Web Policies
Thank you for visiting the Department of Transportation's (DOT's) Maritime Administration
website. This page summarizes the policies and responsibilities for the Maritime Administration website for
external audiences.
This public website is a means to successfully convey information and services to the public and to
conduct business electronically. The Maritime Administration works hard to ensure that the delivery
of information is done
in a secure manner while focusing on the quality and integrity of the information.
Access for People with Disabilities
The Maritime Administration is committed to making the electronic technologies we deploy accessible
to individuals with
disabilities. We incorporate Section 508 compliance testing in the design, development, and maintenance
of our website. The Agencies work on accessible design is continuous, and we welcome feedback on
improving the accessibility features of our site.
DisabilityInfo.gov
For disability-related information available from the Federal Government, visit the
interagency Web portal for people with disabilities.
Maritime Administration Web Accessibility
No Fear Act
On May 15, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Notification and Federal Employee Anti-Discrimination
and Retaliation (No Fear) Act, which increases federal agency accountability for acts of discrimination
or reprisal against employees.
No Fear Act
Linking to Other Websites
For your convenience, the Maritime Administration provides hypertext links to information created
and maintained by other
Federal, public, or private organizations. We cannot control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance,
timeliness, or completeness of the information provided by another site.
All non-Federal external links generate an exit page with a dialogue informing you that you are leaving
the Maritime Administration site and subject to the privacy and security policies of that particular site.
Federal sites
are considered to have the same level of privacy and security and do not use an exit page. However, most
sites have differing policies, so you should always verify privacy and security information as a best
practice.
This site does not link to any site that exhibits hate, bias, or discrimination. The Maritime Administration
reserves the right
to deny or remove links that contain false information, unproven claims, or is determined to be in conflict
with the mission or policies of the Maritime Administration.
Freedom of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act, commonly known as the FOIA, (5 U.S.C. § 552), was enacted by Congress in
1966 to give the American public greater access to the Federal Government's records. Congress has since
expanded the scope of the FOIA to encompass electronic records. However, you do not have to file a FOIA
request to obtain information which is routinely available for public inspection, including records from
docketed cases, broadcast applications and related files, petitions for rulemakings, various legal and
technical publications, legislative history compilations, etc. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.453 and 0.455.
Maritime Administration FOIA Information
Cookies
A "cookie" is a small text file that is stored on your computer and makes it easy for you to move around
a website without having to continually re-enter your name, password, preferences, etc.
The Maritime Administration does not
use cookies on it's public website. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more information.
Privacy Policy
The Maritime Administration respects your right to privacy and will protect it when you visit our
website. We collect no
personal information about you when you visit our website unless you specifically and knowingly choose
to provide such information to us. If you choose to provide information to us, we use it only to fulfill
your request for information or services.
Maritime Administration Privacy Policy
Maritime Administration Website Inventory, Priorities, and Schedules
The Maritime Administration maintains an inventory of our website content and associated
online publication schedules and
priorities, as required by Section 207(f)(2) of the E-Government Act of 2002.
We strive to make the our network and online systems highly reliable and available. To this end,
we must periodically bring down systems for service, software updates, repairs, routine maintenance,
and performance tuning. Accordingly, we have established a network maintenance window when some or all
systems might be brought down for maintenance work. While this work is essential, we also recognize
that it presents an inconvenience. Whenever it is necessary to bring down all systems, appropriate
notification is posted on the home page.
Web Inventory & Publishing Schedule