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* By January 1, 2005, the Coast Guard intends to conduct on-site inspections
of each facility subject to the security plan requirements, along with as
many vessels as possible, to ensure that the steps called for in the security
plan are actually in place."
* By July 1, 2005, the Coast Guard intends to complete the remaining on-site
compliance inspections for vessels it is not able to inspect by January 1,
2005.
The Coast Guard took a number of steps to help stakeholders understand
and comply with requirements. The Coast Guard issued updated guidance
and established a "help desk" to provide stakeholders with a single point
of contact, both through the Internet and over the telephone. At the local
level, Coast Guard marine safety offices" at the ports provided
stakeholders operating within their ports additional information and
assistance through forums, training sessions, e-mails, letters, and
telephone calls. The Coast Guard also hired two contractors2 to provide
expertise in reviewing the facility and vessel security plans.
In issuing the final rules, the Coast Guard also developed an estimate of
the cost to implement MTSA's port security provisions. The Coast Guard
estimated that implementing the various port and vessel security
provisions, including the security plans, would cost $7.3 billion over 10
'0The Coast Guard also intends to complete on-site inspections of "uninspected vessels" by
December 31, 2004. These "uninspected vessels" include some towing vessels, most fishing
industry vessels, some freight barges, and certain passenger vessels, among others that
were not required to submit a security plan but did so voluntarily.
"Marine safety offices are located at coastal ports and on inland waterways and are
responsible for the overall safety and security of maritime activities and for environmental
protection in their geographic areas.
12The Coast Guard hired Black and Veatch Corporation, an engineering consulting and
construction company with expertise in facility security, to conduct the facility security
plan reviews. The Coast Guard also hired George G. Sharp, Inc., a maritime engineering,
safety, and security company with expertise in vessel security, to conduct the vessel
security plan reviews. The Coast Guard is reviewing the security plans with the contractors
in two locations: The National Facility Security Plan Review Center in Overland Park,
Kansas, and the Marine Safety Center (for vessels) in Washington, D.C.GAO-04-838 Maritime Security
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United States. General Accounting Office. Maritime Security: Substantial Work Remains to Translate New Planning Requirements into Effective Port Security, report, June 30, 2004; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc299170/m1/14/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.