b'REGULATORY REPORT:Evolutionary and REGULATORYRevolutionary ChangePETER LAURIDSEN // PVA REGULATORY AFFAIRS CONSULTANTT he merchant marine industry programIrememberanotherexternalforcethatbornofthetimesorarisingfromthoseearly hasevolvedundertheU.S.Coastbroughtaboutchanges.EarlyinRonalddiscussions was Why do we need two navies? Guards supervision from the time ofReaganspresidencytherewasamovementTheAdministrationsawtheNavyandCoast its transfer to in 1946 to today. thatgovernmentcouldlearnandprofitGuard as duplicative or at least overlapping. The fromadoptionofprivatesectoroperatingCoast Guards multi-mission character was seen With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemicnot as a benefit but as a group of programs best certain elements of the program have had toA multi-missionredistributedtootherexistingAdministration adapt. Vessel inspections are or can be virtual,Departments.Someideasconsideredwere mariner credentials are periodically extendedorganization, such as themovingbridgeadministration(thiswouldbe intheabsenceofCoastGuardresourcestoCoast Guard, is subjecta return of a move made at the founding of the processapplications/changes,education/ Department of Transportation) and inland aids trainingcoursesarevirtual,meetingswithinto many programmaticto navigation to the Corps of Engineers, pollution and with outside groups are virtual, ceremonieschanges for newprevention and response to the Environmental have become just another virtual activity. ProtectionAgency,marineinspectiontothe missions, new priorities,Maritime Administration, high seas patrol to the Thepandemicwillmoderateandhopefullyevolution and publicNavy, etc.end becoming one more annual preventiveawareness, which tend exercise. TheCommandantatthetime,AdmiralJ.B. to identify the missionsHayes was ultimately seen as saving the Coast Whatoftheabovechangeswillbecomeof the day. Guard. Two major factors supported the status permanent as we return to the new normal?quo. First, Admiral Hayes asked for and got an MaybethesevirtualeventsandadaptationsOfficeofManagementandBudget-ledmulti-arealearningexperienceandwillleadtoconcepts. A group was established to exploreagencyreviewofCoastGuardmissions.The permanentchanges.SavingsincostsandthoseideasandmakerecommendationstoRolesandMissionStudywasultimatelyable shiftingorreallocatingtodaysindustry/ theAdministration.Theentitywascalledto view the Coast Guard and its multi-mission government responsibilities may be part of athe Presidents Private Sector Survey on Coststructure as efficient and not duplicative. There new normal. Controls (PPSSCC), and it was authorized aswas also the consideration of the Posse Comitatus Executive Order on June 30, 1982. A questionActthatprohibitstheuseofthemilitaryin domesticlawenforcementroles.TheCoast Guard was founded as the Revenue-Marine, a law enforcement entity.In conjunction with Roles and Missions Study, the Coast Guard began a vigorous internal review oforganizationalandprogrammaticactivities. Thisreviewledtoefficiencies,reorganizations andaredistributionofphysicalandfinancial priorities.IntheOfficeofMerchantMarineSafety,the review led to a series of organization and priority driven changes. A partial list:CombinationofMarineTechnicaland Hazardous Materials Divisions at headquarters;Convertingdivisionassistantdivisionchief military billets to civilian positions; Codification of the Laws Governing Marine Inspection as Title 46 of the United States Code;REGULATORY REPORT 26 FOGHORN'