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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 173 / Friday, September 10, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
of 1964 as amended, other laws, Executive orders, and regulatory guidelines affecting affirmative employment and the processing of equal employment opportunity EEO
complaints.
b Commissioners. The members of the Commission, including the Chairman, implement various shipping statutes and related directives by rendering decisions, issuing orders, and adopting and enforcing rules and regulations governing persons subject to the shipping statutes.
1 The Office of Inspector General OIG reports to and is under the general supervision of the Commissioners. The OIG is an independent and objective oversight office created within the Commission that conducts audits and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the Commission and recommends policies designed to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of, and to prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse in, such programs and operations.
2 Reserved c Office of the Secretary. The Office of the Secretary is responsible for the preparation, maintenance and disposition of the Commissions official files and records; overseeing the Commissions website; and managing the Commissions library and related services. The Office of the Secretary also administers the Commissions Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and Government in the Sunshine Act responsibilities, with the Secretary serving as the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Officer.
d Office of the General Counsel1
General. The Office of the General Counsel provides legal services to the Commission and to the Commission staff, and manages the Commissions international affairs functions.
2 Designated Agency Ethics Official.
The Designated Agency Ethics Official and Alternate are agency employees in the Office of the General Counsel formally designated to coordinate and manage the ethics program and serve as the Commissions designees to the Office of Government Ethics on such matters.
e Office of Administrative Law Judges. The Office of Administrative Law Judges holds hearings and renders initial decisions in adjudicatory proceedings as provided in 46 U.S.C.
chapters 401413 and 441 and other applicable laws, and other matters assigned by the Commission, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act and the Commissions
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f Office of the Managing Director 1 General duties of the Managing Directori Chief Operating Officer.
The Managing Director is responsible to the Chairman for the management and coordination of Commission programs managed by the Director of Enterprise Services; Office of Budget and Finance;
Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services; Office of Human Resources; Office of Information Technology; Office of Management Services; Bureau of Certification and Licensing; Bureau of Trade Analysis;
Bureau of Enforcement; and the Commissions Area Representatives, as more fully described in paragraphs f2
and 3 of this section, and thereby implements the regulatory policies of the Commission and the administrative policies and directives of the Chairman.
ii Administrative direction. The Managing Director provides administrative direction to all organizational components, except for the OIG.
2 General duties. The Office of the Managing Director interprets and administers governmental policies and programs in a manner consistent with Federal guidelines, including those involving financial management, human resources, information technology, and procurement. The Office of the Managing Director is responsible for directing and administering the Commissions training and development function.
3 Management and supervision.
Other officers and offices under the management direction of the Managing Director are as follows:
i Director, Enterprise Services. The Director, Enterprise Services D/ES is the Commissions Chief Financial Officer CFO and has responsibility for internal and external communications relating to the budget and financial management. The D/ES works with the Directors, Office of Budget and Finance, Office of Human Resources, Office of Information Technology, and Office of Management Services, to manage the day-to-day administrative operations of the Commission.
ii Office of Budget and Finance. The Office of Budget and Finance administers the Commissions financial management program, including fiscal accounting activities, fee and forfeiture collections, and payments, and ensures that Commission obligations and expenditures of appropriated funds are proper.
iii Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services. The Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute
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Resolution Services has responsibility for developing and implementing the Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, responds to consumer inquiries and complaints, and coordinates the Commissions efforts to resolve disputes within the shipping industry. The Office reviews existing and proposed legislation and regulations for impact on the shipping industry and its consumers and recommends appropriate policies and regulations to facilitate trade.
iv Office of Human Resources. The Office of Human Resources plans and administers a complete personnel management program.
v Office of Information Technology.
The Office of Information Technology administers the Commissions information technology IT program under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended, as well as other applicable laws that prescribe responsibility for operating the IT
program.
vi Office of Management Services.
The Office of Management Services administers a variety of management support service functions of the Commission.
vii Bureau of Certification and Licensing. The Bureau of Certification and Licensing, through the Office of Transportation Intermediaries, has responsibility for reviewing applications and triennial renewals for Ocean Transportation Intermediary OTI
licenses, and maintaining records about licensees and registrations, managing all activities with respect to evidence of financial responsibility for OTIs, and for developing and maintaining all Bureau databases and records of OTI applicants, licensees, and registrations. In addition, the Bureau of Certification and Licensing has responsibility for reviewing applications and renewals for certificates of financial responsibility with respect to passenger vessels, reviewing requests for substitution of alternative forms of financial protection, managing all activities with respect to evidence of financial responsibility for passenger vessel owner/operators, and for developing and maintaining all Bureau databases and records of passenger vessel owner/operators.
viii Bureau of Trade Analysis. The Bureau of Trade Analysis reviews agreements and monitors the concerted activities of ocean common carriers and marine terminal operators, reviews and analyzes service contracts, monitors rates of government-controlled carriers, reviews carrier published tariff systems, responds to inquiries or issues that arise concerning service contracts or tariffs, and is responsible for competition oversight and market analysis.

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