ALCOAST 356/17 - DEC 2017 SOLICITATION FOR THE 2017 MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE AND PREPARDNESS AWARD

R 121326 DEC 17
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC //CG-5RI//
TO ALCOAST
UNCLAS //N16000//
ALCOAST 356/17
COMDTNOTE 16000
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR THE 2017 MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE AND
PREPARDNESS AWARD
A. U.S. Coast Guard Marine Environmental Response and Preparedness
Manual, COMDTINST M16000.14 (series)
1. This message solicits nominations for the RADM Sidney A. Wallace
Award for Excellence in Marine Environmental Response and
Preparedness (Wallace Award) for the 2017 calendar year. The purpose
of the Wallace Award is to provide recognition to those members who
exemplify the high standards of professionalism and initiative
embodied by RADM Wallace throughout his career. The Wallace Award
includes two categories: Individual and Unit Excellence. The Wallace
Award recognizes Coast Guard individuals and units for the following:
   A. Excellence in the area of marine environmental response and
preparedness;
   B. Contributions to the Marine Environmental Response (MER)
program;
   C. Efforts to improve coordination and cooperation among all MER
partner agencies, the industry, and the public;
   D. Professional conduct in carrying out program assignments;
   E. Innovations in response and preparedness to pollution
incidents; and
   F. Furthering the goals and objectives of the MER program.
2. RADM Sidney A. Wallace served as the first Program Manager and
Chief of the Marine Environmental Protection (MEP) Program and
Division. Under his leadership, the MEP Program quickly achieved
prominence in marine environmental response and preparedness among
federal and state agencies, industry, and non-governmental
organizations. He implemented the provisions of the Water Quality
Improvement Act of 1970, which, among other things, created the
National Response System (NRS). RADM Wallace was a frequent delegate
to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and was a delegate
to the International Marine Pollution Conference in 1973, which
adopted the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution
from Ships (MARPOL), the main international convention covering
prevention of pollution to the marine environment from vessels. He
later served as Chair of IMO’s Marine Environment Committee during
work on the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness
Response and Cooperation (OPRC).
3. Ref (A) outlines application information. Format requirements and
RADM Wallace's biography will be posted on the COMDT (CG-MER) Portal.
4. Nominations must be received NLT COB Thursday, 1 March 2018.
Individual and unit nominations must be submitted electronically as
an email attachment to the POC listed below.
5. POC: LT Meagan K. Bowis, COMDT (CG-MER) at meagan.k.bowis@uscg.mil
or (202) 372-2260.
6. Ms. Dana Tulis, Director of Incident Management and Preparedness
Policy, sends.
7. Internet release authorized.