b'ed over three years before Canada potentialactionsofresolutionasnec- Guard were personnel from thewithdrew from the GLA triggering essary.GLA,radiotechnology,costs Office of Spectrum Managementthe subsequent change to generally tosmallbusiness,andtheapparent andTelecommunicationsPolicyDi-applicable domestic regulation inneed for change was regularly an visionandtheOfficeofCommand,thisOrder. agendatopicthatdidnotrisetoadis- Control Communications, Com-cussionofresolutioninthisforum. putersandInformationTechnologyThe negotiation history goes to the inCoastGuardHeadquarters,andfirstquestionthatthenledtomany The parties involved in the bi-na- Coast Guard District 9 Marineyearsofresearchandquestioningof tional negotiations for the Coast SafetyDivision.the regulating bodies. Early docu-mentation indicated that inspectionfailurewasrare,notphysicalequip-mentandprincipallyfailuretoposttheappropriateregulations.Before the negotiation between thenational parties that were begunapproximately four years ago, PVAraisedthequestionofwhywecouldnot treat the radios appropriately.TheresponsewasyesradiosdidnotfailandtheGLAwasacontinuingexception that was not founded ontheequipmentcapabilitiesorinspec-tionhistory.AshorthistoryofPVAinvolvementwasthatafterraisingtheissuewiththeCoastGuard,wemetwithFCCheadquartersstaffthatwasgenerallyreceptivebutapparentlydidnotresultinthehope-foraction.During the Trump administration,the Coast Guard and GovernmentAccounting Office (GAO) both is-suedFederalRegisternoticesaskingthe public to identify regulationsandpoliciesthatshouldberepealedor changed. The radio regulationwas high on our responses to bothnotices.AswiththeFCCtherewasnoresultantactiontoourknowledge.The PVA and Coast Guard have acharteredpartnershipwherewemeet,currentlytwiceayear,todiscussis-suesofmutualconcernandidentify33 NOVEMBER 2023'