b'PVA believes that up toOnlyavesselwithrelativelylargertonnageissubjecttotheFOGHORN FOCUS NTVRPrequirement.Theruleappliestoapassenger-car-four dozen vessels ryingvesselthat:operated by its members1.Is400grosstonsormoremeasuredundertheinterna-tionaltonnageconvention(ITC)measurementsystemmust have a NTVRP. (or400grossregisteredtonsunderthedomesticregu-latory tonnage systems if the vessel does not have an ITCmeasurement);Since2014,everycoveredvesseloperatorhasbeenrequiredtosubmititsNTVRPtotheCoastGuardforindividual 2.Carriesoilofanykindasfuelformainpropulsion;andapproval.TheCoastGuardissuesaletterofauthorizationforeachcoveredvesselifitfindstheplanissatisfactory. 3.OperatesonthenavigablewatersoftheUnitedStates.Theapprovalperiodisforfiveyears.PVAbelievesthatuptofourdozenvesselsoperatedbyitsMostNTVRPswererenewedinlate2019,sotheirfive- membersmusthaveaNTVRP.yearauthorizationwillrunoutlaterthisyear.TakealookatyourpriorauthorizationletterfromtheCoastGuardtosee In2014,inresponsetotheCoastGuardsfinalruleontheexactdate.IfyouhaveavesselsubjecttotheNTVRP NontankVesselResponsePlans,PVAdevelopedanddis-rule,youshouldbeginnowtopreparetorenewyourplans. tributedatemplatebywhichitsmemberscouldpreparePVA Welcomes New MembersNEW VESSEL MEMBERBP EXPRESS, LLC BOSS LADY NYC LLC EASTERN STAR CRUISES INC.DIANA PROTO MOHAMMAD BASHIR MOHAMMAD BASHIRProvidence, R.I. New Hyde Park, N.Y. New Hyde Park, N.Y.If you know of an organization that may benefit from membership in PVA,please have them learn more at passengervessel.com/#join.FOGHORN 28'