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N R E P O R T PAGE 4 C o n t a i n e r F r e i g h t S t a t i o n (CFS) Subsidy & Tr a i n i n g C F S S u b s i d y P r o g r a m The CFS program continues to operate at fi]ll speed in all regions from Houston to New york¸ Changes enacted in the last several years have allowed the Trustees to better manage, monitor and audit the growth and development of the subsidy program¸ In 2009, success- ful audits were completed by Paul F Richardson Ass~:iates for all CFS Stations in New York, Hampton Roads, Charleston and Houston¸ In the second quarter of 2010 the audit team will visit and complete audits in New Orleans, Mobile and the mid-Atlantic ports of Philadelphia and Baltimore¸ Once this cyele of audits is completed the Trustees will continue to review the program and make all necessat~ changes to g u a t d n t e e i t s s u c c e s s During 2009, the combination of a slowed economy and continued adjustments to the system contri- buted to CFS volumes being down for the second year in a row In 2008, the CFS Trust Funds paid out $16¸3 million in subsidies as compared with $126 million in 2009¸ The early ~re- cast for 2010 is positive, with i n c r e a s i n g v o l u m e s t h r o u g h o u t all regions of the program The first quarter reimbursements of $40 million shows the volume increase will likely return the subsidy numbers back to the levels of 2008 C F S Tr a i n i n g P r o g r a m s A major reduction in man hours throughout the industry in 2009 led to a reduction in CFS training programs The CFS Board of Trustees reduced the 2009 training budget by some 40% in reaction to the dire economic conditions that were projected to continue well into 2010 In 2009, the CFS Trust Funds supported approximately $53 million in Wdining programs covering all USMX ports That number was down lrom $74 million in 2008 In response to increased requests to bring heal: training programs that had been discontinued for budget ~sons, and in a continued effort to k~? marine facilities operating safely and elficiently, the Trustees have approved a budget of $74 million for the current year Occupational Safety & Health Administration Updates O S H A P e n a l t y " E n h a n c e m e n t s " ]n March 2010 testimony betore the House Education & Labor Subcommittee on Work force Protections, and again during an OSHA web chat in April, OSHA Assistant SecretatT David Michaels stated that OSHA was planning to "implement long- overdue internal changes in our penalty proposal policies" Coincidentally, the changes Dr Michaels suggested have now been implemented administratively through a memorandum to OSHA regional administrators OSHA notes that "the penalty increases will increase the overall dollar amount of all penalties" flee OSHA Page 51 M I T A G S T r a i n i n g Training at the MITAGS facility in Maryland has also picked up during the first quarter of 2010 Many ports were unable to send trainees last year with their reduced training allocations and attendance dipped Currently, the ILA/USMX staff at MITAGS olt~rs training for RTG, Experienced Crane and Inexperienced Crane operators Mechanics also have the ability to train at MITAGS and attain required certifications in Con- tainer Relrigeration and Diesel Electric Generator These oppor- tunities for mechanics are off'red three times each per year and require a two week attendance Any questions on maintenance courses or crane simulation courses or schedules can be di- rected to Kim Perez at USMX. M I T A G S C L A S S E S The following training classes are currently available: I ~ e r i e n e e d C r a n e J u n e 7 1 8 , 2 0 1 0 J u n e 2 1 2 5 , 2 0 1 0 Experienced Crane July 26 August 6, 2010 Container Reli igeJ ation June 21 July 2, 2010 Diesel EleetJieal Generator A u g u s t 9 2 0 , 2 0 1 0 R u b b e r Ti r e G a n t r y C r a n e A u g u s t 1 0 1 3 , 2 0 1 0

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