Department of Homeland Security
 

Annual Review of the United States Coast Guard’s 

Mission Performance (FY 2011) 

OIG-12-119 September 2012
 
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Department of Homeland Security

Washington, DC 20528 / www.oig.dhs.gov

SEP 1 3 2012

MEMORANDUM FOR: Stephen P. Metruck

Assistant Commandant for Resources and

Chief Financial Officer

United States Coast Guard

FROM: Anne L. Richards ~UL

Assistant Inspector General for Audits

SUBJECT:	 Annual Review of the United States Coast Guard's Mission

Performance (FY2011)

Attached is our final report, Annual Review of the United States Coast Guard's Mission

Performance (FY2011). We incorporated the formal comments from the United States

Coast Guard in the final report. The report contains no recommendations.

Consistent with our responsibility under the Inspector General Act, we are providing copies

of our report to appropriate congressional committees with oversight and appropriation

responsibility over the Department of Homeland Security. We will post the report on our

website for public dissemination.

Please call me with any questions, or your staff may contact John E. McCoy II, Deputy

Assistant Inspector General for Audits, at (202) 254-4100.

Attachment
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents 

Executive Summary ............................................................................................................ 1 


Background ........................................................................................................................ 2 


Results of Review................................................................................................................ 3 


Resource Hours for Non-Homeland Security and Homeland Security Missions.... 3 

The USCG’s Mission Performance .......................................................................... 5 

FY 2011 Budget Information .................................................................................. 6 

Management Comments and OIG Analysis............................................................ 6 

Appendixes 

Appendix A: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology .............................................. 7 


Appendix B: Management Comments to the Draft Report ................................. 9 


Appendix C: Non-Homeland Security Missions.................................................. 10 


Appendix D: Homeland Security Missions .......................................................... 20 


Appendix E: FY 2011 Performance Measure Summary ..................................... 30
 

Appendix F: Major Contributors to This Report ................................................. 31 


Appendix G: Report Distribution ......................................................................... 32 


Abbreviations 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FY fiscal year 

GAO Government Accountability Office 

OIG Office of Inspector General 

USCG United States Coast Guard 

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Executive Summary 

This report presents our annual review of the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG’s) mission 

performance, as required by the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The Act defines the 

USCG’s 11 statutory missions as either non-homeland security missions (marine safety, 

marine environmental protection, search and rescue, aids-to-navigation, living marine 

resources, and ice operations) or homeland security missions (ports, waterways, and coastal 

security; drug interdiction; migrant interdiction; defense readiness; and other law 

enforcement). The Act also prohibits the Secretary from substantially reducing any of the 

USCG’s missions after its transfer to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). 

The objective of this review was to determine the extent to which the USCG is maintaining 

its historical level of effort on non-homeland security missions. To address our objective, 

we reviewed the resource hours the USCG used to perform its various missions. We also 

reviewed the USCG’s performance measures and results for each non-homeland security 

and homeland security mission. We did not verify the accuracy of the USCG-provided data. 

In fiscal year 2011, the USCG dedicated approximately 4 percent more resource hours to 

homeland security missions than non-homeland security missions. Fiscal year 2011 

homeland security mission resource hours totaled 355,586, while non-homeland 

security mission resource hours totaled 328,008. Homeland security mission resource 

hours decreased by approximately 0.5 percent from fiscal year 2010, and remained 

approximately 91 percent above the baseline. Non-homeland security mission resource 

hours decreased by approximately 7 percent from fiscal year 2010 and were 

approximately 10 percent above the baseline. 

The USCG reported that it met or exceeded 14 of 23 summary performance measures in 

FY 2011. This includes 9 of 12 non-homeland security performance measures and 5 of 

11 homeland security performance measures. In FY 2011, the USCG budgeted 

approximately the same percentage of its funding for non-homeland security missions 

(49.6 percent) as homeland security missions (50.4 percent). 

This report contains no recommendations. 

