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1 Operation Safe Commerce Transportation Security Administration Maritime & Land Security Tim Williamson – Maritime Cargo Branch

2 Transportation Security Administration 2 Assistant Administrator for Maritime and Land Security Deputy Assistant Administrator Chief of Staff Director of Transportation Infrastructure Security Director of Cargo Security Director of Passenger Security Director of Response Preparedness Director of Performance Standards and Resource Management Director of Stakeholder Relations Domestic International Congressional Risk Management & Analysis Grants Administration Performance Management Budget Maritime Rail Highway Pipe Lines Mass Transit Operations Center Investigations Exercises Maritime Rail Highway Air Cargo Fusion Center Maritime Rail Highway Mass Transit Maritime Rail Highway Mass Transit Pipe Lines Credentialing Program Office Administrative Officer AA Coordinator and Special Project Staff Admin. Support M&L Security Organizational Chart

3 Transportation Security Administration 3 M&L Security Organizational Chart Assistant Administrator for Maritime and Land Security Deputy Assistant Administrator Chief of Staff Director of Transportation Infrastructure Security Director of Cargo Security Director of Passenger Security Director of Response Preparedness Director of Performance Standards and Resource Management Director of Stakeholder Relations Domestic International Congressional Risk Management & Analysis Grants Administration Performance Management Budget Maritime Rail Highway Pipe Lines Mass Transit Operations Center Investigations Exercises Maritime Rail Highway Air Cargo Fusion Center Maritime Rail Highway Mass Transit Maritime Rail Highway Mass Transit Pipe Lines Credentialing Program Office Administrative Officer AA Coordinator and Special Project Staff Admin. Support Director of Cargo Security Steve Rybicki Cargo Security Branch Chiefs: Maritime – Bud Hunt Rail – James Dunn Highway – Kevin Johnson

4 Transportation Security Administration 4 Maritime & Land Security Strategic Goal Ensure that no terrorist or other individual is successful in causing harm or significant disruption to the maritime and surface transportation systems.

5 Transportation Security Administration 5 Maritime & Land Security Security in Depth Multi-dimensional operating plan: –Domain Awareness – Gain awareness of full scope of activities in our domain of responsibility –Prevent Disruptions – Deter foreign and domestic terrorists from causing harm or disrupting the transportation system and its users

6 Transportation Security Administration 6 Maritime & Land Security Security in Depth Multi-dimensional operating plan: –Respond – Mitigate security breeches by ensuring agile incident response capability coordinated to swiftly and effectively restore freedom of movement

7 Transportation Security Administration 7 Maritime & Land Security Strategic Approach “National Transportation System Security Manager” Capitalize on existing Modal Programs, Infrastructure, and Stakeholder Relationships –Identify methods/measures already in place to implement standards

8 Transportation Security Administration 8 Maritime & Land Security Strategic Approach Risk based management Set national standards and promulgate regulations and reach goal of 100% compliance Articulate national transportation security system goals

9 Transportation Security Administration 9 Maritime & Land Security Strategic Approach Establish and maintain stakeholder outreach Seek resources, legislation, and policy opportunities that support these strategies Response capability

10 Transportation Security Administration 10 Maritime Cargo Security Mission To protect the people of the U.S. by securing maritime cargo transportation, ensuring freedom of commerce, identifying security risks, addressing threats, and preventing the use of maritime cargo as an instrument to conduct acts of terrorism.

11 Transportation Security Administration 11 Maritime Cargo Challenge Importation of 6 million containers a year 988,233,000 short tons of petroleum shipped in 1997 271,742,000 short tons of food/farm products shipped in 1997 Enhanced use of technology and revised business practices

12 Transportation Security Administration 12 Secure Systems of Transportation (SST) Maritime Transportation Security Act/2002 –Authorized enactment of regulations to establish Secure Systems of Transportation (SST) –R&D of standards, practices and programs for the safe and expeditious movement of cargo Implementation –Operation Safe Commerce (OSC) –Maritime Shipper Verification –Other programs Target Date –January 2004

13 Transportation Security Administration 13 OSC – Phase I (New England) Public-private partnership –examine supply chain –review security technology –field demonstration Results from Phase I - Coordination of modes - Systems approach - Feasible solution - Sensitivity - Evaluation - Scope (entire supply chain)

14 Transportation Security Administration 14 OSC - Phase II Funded in FY 02 and FY03 Appropriations by US Senate Grants to three largest U.S. container load centers –Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach –Ports of Seattle and Tacoma –Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Pilot projects to address container vulnerabilities Interagency Cooperation –OSC Executive Steering Committee

15 Transportation Security Administration 15 OSC Executive Steering Committee Co Chairs –Under Secretary, Department of Transportation –Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Customs & Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security Members –Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration United States Coast Guard –Department of State –Department of Commerce –Department of Justice Peter W. Hall, U.S. Attorney, District of Vermont –Co Chair of OSC New England

16 Transportation Security Administration 16 Phase II Elements Cooperative Agreement –Identify supply chain –Conduct security analysis –Identify solutions to improve supply chain security –Test solutions in operating environment –Do they work?

17 Transportation Security Administration 17 First Critical Component of OSC Demonstrate reasonable care and due diligence by investigating container shipments … Packaging Security & Manifesting

18 Transportation Security Administration 18 Second Critical Component of OSC Ensure information and documentation is: –Complete –Accurate –Secure May need to send in a secure electronic format

19 Transportation Security Administration 19 Third Critical Component of OSC Test Supply Chain Security Practices & Procedures: –Determine impact of: enhanced manifest data elements Sealing procedures (including intrusion detection)

20 Transportation Security Administration 20 Proposal Review, Selection, and Award Process Relevance and importance Candidate supply chains Stakeholder involvement Technical quality of the proposal Appropriateness of budget

21 Transportation Security Administration 21 OSC Status and Timeline Grant Application Closed: March 20, 2003 Applications Received –33 Projects from 3 Load Centers –$97.9 million requested Award Cooperative Agreements June/July 2003. FY 02 - $28 million appropriated FY 03 - $30 million appropriated

22 Transportation Security Administration 22 OSC Contact Information Tim Williamson, Maritime Cargo Security Address:Maritime & Land Security TSA Headquarters West Tower, 10th Floor 400 7th Street, SW Washington DC 20590 Phone: 571-227-2188 Email: OSC@dhs.gov Sent for approval to TSA public affairs 4/9/10


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