguards to protect proprietary information described in subsection (b)(2).
(2)
(A) operating administrations of the Department;
(B) the Coast Guard;
(C) the Federal Maritime Commission;
(D) U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
(E) the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council;
(F) the Army Corps of Engineers;
(G) the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation;
(H) the Bureau of Labor Statistics;
(I) the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health;
(J) the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness;
(K) 1 representative from the rail industry;
(L) 1 representative from the trucking industry;
(M) 1 representative from the maritime shipping industry;
(N) 1 representative from a labor organization for each industry described in subparagraphs (K) through (M);
(O) 1 representative from the International Longshoremen’s Association;
(P) 1 representative from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union;
(Q) 1 representative from a port authority;
(R) 1 representative from a terminal operator;
(S) representatives of the National Freight Advisory Committee of the Department; and
(T) representatives of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
(3)
(d)
(1) the statistics compiled under this section—
(A) are readily accessible to the public; and
(B) are consistent with applicable security constraints and confidentiality interests; and
(2) the data acquired, regardless of source, shall be protected in accordance with section 3572 of title 44.