1. Canada-U.S. Beyond the Border Maritime Commerce Resilience (MCR)
Atlantic Region

2. U.S. – Canada Collaboration
President Obama and Prime Minister Harper announced in 2011 the Beyond the Border: A Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness declaration which establishes a long-term partnership to enhance continental security while accelerating legitimate trade.
One element of the Perimeter Security Action Plan envisions United States / Canada collaboration on Maritime Commerce Resilience (MCR) planning through the creation of bi-national MCR Guidelines in three regions:
Pacific
Great Lakes
Atlantic
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) and Transport Canada (TC) co-lead with collaboration of regional bi-national partners

3. Objective: U.S.-Canada joint initiative on cross-border MCR planning
To develop the path forward in the Atlantic Region

4. MCR Goal:
Through public and private sector collaboration MCR planning helps mitigate disruptions.
It seeks to ensure that:
Cross-border maritime commerce resumes as quickly as possible;
Maritime operations and trade-levels return to their pre- disruption state;
Global supply chains remain secure; and
Public confidence is maintained.

5. Importance of MCR Planning:
Maritime transportation is vital to both the American and Canadian economies.
Disruptions to maritime transportation are inevitable and could have significant and far-reaching consequences.
MCR planning can help the maritime transportation community quickly and efficiently recover from disruptions thus minimizing consequences.

6. BTBA Outreach Within D1
What’s at Risk? Hurricane Sandy, October 2012: Tidal Surge in the Port of New York and New Jersey Commercial Waterfront Facilities Damaged - Numerous Oil Spills and Releases of Hazardous Materials - Saltwater Flooding of Operations Centers of Marine Terminals - Destroyed Computers, Security Cameras, Power Transformers and Cargo Control Systems - $70 Billion in Damages 6

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8. Total Tonnage of Trade between U.S. and Canadian ports 29 million tons
Port Hawkesbury 5.2 million tonnes  Port of New York Port Hawkesbury 3.6 million tonnes  Port of Philadelphia Port of Saint John 3.3 million tonnes  Port of Boston Come By Chance 3 million tonnes - > Bayway Refinery Come By Chance <- 2.7 million tonnes - > Port of New York Port of Montreal <- 2.3 million tonnes - > Port of New York Port of Sept –Iles 1.4 million tonnes - > Port of Baltimore
Port of Saint John <- 1.4 million tonnes - > Port of Portland Port of Saint John 1.3 million tonnes - > Port of New York
Come By Chance 1.3 million tonnes  Port of Philadelphia
Total Tonnage of Trade between U.S. and Canadian ports 29 million tons

9. Atlantic Region MCR:
USCG and TC are seeking to expand MCR planning in the Atlantic region by developing cross-border Atlantic MCR Guidelines in collaboration with regional stakeholders.
This is not a “top down” process; the knowledge and experience of maritime transportation stakeholders is key to creating comprehensive guidelines that meet the needs of the Atlantic region.
The Pacific and Great Lakes guidelines were used as a basis for discussion:
Are all elements relevant in an Atlantic context?
Have all obstacles to cross-border collaboration been considered?
What elements need to be added, removed or edited?

10. Developing MCR Guidelines:
The content of MCR Guidelines can be organized into three main sections:
A planning framework
How will MCR planning be governed in your region?
Key information elements
What do you need to know before/during/after a disruption?
Communication mechanisms
Have information sharing process been pre- determined?

11. BTBA Outreach Within D1:
Target Audience:
MTSRU members
AMSC members
Port authorities
Industry associations
Labor organizations
Pipeline terminals
Federal, state and local agencies with a stake in maritime resilience
Intermodal interests (highway, rail and airport)
Port facilities (container terminals, general cargo terminals, dry and liquid bulk terminals, passenger terminals, ferry terminals)
Vessel owners/operators (cargo vessels, towing vessels, barges) 11

12. Path Forward: Initial Outreach Webinar: 9 March 2015
Canadian Consultation Session:
18 June 2015, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
U.S. Consultation Session:
23 July 2015, Boston, Massachusetts
Discussion-Based Validation Session
19 November, Portland, Maine
2016 and beyond
Guidelines implementation

13. Team Leads: Harvey R. Dexter
Port Security Specialist First Coast Guard District
Scott Naugler
Chief of Marine Security Strategic Policy
Transport Canada
Note: The goal is to transition from government-led to industry-led using a “third-party” organization, such as an industry association or coalition of associations, after the validation session.

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