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Background 

Section 888 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296, dated November 

25, 2002, directs the Inspector General to conduct an annual review that assesses the 

performance of all USCG missions, with a particular emphasis on non-homeland security 

missions. The Act defines the USCG’s 11 statutory missions as either non-homeland 

security missions or homeland security missions, and prohibits the Secretary of 

Homeland Security from substantially or significantly reducing any of the USCG’s 

missions or its capability to perform those missions. Table 1 depicts the USCG’s 11 

statutory missions and the alignment of those missions with USCG programs. 

Table 1. Alignment of USCG Programs with Statutory Non-Homeland Security and 


Homeland Security Missions
 

Non-Homeland Security Missions Alignment with USCG Programs 

1. Living Marine Resources Maritime Law Enforcement 

2. Marine Safety Maritime Prevention 

Maritime Response 3. Marine Environmental Protection 

Maritime Prevention 

4. Search and Rescue Maritime Response 

5. Aids-to-Navigation Marine Transportation System Management 

6. Ice Operations Marine Transportation System Management 

Homeland Security Missions Alignment with USCG Programs 

1. Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Maritime Security Operations 

Security Maritime Prevention 

2. Drug Interdiction Maritime Law Enforcement 

3. Migrant Interdiction Maritime Law Enforcement 

4. Defense Readiness Defense Operations 

5. Other Law Enforcement Maritime Law Enforcement 

Source: DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) based on USCG-provided data 

The USCG uses resource hours—generally, the number of flight hours (for aircraft) and 

underway hours (for boats and cutters) used to carry out a specific mission—to 

determine the amount of time expended on each of its non-homeland security and 

homeland security missions. We compared the total number of resource hours 

reported by the USCG from a baseline of pre-September 11, 2001 data, through fiscal 

year (FY) 2011. The USCG–calculated baseline is an annual average of resource hours 

based on eight FY quarters preceding September 11, 2001. We did not verify the 

resource hour data reported by the USCG, nor did we validate whether the USCG 

accurately classified resource hours used for each mission. We assessed total resource 

hours for the 11 individual missions in order to identify the changes in each. 

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Results of Review 

Our review of USCG-provided data indicated that in FY 2011, the USCG dedicated 

approximately 4 percent more resource hours to homeland security missions than nonhomeland security missions. FY 2011 homeland security mission resource hours totaled 

355,586, while non-homeland security mission resource hours totaled 328,008. FY 2011 

homeland security mission resource hours decreased by approximately 0.5 percent from 

FY 2010, and remained approximately 91 percent above the baseline. Non-homeland 

security mission resource hours decreased by approximately 7 percent from FY 2010 

and were approximately 10 percent above the baseline. The total number of resource 

hours for all missions has continued to decline since FY 2006. The USCG reported that it 

met or exceeded 14 of 23 summary performance measures in FY 2011. This includes 9 

of 12 non-homeland security performance measures and 5 of 11 homeland security 

performance measures. In FY 2011, the USCG budgeted approximately the same 

percentage of its funding for non-homeland security missions (49.6 percent) as 

homeland security missions (50.4 percent). 

Resource Hours for Non-Homeland Security and Homeland Security Missions 

Since 2006, the USCG has dedicated the majority of resource hours to homeland 

security missions, except in FY 2010, as illustrated in the following chart. 

Chart 1: Resource Hours – All Missions 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

Although there was virtually no gap between homeland security and nonhomeland security missions in FY 2010, the increase in non-homeland security 

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FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 

% of % of % of % of 

Total Total Total Total Missions Hours Hours Hours Hours Mission Mission Mission Mission 

