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SUBJ: 2011 JOINT HARBOR SAFETY AND AREA MARITIME SECURITY COMMITTEES

CONFERENCE

1. COAST GUARD SECTOR HOUSTON-GALVESTON AND MARINE SAFETY UNIT PORT

ARTHUR, IN CONCERT WITH OUR PORT AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS FROM THE UPPER

TEXAS COAST, ALONG WITH THE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD (TRB), WILL

HOST THE JOINT HARBOR SAFETY AND AREA MARITIME SECURITY COMMITTEES

CONFERENCE IN HOUSTON, TX, 6-9 JUNE 2011. CG-552 AND CG-544 ARE

COORDINATING THE EVENT WITH THE LOCAL HARBOR SAFETY COMMITTEE (HSC)

AND THE TRB AS THE CONFERENCE PLANNER. THE CONFERENCE WILL BEGIN ON

THE AFTERNOON OF 6 JUNE WITH A COAST GUARD-ONLY SESSION, WITH THE

GENERAL SESSION BEGINNING ON THE MORNING OF 7 JUNE.  WHILE THE

CONFERENCE AGENDA IS STILL BEING REFINED, TOPICS CURRENTLY INCLUDE

COASTAL AND MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN, TOWING

REGULATIONS, TERRORISM AND PORT SECURITY, CDC SECURITY, AND CHEMICAL

FACILITY SAFETY AND SECURITY.

2. PARTICIPATION IN THE PLANNING OF CONFERENCE IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.

SUGGESTED TOPICS AND RECOMMENDED SPEAKERS MAY BE FORWARDED TO THE

POCS LISTED IN PARA 6. REGULAR PHONE CONFERENCES ARE CONDUCTED WITH

THE PLANNING COMMITTEE, AND DISTRICT AND SECTOR PARTICIPATION WILL BE

MOST WELCOMED. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE PHONE CONFERENCES ARE SENT VIA

EMAIL FROM CG-552 AND CG-544.

3. TO FACILITATE THE CONFERENCE PLANNING AND UPDATE CONTACT

INFORMATION FOR HSC COMMITTEES, THE FOLLOWING IS REQUESTED FROM EACH

COAST GUARD SECTOR:

HSC COMMITTEE NAME, WEBPAGE AND EMAIL (IF ANY)

NAME OF HSC CHAIR PERSON, PHONE, EMAIL

NAME OF HSC VICE-CHAIR PERSON, PHONE, EMAIL

NAME OF HSC SECRETARY, PHONE, EMAIL

NAME OF HSC COAST GUARD COORDINATOR

THE ABOVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO MR. DENNIS FAHR VIA

EMAIL BY 6 JAN 2011.

4. INFORMATION ON THE CONFERENCE WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSTED AND

UPDATED ON THE NATIONAL HARBOR SAFETY COMMITTEE BLOG AT

HTTP://HARBORSAFETYCOMMITTEE.BLOGSPOT.COM/, THE TRB CALENDAR AT

HTTP://TRB.ORG/CALENDAR/PUBLIC/CALENDAR.ASPX, AND HOMEPORT.

5. COAST GUARD REGISTRATION, TRAVEL AND FUNDING INFORMATION WILL BE

PROVIDED AT A LATER DATE VIA ALCOAST.

6. FOR ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CONFERENCE, THE POCS ARE:

A. HARBOR SAFETY COMMITTEES (CG-5521):

MR. DENNIS FAHR, DENNIS.FAHR(AT) USCG.MIL, 202-372-1531,

LCDR CHARLES BRIGHT, CHARLES.J.BRIGHT(AT)USCG.MIL, 202-372-1530.

B. AREA MARITIME SECURITY COMMITTEES (CG-5441):

LCDR KEVIN REED, KEVIN.B.REED(AT) USCG.MIL, 202-372-1109,

LTJG WILLIAM GASPERETTI, WILLIAM.N.GASPERETTI(AT)USCG.MIL,

202-372-1139.

7. RELEASED BY MR. RAJIV KHANDPUR, CHIEF, OFFICE OF MARINE

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (CG-552) AND CDR CARLOS A. TORRES, ACTING

CHIEF, OFFICE OF PORT AND FACILITY ACTIVITIES (CG-544).

8. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.