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of the merchant vessel population than would be possible with our 

 resources alone. The Coast Guard follows up on all potential 

 violations reported by APHIS. These reports are either processed 

 for violations or, if U.S. jurisdiction cannot be proven, APHIS 

 reports and any additional evidence is forwarded to the vessel's 

 Flag State for enforcement action. Between January 1, 1990 and 

 December 30, 1992, APHIS reported 115 potential Annex V violation 

 cases to the Coast Guard. Fourteen of these cases were processed 

 by the Coast Guard for civil penalties and 109 were forwarded to 

 the appropriate Flag State since U.S. jurisdiction could not be 

 established. 



APHIS recently agreed to enter into a Memorandum of 

 Understanding (MOU) with the Coast Guard to formalize our 

 coordination effort. We plan to work together to draft the 

 agreement beginning this summer. We have also agreed to 

 reevaluate the Annex V checklist on the APHIS boarding report 

 (PPQ Form 288) to determine whether the questions being asked are 

 adequate or need to be revised. 



In other coordination efforts, the Coast Guard recently 

 participated in a conference in New Orleans held by the FBI to 

 look at ways our agencies can work together in pollution 

 enforcement . 



CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 



Perhaps our most valuable allies in the enforcement of 

 pollution laws are private citizens and citizen action groups. A 

 fine example is the positive working relationship that the Coast 