Hours Hours Hours Hours 

Non Homeland Security 

Living Marine Resources 105,769 14.2% 94,178 13.1% 93,470 13.2% 93,616 13.7% 

Marine Safety 45,794 6.2% 52,579 7.3% 58,828 8.3% 64,210 9.4% 

Marine Environmental Protection 3,441 0.5% 2,949 0.4% 29,039 4.1% 4,682 0.7% 

Search and Rescue 61,321 8.3% 58,607 8.2% 64,273 9.1% 55,934 8.2% 

Aids-to-Navigation 106,638 14.4% 100,904 14.1% 95,268 13.4% 98,819 14.5% 

Ice Operations 11,938 1.6% 8,033 1.1% 11,639 1.6% 10,747 1.6% 

Sub-Total 334,901 45.2% 317,250 44.2% 352,517 49.7% 328,008 48.1% 

Homeland Security 

Ports, Waterways, Coastal 

Security 205,715 27.7% 181,264 25.2% 157,427 22.2% 155,969 22.8% 

Drug Interdiction 75,892 10.2% 80,564 11.2% 67,307 9.5% 73,401 10.7% 

Migrant Interdiction 74,918 10.1% 76,100 10.6% 76,848 10.8% 72,213 10.6% 

Defense Readiness 42,688 5.8% 56,128 7.8% 47,030 6.6% 41,424 6.1% 

Other Law Enforcement 8,272 1.1% 6,686 0.9% 8,708 1.2% 12,579 1.8% 

Sub-Total 407,485 54.9% 400,742 55.7% 357,320 50.3% 355,586 52.0% 

Total 742,386 100.1% 717,992 99.9% 709,837 100% 683,594 100.1% 

 

 

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mission resource hours in FY 2010 was mainly attributable to the Deepwater 

Horizon oil spill and earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. 

According to the USCG’s data, the gap between resource hours for homeland 

security versus non-homeland security missions has narrowed from an 

approximately 10 percent difference in FY 2006 (55 percent of resource hours for 

homeland security missions versus 45 percent for non-homeland security 

missions) to approximately 4 percent in FY 2011 (52 percent of resource hours 

for homeland security missions versus 48 percent for non-homeland security 

missions). 

As illustrated in table 2, the total number of resource hours the USCG dedicates 

to its specific statutory missions continues to decline. In FY 2011, the total 

USCG–reported resource hours dropped to 683,594, which is a decline of 

approximately 8 percent compared to 742,386 hours in FY 2008. 

Table 2. FY 2011 Coast Guard Resource Hours (Rounded) 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data (Percentage totals do not sum to 100% due to rounding) 

The USCG attributes this decline in total resource hours, in part, to the 

decreased availability of assets such as cutters and aircraft due to their age or 

use in training activities. The percentages of total resource hours by statutory 

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mission areas from FY 2006 through FY 2011 are illustrated in the following 

chart. 

Chart 2. Percentage of Total Resource Hours by Fiscal Year 

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 

Search and Rescue 

Marine Safety 

Aids-to-Navigation 

Ice Operations 

Marine Environmental Protection 

Living Marine Resources 

Illegal Drug Interdiction 

Undocumented Migrant Interdiction 

Other Law Enforcement 

Ports, Waterways, Coastal Security 

Defense Readiness 

Percentage of Total Resource Hours by Fiscal Year 

FY11 

FY10 

FY09 

FY08 

FY07 

FY06 

Non-Homeland Security Missions 

Homeland Security Missions 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

Resource hours for non-homeland security missions are summarized in appendix 

C, and homeland security missions are summarized in appendix D. 

The USCG’s Mission Performance 

We based the performance portion of our review on the USCG’s December 2011 

internal report titled United States Coast Guard Fiscal Year 2011 Performance 

Report, as well as previous USCG performance reports and OIG reports. Because 

USCG performance reports are internal documents, they contain additional 

management and break-out measures that we did not include in our report. In 

addition, the USCG may add, retire, or change the methodology of certain 

measures from year-to-year. This report includes those measures that the USCG 

considers summary measures. In FY 2011, the USCG used 23 summary 

performance measures, compared with 15 summary performance measures in 

FY 2010. Fourteen of the 15 measures reported in FY 2010 were continued in FY 

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2011. The methodology for the remaining FY 2010 measure, "Percent Reduction 

in Maritime Terrorism Risk over which the USCG has Influence," was revised, 

resulting in four new ports, waterways, and coastal security measures as 

shown in appendix D. 

