Effective MTS local coordination network (cont)

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COMDTINST 16010.9

(6) Local port stakeholders should view the Coast Guard's involvement as assistance,

guidance, and support. It is not the intention of the Coast Guard to mandate or to control

these organizations, but it is the Coast Guard's intention to actively promote and encourage

the establishment and expansion of the scope of these organizations where necessary to

address the myriad of issues facing ports such as security, mobility and environmental

protection. COTPs should encourage and facilitate private stakeholder leadership of HSCs

and local MTS committees. Temporary COTP leadership may be necessary for their

establishment, but for long term relationships Coast Guard membership vice leadership is

(7) In coordinating, supporting or participating in the activities of HSCs and other local MTS

committees, COTPs should be aware of the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (FACA) as implemented by reference (e). HSCs and other local MTS committees will

not be advisory committees under FACA if they are organized and run in accordance with

the guidance contained in reference (b). However, departure from that guidance, for

example, through Coast Guard control of a committees' governance or agenda, could

convert an HSC or other local MTS committee into an advisory committee required to

comply with the provisions of FACA. Any questions on this matter should be referred to

your servicing legal office or Commandant (G-LRA).

(8) A web-based communication medium has been developed by the Coast Guard to provide

inter-HSC/MTS committee dialogue as well as linking local committees to coordinating

bodies at the regional and national level. The "National Harbor Safety Committee

Website," will act, as the name implies, as an information clearinghouse. Its Internet

address is http://www.uscg.mil/harborsafety. COTPs should highly encourage all HSCs or

other local MTS committees to participate in this communication/information hub. All

issues related to the website including technical or content issues should be directed to

Commandant (G-MWP-1). The site is expected to be used to exchange best practices,

success stories and lessons learned between local coordinating committees and to facilitate

communication and awareness of critical, regional or national MTS issues to the national

level.

(9) Although not required by reference (a), Regional MTS Committees can provide an

important forum for dealing with MTS issues that are common to more than one local

committee, but which cannot be effectively dealt with at the local or national level. To be

effective, these committees must facilitate the efforts of the HSCs or other local MTS

committees without becoming an added bureaucratic level that hinders communication

between the local committees and ICMTS or MTSNAC. Areas and Districts should review

the summaries of the Regional Dialog Sessions, reference (d), and bring together the key

MTS leaders that attended these meetings to decide the next step in improving regional

coordination of MTS issues. As with HSCs or other local MTS committees, the Coast

Guard should encourage private sector leadership that will increase the ownership of the

MTS Initiative by private stakeholders. Issues regarding regional coordination should be

referred to Commandant (G-MWP-1).

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