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FOREIGN VESSEL OPERATIONS IN THE U.S. EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE (111–122) HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION June 17, 2010 Printed for the use of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 57–094 PDF WASHINGTON : 2010 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota, Chairman NICK J. RAHALL, II, West Virginia, Vice JOHN L. MICA, Florida Chair DON YOUNG, Alaska PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee Columbia VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan JERROLD NADLER, New York FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey CORRINE BROWN, Florida JERRY MORAN, Kansas BOB FILNER, California GARY G. MILLER, California EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas HENRY E. BROWN, JR., South Carolina GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa SAM GRAVES, Missouri TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania BRIAN BAIRD, Washington JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas RICK LARSEN, Washington SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts JIM GERLACH, Pennsylvania TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, New York MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida MICHAEL H. MICHAUD, Maine CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri CONNIE MACK, Florida GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California LYNN A WESTMORELAND, Georgia DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan JASON ALTMIRE, Pennsylvania MARY FALLIN, Oklahoma TIMOTHY J. WALZ, Minnesota VERN BUCHANAN, Florida HEATH SHULER, North Carolina BRETT GUTHRIE, Kentucky MICHAEL A. ARCURI, New York ANH ‘‘JOSEPH’’ CAO, Louisiana HARRY E. MITCHELL, Arizona AARON SCHOCK, Illinois CHRISTOPHER P. CARNEY, Pennsylvania PETE OLSON, Texas JOHN J. HALL, New York TOM GRAVES, Georgia STEVE KAGEN, Wisconsin STEVE COHEN, Tennessee LAURA A. RICHARDSON, California ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas PHIL HARE, Illinois JOHN A. BOCCIERI, Ohio MARK H. SCHAUER, Michigan BETSY MARKEY, Colorado MICHAEL E. MCMAHON, New York THOMAS S. P. PERRIELLO, Virginia DINA TITUS, Nevada HARRY TEAGUE, New Mexico JOHN GARAMENDI, California HANK JOHNSON, Georgia (II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA SUBCOMMITTEE ON COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland, Chairman CORRINE BROWN, Florida FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey RICK LARSEN, Washington DON YOUNG, Alaska GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina BRIAN BAIRD, Washington VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, New York TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania STEVE KAGEN, Wisconsin PETE OLSON, Texas MICHAEL E. MCMAHON, New York, Vice Chair LAURA A. RICHARDSON, California JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota (Ex Officio) (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA CONTENTS Page Summary of Subject Matter .................................................................................... vi TESTIMONY Cook, Rear Admiral Kevin, Director of Prevention Policy, United States Coast Guard .................................................................................................................... 5 Matsuda, David T., Acting Maritime Administrator, Maritime Administration 5 Weakley, Jim, President, Maritime Cabotage Task Force ................................... 50 Weaver, Warren, Manager of Regulatory Compliance, Transocean .................... 50 Wells, Ken, President, Offshore Marine Service Association ............................... 50 PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Oberstar, Hon. James L., of Minnesota ................................................................. 61 Richardson, Hon. Laura, of California ................................................................... 63 PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES Cook, Rear Admiral Kevin ...................................................................................... 67 Matsuda, David T. ................................................................................................... 73 Weakley, Jim ............................................................................................................ 81 Weaver, Warren ....................................................................................................... 85 Wells, Ken ................................................................................................................ 190 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD Cook, Rear Admiral Kevin, Director of Prevention Policy, United States Coast Guard: ................................................................................................................... Reponse to request for information from Hon. Cummings, a Represent- ative in Congress from the State of Maryland: ....................................... Regarding the Offshore Installation Manager .................................... 10 Regarding the Master of Deepwater Horizon and the Offshore In- stallation Manager ............................................................................. 11 Response to request for information from Hon. Mica, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida ..................................................... 29 Response to request for information from Hon. Yong, a Representative in Congress from the State of Alaska: ..................................................... Regarding Mobile Offshore Drilling Units ........................................... 16 Reradring drydocking requirements of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units .................................................................................................... 22 Weaver, Warren, Manager of Regulatory Compliance, Transocean, response to request for infromation from Hon. Taylor, a Representative in Congress from the Sate of Mississippi ................................................................................ 90 (V) VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA vi VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 1 here 57094.001 vii VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 2 here 57094.002 viii VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 3 here 57094.003 ix VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 4 here 57094.004 x VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 5 here 57094.005 xi VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 6 here 57094.006 xii VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 7 here 57094.007 xiii VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 8 here 57094.008 xiv VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 9 here 57094.009 xv VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 10 here 57094.010 xvi VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 11 here 57094.011 xvii VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 12 here 57094.012 xviii VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 13 here 57094.013 xix VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 14 here 57094.014 xx VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 15 here 57094.015 xxi VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 16 here 57094.016 xxii VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 17 here 57094.017 xxiii VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:00 Dec 22, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\57094.0 KAYLA Insert offset folio 18 here 57094.018 xxiv VerDate Aug