Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
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| REVIEW PROCESS OF FORM 990 | PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND OFFICE MANAGER REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. |
| PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISTMENTS | PART III, LINE 4D | I. Maritime Transportation Infrastructure ----------------------------------------- A. U. S. Surface Transportation Infrastructure: WSC has followed proposals to fund U.S. landside infrastructure maintenance and improvements. The years' activities did not result in any agreement within the federal government as to which projects should get priority, or how to fund such projects. B. U.S. Ports and Terminals: The Council has followed the initiation and implementation of programs by U.S. West Coast (Los Angeles/Long Beach) and East Coast (New York/New Jersey) ports to phase out older drayage trucks. On the West Coast, certain aspects of Los Angeles' clean truck plan, especially provisions that would mandate that all trucks be driven by employee drivers, resulted in litigation by trucking interests involving federal preemption of state and local laws. Related to the litigation, the Council monitored efforts to change federal law to allow local jurisdictions to require employee drivers for port trucks. II. Environmental Issues ------------------------ A. Vessel Air Emissions The Council worked in support of approval of the proposal by the U.S. government at the International Maritime Organization to establish a 200 mile emission control area adjacent to North American shores. That approval was adopted in March of 2010 and will go into effect in 2012. The Council has also been engaged in extensive analysis and discussions with the U.S. Coast Guard, the Environmental Protection Agency, and foreign governments about ways to address carbon dioxide emissions from ships engaged in international and foreign commerce. The Council has consultative status at the International Maritime Organization as an expert organization to represent the liner shipping industry at this United Nations agency, and has presented a comprehensive proposal for a binding greenhouse gas regulatory structure; that proposal is being considered by the IMO along with other proposals. B. Ballast Water Legislation: The Council has worked in support of Congressional legislation on this issue. Regulatory: The Council worked with other industry trade groups to provide input to EPA as it begins consideration of a new vessel general permit, and to the Coast Guard as it prepares to address the issue through its separate statutory authority. The Council provided comments to a National Research Council committee that was tasked with analyzing methods of evaluating invasion risks associated with ballast water discharges. The Council also worked with members petitioning the State of New York to set a reasonable schedule for implementation of ballast water treatment technology. C. North Atlantic Right Whales The Council continues to work with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and the Coast Guard implementing measures to reduce ship strikes of North Atlantic right whales. III. Cargo Liability -------------------- The Council was a member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) negotiations on developing a new international cargo liability convention, called the Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea (now known as the "Rotterdam Rules"). The convention was formally adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2008 and has been signed by a number of UN member states. The convention will enter into force one year after ratification by 20 countries. The status of this convention can be tracked on www.uncitral.org. The new convention contains most of the elements included in the WSC agreement with the National Industrial Transportation League at the beginning of the UNCITRAL negotiation process. This carrier-shipper alliance has been extremely effective, and its positions are heavily reflected in the new convention. The Council continues to work with the United States Department of State to position the convention for ratification by the United States. IV. Public Relations -------------------- The Council undertakes various initiatives to better explain the international liner shipping industry to the public and interested government officials. One of the ways the Council does this is through its website, which can be found at www.worldshipping.org, which provides further details on the work of the Council. |
| AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO PUBLIC | PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| OTHER COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY | PART VI, SECTION A,LINE 8B | WORLD SHIPPING COUNCIL HAS NO OTHER COMMITTEES OUTSIDE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS | PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | The Members of the organization elect the Board of Directors. Directors serve two year terms. |
| MEMBERS | PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | MEMBERSHIP IN THE ORGANIZATION IS ONLY OPEN TO OCEAN COMMON CARRIERS. |
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