[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR103.300]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELANDSECURITY
 
PART 103_MARITIME SECURITY: AREA MARITIMESECURITY--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart C_Area Maritime Security (AMS) Committee
 
Sec. 103.300  Area Maritime Security (AMS) Committee.


    (a) The AMS Committee is established under the direction of theCOTP 
and shall assist in the development, review, and update of theAMS Plan 
for their area of responsibility. For the purposes of thissubchapter, 
Port Security Committees that were established prior toJuly 1, 2003, 
according to guidance issued by the Coast Guard, may beconsidered AMS 
Committees, provided they conform to the proceduresestablished by this 
part and satisfy the membership requirements ofSec. 103.305 of this 
part.
    (b) The AMS Committee will operate under terms specified in awritten 
charter. At a minimum, the charter must address:
    (1) The AMS Committee's purpose and geographic area 
ofresponsibility;
    (2) Rules for membership;
    (3) The AMS Committee's organizational structure and proceduralrules 
of order;
    (4) Frequency of meetings, to include not less than once in 
acalendar year or when requested by a majority of the AMS 
Committeemembers;
    (5) Guidelines for public access to AMS Committee meetings 
andrecords; and
    (6) Rules for handling and protecting classified, sensitivesecurity, 
commercially sensitive, and proprietary information.