The USCG reported that it met or exceeded 14 of 23 summary performance 

measures in FY 2011. This includes 9 of 12 non-homeland security performance 

measures and 5 of 11 homeland security performance measures. Non-homeland 

security performance measures and results are included in appendix C and 

homeland security measures and results are in appendix D. Appendix E contains 

a summary of the USCG’s FY 2011 performance measures for its 11 missions. 

FY 2011 Budget Information 

In FY 2011, the USCG budgeted approximately the same percentage of its 

funding for non-homeland security missions (49.6 percent) as homeland security 

missions (50.4 percent). Based on the USCG’s FY 2012 budget, the historical 

funding gap between non-homeland security and homeland security missions is 

expected to remain narrow. For FY 2012, the USCG budgeted approximately 

51.8 percent of its mission resources for non-homeland security missions and 

48.2 percent for homeland security missions. The largest percentage of the 

USCG’s mission resources will continue to be dedicated to its ports, waterways, 

and coastal security mission, which garnered 22.2 percent of the budget in FY 

2012 and is projected to receive 20.9 percent of the budget in FY 2013. 

Management Comments and OIG Analysis 

The formal reply from the Assistant Commandant for Resources and Chief 

Financial Officer for the Coast Guard is included in appendix B. USCG also 

provided technical comments on our draft report, and we addressed them, as 

appropriate, throughout the report. 

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Appendix A 

Objectives, Scope, and Methodology 

The DHS OIG was established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107­

296) by amendment to the Inspector General Act of 1978. This is one of a series of 

audit, inspection, and special reports prepared as part of our oversight responsibilities 

to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness within the Department. 

Section 888(f)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 directs the Inspector General to 

conduct an annual assessment of the USCG’s performance of all its missions, with a 

particular emphasis on non-homeland security missions. The objective of this review 

was to determine the extent to which the USCG is maintaining its historical level of 

effort on non-homeland security missions. 

We reviewed the following Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports and 

testimonies: 

•	 GAO-12-14, Coast Guard: Security Risk Model Meets DHS Criteria, but More 

Training Could Enhance Its Use for Managing Programs and Operations, 

November 2011 

•	 GAO-12-254T, Coast Guard: Observations on Arctic Requirements, Icebreakers, 

and Coordination with Stakeholders, December 2011 

•	 GAO-12-518, Border Security: Opportunities Exist to Ensure More Effective Use of 

DHS’s Air and Marine Assets, March 2012 

•	 GAO-10-411T, Coast Guard: Observations on the Requested Fiscal Year 2011 

Budget, Past Performance, and Current Challenges, February 2010 

•	 GAO-10-268R, Coast Guard Workforce Issues, January 2010 

We analyzed the total number of resource hours reported by the USCG prior to 

September 11, 2001, through FY 2011. We did not attempt to verify the resource hour 

data, nor did we attempt to validate whether the USCG had accurately categorized such 

data. We assessed total resource hours for the USCG’s 11 individual missions to identify 

the changes in each. 

We analyzed performance measures and targets to determine whether the measures 

for each of the USCG’s missions had been accomplished. We obtained information on 

performance from the USCG’s internal report, United States Coast Guard Fiscal Year 

2011 Performance Report, dated December 2011. In addition, we reviewed our Annual 

Review of the United States Coast Guard’s Mission Performance (FY 2010), dated 

September 2011, for performance measure data prior to FY 2011. We obtained budget 

information from DHS’s Budget-in-Brief for FYs 2011- FY 2013. 

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We conducted this review between April and August 2012 under the authority of the
 

Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, and according to the Quality Standards for
 

Inspections issued by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency.
 

