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Hearing to Focus on Maritime Transportation Safety and Stewardship Programs

Washington, DC, April 8, 2016 | Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446
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The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week on the status and implementation of maritime transportation safety and stewardship programs and rulemakings.

Significant Coast Guard rulemakings affecting the maritime industry include towing vessel safety, cruise vessel safety and security, and ballast water and incidental discharges.  In addition, Congress has recently passed two Coast Guard authorizations that provide new maritime regulatory requirements.  Furthermore, in 2014, the International Maritime Organization approved changes to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) relevant to container weights.  The Coast Guard implements SOLAS on behalf of the United States.

The Subcommittee hearing, entitled, “Maritime Transportation Safety and Stewardship Programs,” is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2016, in 2253 Rayburn House Office Building.

Witness List:

Panel I:

  • RDML Paul Thomas, Deputy Commandant for Prevention Policy, U.S. Coast Guard
  • Mr. R. Keith Michel, Committee Chair, Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine

    Panel II:
  • Mr. Thomas Allegretti, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Waterways Operators
  • Mr. John W. Butler, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Shipping Council
  • Mr. John Crowley, Executive Director, National Association of Waterfront Employers
  • Ms. Donna Lemm, AgTC SOLAS Committee Chair, VP, Mallory Alexander International Logistics
  • Mr. Kendall Carver, Chairman, International Cruise Victims Association, Inc.

    More information about the hearing, including testimony, additional background information, and link to live webcast, will be posted here as it becomes available. 

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