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Transportation Safety Board and the U.S. Coast Guard. Of 

 particular relevance is the Small Business Innovation Research 

 Program, which encourages small businesses to develop innovative 

 solutions to Government and industry problems. Projects under 

 this program address human factors, environmental protection, and 

 improvements in terminal, cargo and ship operations. The program 

 is administered by the Department's Volpe National Transportation 

 Systems Center, with both Coast Guard and MARAD participation. 



MARAD could also assist the Coast Guard, in conjunction with 

 other concerned Federal agencies and private industry, in 

 cooperatively administering and providing technical expertise for 

 one or more of any funded demonstrations required by the Ballast 

 Control Act under such a program, beginning in FY 1995. 



Additionally, MARAD has experience in the area of ship 

 constr- -- on -and operation, and a good understanding of the 

 shipping industry. MARAD has prepared ship designs for both new 

 construction and conversion, including ship stability, loading, 

 piping, machinery plant and the economic viability of projects. 

 This experience would be germane to the implementation of a 

 funded ballast water exchange ship demonstration project. 



MARAD' s participation in a demonstration program could also help 

 provide an interface between the scientific community and the 

 "real world" of the maritime industry. This interface could help 



