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S. HRG. 107–593 PORT SECURITY HEARING BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SPECIAL HEARING APRIL 4, 2002—SEATTLE, WA Printed for the use of the Committees on Appropriations ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 81–047 PDF WASHINGTON : 2002 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) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 21-JUN-2000 10:09 Oct 23, 2002 Jkt 081047 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 U:\12HEAR\2003\081047.XXX CHERYLM PsN: CHERYLM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia, Chairman DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii TED STEVENS, Alaska ERNEST F. HOLLINGS, South Carolina THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania TOM HARKIN, Iowa PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, Maryland CHRISTOPHER S. BOND, Missouri HARRY REID, Nevada MITCH MCCONNELL, Kentucky HERB KOHL, Wisconsin CONRAD BURNS, Montana PATTY MURRAY, Washington RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota JUDD GREGG, New Hampshire DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota LARRY CRAIG, Idaho MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas JACK REED, Rhode Island MIKE DEWINE, Ohio TERRENCE E. SAUVAIN, Staff Director CHARLES KIEFFER, Deputy Staff Director STEVEN J. CORTESE, Minority Staff Director LISA SUTHERLAND, Minority Deputy Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES PATTY MURRAY, Washington, Chairman ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, Maryland ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania HARRY REID, Nevada CHRISTOPHER S. BOND, Missouri HERB KOHL, Wisconsin ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas TED STEVENS, Alaska (ex officio) Professional Staff PETER ROGOFF KATE HALLAHAN WALLY BURNETT (Minority) PAUL DOERRER (Minority) Administrative Support ANGELA LEE (II) VerDate 21-JUN-2000 10:09 Oct 23, 2002 Jkt 081047 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 U:\12HEAR\2003\081047.XXX CHERYLM PsN: CHERYLM CONTENTS Page Opening statement of Senator Patty Murray ........................................................ 1 Statement of Rear Admiral Erroll Brown, Commander, 13th Coast Guard District, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation ............................. 3 Captain Michael Moore, Port of Puget Sound, Washington, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation ............................................................................ 3 Prepared statement of Rear Admiral Erroll M. Brown ........................................ 5 Statement of Rear Admiral Vinson E. Smith, Commander, Navy Region Northwest ............................................................................................................. 8 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 10 Navy regional security actions following 11 September ....................................... 11 Progress on near term issues .................................................................................. 11 In the long term ....................................................................................................... 12 Statement of Robert S. Coleman, Jr., Seattle District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice .......................................... 12 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 14 Seattle District overview ......................................................................................... 12 September 11, 2001, the INS role ......................................................................... 13 Cooperating with other agencies ............................................................................ 13 Seattle District overview ......................................................................................... 15 September 11, 2001, the INS role ......................................................................... 15 Cooperation with other agencies ............................................................................ 15 Statement of Thomas Hardy, Director, Northwest Great Plains, U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury ................................................................. 16 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 18 Statement of Michael Thorne, CEO, Washington State Ferry Service ............... 20 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 22 Coast Guard’s traditional missions ........................................................................ 22 Container security ................................................................................................... 23 Screening ship’s crew members .............................................................................. 24 International cooperation ........................................................................................ 24 Naval force protection ............................................................................................. 26 Statement of Andrea Riniker, Executive Director, Port of Tacoma, Wash- ington .................................................................................................................... 33 Statement of Steve Sewell, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Port of Seattle, Washington ........................................................................................................... 35 Statement of Charles Wellins, Director, Pacific Northwest Region, Maersk, Inc .......................................................................................................................... 37 Statement of Richard Softye, Vice President, Compliance Programs, Holland America Line ........................................................................................................ 40 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 41 Statement of Del Bates, President, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 19 .................................................................................................... 44 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 45 Postion Paper on Seaport Security for Container Terminal Facilities ................ 47 Definitions ................................................................................................................ 48 Container terminal facility access .......................................................................... 48 Credentialing standards .......................................................................................... 48 Credentialing system requirements ....................................................................... 49 Obtaining credentials .............................................................................................. 49 Containerized cargo security .................................................................................. 49 Local security plans ................................................................................................. 50 Funding .................................................................................................................... 50 Government efficiency ............................................................................................. 50 Limitations on liability ............................................................................................ 50 (III) VerDate 21-JUN-2000 10:09 Oct 23, 2002 Jkt 081047 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 U:\12HEAR\2003\081047.XXX CHERYLM PsN: CHERYLM IV Page Statement of Jon Hemingway, Chief Executive Officer, Stevedoring Services of America ............................................................................................................. 50 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 52 Additional submitted statements ........................................................................... 61 Prepared statement of Chief Gil Kerlikowske, Seattle Police Department, City of Seattle ....................................................................................................... 61 Scope of problem ...................................................................................................... 61 Services provided ..................................................................................................... 61 Letter from Fred Felleman, MSc., NW Director, Ocean Advocates ..................... 63 Letter from Dale Jensen, Program Manager, Spill Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Program, Department of Ecology, State of Washington ........... 66 Federal Port Security Grant Application, April 2002 ........................................... 66 Prepared statement of the Maritime Trades Department, AFL–CIO, Puget Sound Ports Council ...........................................................................................