Sec. 16. DWELL TIME STATISTICS

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## SEC. 16 DWELL TIME STATISTICS ###

(a)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)Director The term “Director” means the Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. ####

(2)Marine container The term “marine container” means an intermodal container with a length of— #####

(A)not less than 20 feet; and #####

(B)not greater than 45 feet. ####

(3)Out of service percentage The term “out of service percentage” means the proportion of the chassis fleet for any defined geographical area that is out of service at any one time. ####

(4)Street dwell time The term “street dwell time”, with respect to a piece of equipment, means the quantity of time during which the piece of equipment is in use outside of the terminal. ###

(b)Authority to Collect Data ####

(1)In general Each port, marine terminal operator, and chassis owner or provider with a fleet of over 50 chassis that supply chassis for a fee shall submit to the Director such data as the Director determines to be necessary for the implementation of this section, subject to subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code. ####

(2)Approval by omb Subject to the availability of appropriations, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall approve an information collection for purposes of this section. ###

(c)Publication Subject to the availability of appropriations, not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than monthly thereafter, the Director shall publish statistics relating to the dwell time of equipment used in intermodal transportation at the top 25 ports, including inland ports, by 20-foot equivalent unit, including— ####

(1)total street dwell time, from all causes, of marine containers and marine container chassis; and ####

(2)the average out of service percentage, which shall not be identifiable with any particular port, marine terminal operator, or chassis provider. ###

(d)Factors Subject to the availability of appropriations, to the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall publish the statistics described in subsection

(c)on a local, regional, and national basis. ###

(e)Sunset The authority under this section shall expire December 31, 2026.