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Appendix B 

Management Comments to the Draft Report 

U.S. Oopartmonl of Commandant 2100 Second Street, s.w., Stop 7245 

United WashingtOn, DC 20593 Homeland security States Coast Guard 

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United Statas Phone: (202) 372-3S33 

F",: (202)372-2311 Coast Guard 

7501 

AUG 3 1 2012 

Reply to Audit Manager, 

Attn of: Mark Kulwicki 

(202) 372-3533 

To: Anne L. Richards 

Assistant Inspector General for Audits 

Subj: DHS orG REPORT ON ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES COAST 

GUARD'S MISSION PERFORMANCE (FY 2011) 

Ref: (a) DHS orG Draft Report dated August 16, 2012 

I. Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General's Draft Report 12-028-AUD-USCG entitled, 

"Annual Review of the United States Coast Guard's Mission Perfonnance (FY 2011)." 

2. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) appreciates the efforts of the orG to docwnent 

measures that we can take to enhance the program's overall effectiveness. 

3. The USCG recommends the following technical comments contained in the enclosure. 

4. If you have any questions, my point of contact is Mr. Mark Kulwicki who can be reached at 

(202) 372-3533. 

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Enclosure: (I) USCG technical comments 

Copy: Brooke Bebow, Director, 

Lisa Vonder Haar, Audit Manager 

Stephen Doran, Auditor 

Rkhard Joyce, Program Analyst 

Marisa Coccaro, Referencer 

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Appendix C 

Non-Homeland Security Missions 

The FY 2011 non-homeland security mission resource hours totaled 328,008 and 

decreased by approximately 7 percent from FY 2010. However, the FY 2011 level 

remains at approximately 10 percent above baseline levels. The following graph 

illustrates the trend in non-homeland security mission resource hours since 2006 

compared with the baseline period. 

Non-Homeland Security Resource Hours 

0 

50,000 

100,000 

150,000 

200,000 

250,000 

300,000 

350,000 

Resource Hours 

Baseline

200620072008 200920102011

Fiscal Year
 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

In FY 2011, the USCG reported that it met or exceeded 9 of 12 summary performance 

measures for its 6 non-homeland security missions, compared with meeting 7 of 10 

summary performance measures in FY 2010. The resource hours and summary 

performance measures and results for each non-homeland security mission are 

discussed below. 

Living Marine Resources 

Living marine resources law enforcement is an obligation under the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Endangered Species Act, and several 

other laws for the protection of marine resources. Its core responsibility is to provide 

effective and professional enforcement to advance national goals for the conservation, 

management and recovery of living marine resources, marine protected species and 

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Living Marine Resources 

Performance Measure – Fishing Regulation Compliance Rate 

FY 2006 

Actual 

FY 2007 

Actual 

FY 2008 

Actual 

FY 2009 

Actual 

FY 2010 

Actual 

FY 2011 

Target 

FY 2011 

Actual 

96.6% 96.2% 95.3% 96.8% 97.2% 96% 97.4% 

X 

Not Met 

X 

Not Met 

X 

Not Met 

X 

Not Met 

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Met 

��

Met

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national marine sanctuaries and monuments. This includes enforcement of living 

marine resource regulations and other activities that strengthen both domestic and 

international living marine resources regimes. 

Resource Hours: FY 2011 resource hours for living marine resources totaled 93,616. 

This is an increase of 0.2 percent from FY 2010, and is higher than the baseline by 2.6 

percent. 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

Performance Measures and Results: The USCG uses the percentage of fishing vessels 

observed at-sea complying with domestic regulations as a measure of its effect on 

enforcement of U.S. fisheries and protected species regulations. The measure reflects 

the percentage of USCG boardings at-sea where no significant violations of domestic 

living marine resource regulations were detected. As shown in the chart below, the 

USCG reported that it met its single living marine resources performance measure in FY 

2011. 

