The Transportation Department will evaluate options for making the funds available to other states.
"Given the unprecedented external challenges facing Ford and the entire industry, it is prudent for Ford to evaluate options for Volvo," Mr. Mulally said.
Mr. Veitch said the cruise line was evaluating options for using the vessel and determining the extent of renovations needed to convert it to a cruise ship.
We are currently evaluating options for making the current N3 network PSN compliant and intend to publish our plans at the start of next financial year," she said.
The Transportation Authority said in a statement: "The M.T.A. continues to evaluate options for the above-ground portion of the Fulton Street Transit Center.
AMF, which is based in Richmond, Va., also said that it was evaluating options for restructuring its $1.3 billion in debt, including filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy-court protection, and that the restructuring would probably render its stock worthless.
Kathleen Ruane, a spokeswoman for Bozell New York, said that Interpublic is continuing to evaluate options for the remaining offices of Bozell Kamstra, in Austin, Texas, Fort Lauderdale and Minneapolis, as well as the other two offices of Bozell, in Omaha and Silicon Valley, Calif.
The company's executives said they were evaluating options for further cost cuts and might reveal more details of Sun's strategy at its annual analyst meeting in September.
U.S. Office, which has retained Credit Suisse First Boston to assist in evaluating options for Mail Boxes Etc., said transactions under consideration included an initial public offering and the sale of an equity interest in the unit.
Amelia Torres, a spokeswoman for Mr. Almunia, declined Monday to give details of the discussion, saying only that the commission was still evaluating options for the bank.
