HSC CARB & HSC Collaboration Roadmap

Ad hoc Working Group - CARB & HSC Collaboration Roadmap

Documents

Clean Air Safety Letter

Meeting Overview

Objective

Establish a positive, forward-looking framework for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the Harbor Safety Committee (HSC) to collaborate on future decision-making. This session focuses entirely on strategic cooperation to integrate safety and operational risk assessments into future clean air initiatives.

Committee Position

The HSC fully supports progressive clean air policies and aims to partner closely with CARB to help California set a national model. Our goal is to ensure that mariner safety receives equal weight alongside environmental objectives without creating hurdles to progress.

Meeting Format

Scott Humphrey, HSC Chair, facilitated the session.

HSC members in attendance provided operational insight and technical clarity. The discussion centered on future processes.

Meeting Agenda

1. Welcome, Meeting Objectives, and Working Group Purpose
2. CARB Response to the March 2026 SFHSC Letter
3. The Role of the U.S. Coast Guard
4. The HSC as a Strategic Safety Resource
5. Early-Stage Risk Assessment Framework
6. Communication Channels for Future Work
7. Action Items and Next Steps

Meeting Minutes are Forthcoming