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Marine Safety 

The focus of the USCG’s marine safety mission is the prevention of deaths, injuries, and 

property loss. Marine safety responsibilities include ensuring the safe and 

environmentally sound operation of millions of recreational vessels and thousands of 

U.S. flagged commercial vessels. The USCG develops and enforces Federal marine safety 

regulations, certifies and provides credentials to over 218,000 mariners, investigates 

commercial marine casualties and shares its findings, and conducts compulsory 

inspections, as well as voluntary safety exams. 

Resource Hours: The USCG did not report hours for this mission prior to 2005. FY 2011 

resource hours for marine safety totaled 64,210 and increased by approximately 9.1 

percent from FY 2010. 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

Performance Measures and Results: The USCG reported that it met three of four 

summary performance measures related to marine safety in FY 2011. Federal 

regulations require the person in charge of commercial U.S. flagged vessels to notify the 

USCG of any loss of life or injury requiring professional medical treatment beyond first 

aid. The USCG uses deaths and injuries as a measure of commercial mariner and 

passenger safety and the five-year average number of deaths and injuries as an 

indicator of long-term performance trends. In FY 2011, the USCG met its target for 

commercial mariner deaths and injuries but missed the target for passenger deaths and 

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Marine Safety 

Performance Measure – Five-Year Average Number of Commercial 

Mariner Deaths and Injuries 

FY 2006 

Actual 

FY 2007 

Actual 

FY 2008 

Actual 

FY 2009 

Actual 

FY 2010 

Actual 

FY 2011 

Target 

FY 2011 

Actual 

502 526 496 498 474 <475 431 

N/A N/A Met Met Met Met 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

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Performance Measure – Five-Year Average Number of 

Recreational Boating Deaths and Injuries 

FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2011 

Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Target Actual 

4,366 4,249 4,147 4,150 4,091 <4,115 3,904 

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Marine Safety 

Performance Measure – Five-Year Average Number of 

Commercial Passenger Deaths and Injuries 

FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2011 

Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Target Actual 

216 238 252 238 250 <223 232 

N/A N/A X X X 

Not Met Met Not Met Not Met 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

Federal regulations also require operators or owners of recreational vessels to file a 

boating accident report when a person dies or disappears from the vessel under certain 

circumstances. The USCG uses deaths and injuries as a measure of marine safety for the 

recreational boating segment of the American maritime community, and a five-year 

average of these as an indicator of long-term performance trends. The USCG reported 

that it met its target for this measure in FY 2011. 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

In FY 2011, the USCG added a new long-term performance measure for the five-year 

average number of commercial and recreational deaths and injuries. The target for this 

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Marine Safety 

Performance Measure – Five-Year Average Number of 

Commercial and Recreational Deaths And Injuries 

FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2011 

Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Target Actual 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A <4,813 4,567 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Met 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

Marine Environmental Protection 

The marine environmental protection mission focuses on minimizing oil and hazardous 

substance effect on human health, the environment, and the marine transportation 

system. The USCG regulates the handling of oil, hazardous substances, and other 

shipboard wastes to prevent their discharge into U.S. or international waterways, stop 

unauthorized ocean dumping, reduce ship-based air emissions, and avert the 

introduction of invasive species. The USCG is the lead Federal agency for directing the 

removal and mitigation of oil spills from the waters and adjoining shorelines of the 

coastal zone. 

Resource Hours: Marine environmental protection resource hours totaled 4,682 in FY 

2011. This represents a decrease of 83.9 percent from FY 2010 and is attributable to the 

reduction of resource hours necessary for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of 

Mexico. 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

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 Average Number of Oil Spills in the Maritime Environment 

FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2011 

Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Target Actual 

14.3 13.9 13.2 12.3 11.5 <11.6 10.2 

N/A N/A Met Met Met Met 

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Performance Measures and Results: Federal regulation requires vessel or facility 

operators to report the discharge of any hazardous substance that equals or exceeds 

reportable quantities and requires the reporting of any discharge of oil or oil products 

that cause a sheen, discoloration, sludge, or emulsion on or below the surface of any 

navigable waterway of the United States. The USCG uses the number of chemical 

discharge incidents and the number of oil spills greater than 100 gallons as proxy 

indicators of marine environmental protection, and normalizes five-year averages of 

these as indicators of long-term trends. In FY 2011, the USCG reported that it met the 

target for “Average Number of Chemical Discharge Incidents in the Maritime 

Environment,” which was previously reported as “5-Yr Average Chemical Discharge 

Incidents per 100 Million Short Tons Shipped.” 

