ALCOAST 412/18 - DEC 2018 SOLICITATION FOR THE 2018 MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS AWARD

united states coast guard

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-5RI//
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ALCOAST 412/18
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SUBJ:SOLICITATION FOR THE 2018 MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS AWARD
A. U.S. Coast Guard Marine Environmental Response and Preparedness Manual,
COMDTINST M16000.14 (series)
1. This ALCOAST solicits nominations for the RADM Sidney A. Wallace Award for
Excellence in Marine Environmental Response and Preparedness (Wallace Award) for
the 2018 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. Units eligible include Sectors, MSUs,
National Strike Teams, and District Response Advisory Teams (DRATs). 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 are posted on the COMDT (CG-MER) Portal. Nominations are limited to two
pages of text in a standard memorandum format.
4. Nominations must be received NLT COB Friday, 1 March 2019. Individual and Unit
nominations must be submitted electronically as an email attachment to the POC
listed below. Recipients of the 2018 Wallace Award will be announced via ALCOAST.
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 is authorized.