SCAA Members:
While we are all staying safe
and staying well our Board of Directors have been active during this period.
The BOD has had two scheduled conference call meetings and three emergency
conference call meetings. Two of the emergency meetings were related to our
annual meeting and the third was related to the Merchant Mariner Credential
initiative.
Highlights from the two
scheduled meetings are:
·
Completion of the
2020 Strategic Vision and Business Plan and distribution
·
Request for
suggesting a Texas company to TGLO for the 2020 Oil Spill Prevention and
Response Act Award
·
Planning for the
virtual annual meeting
·
Planning for
participation and involvement in Clean Waterways, Clean Pacific, and Clean Gulf
·
The monitoring of
IOSC which has been postponed till 2021
·
Planning
Committee working on virtual annual meeting and begin discussion for 2021
Annual Meeting
·
Membership and
Finance Committee working together on A/R and outreach
·
Government
Affairs Committee
o
Partnership
Action Team Meeting notes:
§ GIUE discussion with USCG and EPA
§ QI interview discussion prior to GIUE start with the
EPA
§ Oil spill response workers not exempt from MMC
requirements especially for federal led responses involving BOA’s
§ Driver hours of service discussion and proposed
solutions to advance waiver initiative
§ New CSB chemical incident reporting rule https://www.csb.gov/statement-from-csb-interim-executive-dr-kristen-kulinowski-on-the-chemical-incident-reporting-rule/
§ USCG has backed off Sub Chapter M boom guidance and
occasional boom towing would not have to comply with Sub Chapter M requirements
§ ERSP is being studied with an eye toward working or
not working in the inland environment which could have an effect on the
national level
·
Health &
Safety Committee is resending the safety questionnaire so please be on the look-out
for it and complete thank you
·
Future
Environmental Leaders Committee is moving forward with the Environmental
Excellence awards with 4 of 8 school recipients selected and will deliver them
direct to the recipients
·
Technology
Advancement Committee working with John Allen for a presentation during the
virtual annual meeting
·
Communications /
Marketing Committee blog received well and would still like to receive items
from membership for consideration
·
Ad hoc
Educational Committee is on hold at this time and hopes to make progress in the
Fall
Sincerely,
Robert E. Chambers
President
SCAA
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