Marine Environmental Protection 

Performance Measure – Average Number of Chemical Discharge 

Incidents in the Maritime Environment 

FY 

2006 

Actual 

FY 

2007 

Actual 

FY 

2008 

Actual 

FY 

2009 

Actual 

FY 

2010 

Actual 

FY FY 

2011 2011 

Target Actual 

27.8 24.4 19.8 18.7 18.1 <22.0 15.0 

N/A N/A Met Met Met Met 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

USCG also reported that it met the target for “Average Number of Oil Spills in the 

Maritime Environment,” which was previously reported as “5-Yr Average Oil Spills > 100 

Gallons per 100 Million Short Tons Shipped.” 

Search and Rescue 

USCG strives to minimize lives lost, injury, and property loss or damage by rendering aid 

to those in distress in the maritime environment and elsewhere as called upon. The 

search and rescue mission is accomplished through resource readiness, distress 

monitoring and communication, search planning, on-scene operations, and domestic 

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Resource Hours: Search and rescue is a demand-driven mission. Requirements for 

search and rescue increase or decrease relative to the number of people requiring the 

USCG’s assistance. Resource hours in FY 2011 totaled 55,934 and decreased 

approximately 13 percent from FY 2010. 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

0 

10,000 

20,000 

30,000 

40,000 

50,000 

60,000 

70,000 

80,000 

90,000 

Baseline

2006200720082009

20102011 

Resource Hours 

Search and Rescue Resource Hours 

Fiscal Year 

Performance Measures and Results: USCG met the FY 2011 target for percent of 

people in imminent danger saved in the maritime environment was not met. Though 

this year’s performance is below the overall target, it is more than the 74.4 percent level 

posted in FY 2010. In FY 2011, the USCG saved 3,804 lives in 20,510 cases with 732 lives 

lost and 390 lives unaccounted for. This total excluded outlier cases with more than 10 

lives at risk. Other than raw numbers of lives saved and lost, there is no clear indication 

of the drivers that led to this decrease. The USCG is conducting further analysis is in 

progress to identify any systemic issues. Additionally, uncontrollable variables such as 

weather, location, incident severity, and life saving devices on board continue to 

influence the number and outcome of search and rescue incidents. 

Search and Rescue 

Performance Measure – Percent of People in Imminent Danger Saved 

in the Maritime Environment 

FY FY FY FY FY FY FY 

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011 

Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Target Actual 

76% 76.6% 76.8% 77.3% 74.4% 100% 77.3% 

X X 

Met Met Met Met Not Met Not Met 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

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Search and Rescue 

Performance Measure – Percent of Time Rescue Assets are On-Scene 

within 2 Hours 

FY 

2006 

FY 

2007 

FY 

2008 

FY 

2009 

FY 

2010 

FY 

2011 

FY 

2011 

Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Target Actual 

93.7% 94.3% 93.3% 94.0% 93.3% 100% 93.1% 

Met Met Met Met Met 

X 

Not Met 

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The FY 2011 target for percent of time rescue assets are on-scene within 2 hours was 

not met. However, overall performance is in line with the USCG’s expectations based on 

placement of resources and proximity to shore of the majority of search and rescue 

incidents and shows consistent performance over the last six years. This measure has 

been adjusted to exclude cases in which an operational decision was made to delay a 

response. Certain determining factors such as weather, resource availability, and risk 

assessment delay response time. 

Aids-to-Navigation 

USCG minimizes disruptions to maritime commerce by assessing and mitigating risks to 

safe navigation. It provides and maintains more than 51,000 buoys, beacons, lights and 

other aids to mark channels and denote hazards. 

Resource Hours: FY 2011 resource hours totaled 98,819 and increased approximately 

3.7 percent from FY 2010. This is an approximately 12 percent decrease from the 

baseline level. 

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Performance Measure – Availability of Maritime Navigation Aids 

FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2011 

Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Target Actual 

96.8% 98.0% 98.3% 98.0% 98.5% 97.5% 98.5% 

X 

Not Met Met Met Met Met Met 

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Performance Measure – Average Number of Navigational Accidents 

FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2011 

Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Target Actual 

1,765 1,823 1,857 1,878 1,878 ������ 1,945 

X 

Not Met 

X 

Not Met 

X 

Not Met 

X 

Not Met 

X 

Not Met Met 

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Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

Performance Measures and Results: The USCG reported that it met its FY 2011 target 

for the availability of maritime navigation aids for the fifth consecutive year. 

In FY 2011, the USCG reported that it met its target for the average number of 

navigational accidents. This is the first time this measure was met in the past six years. 

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Ice Operations 

Performance Measure – Number of Days Critical Waterways Are Closed to 

Commerce Due to Ice 

FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2011 

Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Target Actual 

0 0 0 0 6 2 avg. & 

8 severe 0 

Met Met Met Met 

X 

Not Met Met 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

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Ice Operations 

This mission supports winter commerce and prevents and responds to ice that causes 

flooding. These activities are essential to winter and spring commerce and the safety of 

waterside communities on the Great Lakes, in New England and on the Hudson River, 

and occasionally in the mid-Atlantic. 

Resource Hours: In FY 2011, resource hours totaled 10,747 and decreased 

approximately 7.7 percent from FY 2010, which is approximately 10 percent lower than 

the baseline level. 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

Performance Measures and Results: The USCG reported that it met its FY 2011 target 

for the number of days critical waterways are closed to commerce due to ice. Domestic 

icebreakers on the Great Lakes assisted over 1,700 commercial vessel transits carrying 

$300 million in bulk commodities. Favorable environmental conditions, continued 

partnership with the Canadian Coast Guard, and effective employment of domestic 

icebreaking assets contributed to achieving the performance target. 

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Appendix D 

Homeland Security Missions 

The FY 2011 homeland security mission resource hours totaled 355,586 and decreased 

by approximately 0.5 percent from FY 2010. Between FY 2006 and FY 2011, total 

resource hours for homeland security missions were the highest in FY 2007. However, 

the FY 2011 level remains at approximately 91 percent above baseline levels, as 

depicted in the following graph. 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

In FY 2011, the USCG reported that it met or exceeded 5 of 11 summary performance 

measures for its 5 homeland security missions, compared with meeting 2 of 5 summary 

performance measures in FY 2010. The resource hours and performance measures and 

results for each non-homeland security mission are summarized below. 

Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security 

The ports, waterways, and coastal security mission aims to deny terrorists the use and 

exploitation of the maritime domain and marine transportation system as a means for 

attacks on U.S. territory, population centers, vessels, and maritime critical infrastructure 

and key resources. This mission includes preparedness, planning and exercises, 

antiterrorism and counterterrorism activities, and initial recovery efforts if attacks are 

successful. 

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Resource Hours: In FY 2011, resource hours for ports, waterways, and coastal security 

totaled 155,969, which is a decrease of 0.9 percent from FY 2010. 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

Performance Measures and Results: USCG reported that it met three of its six FY 2011 

targets for ports, waterways, and coastal security. In FY 2011, the USCG added two new 

summary measures related to compliance with security regulations and significantly 

updated the methodology for the FY 2010 summary measure, "Percent Reduction in 

Maritime Terrorism Risk over which the USCG has Influence," resulting in four maritime 

security risk measures as shown in the following charts. The USCG improved and 

created a new baseline for the maritime security risk measures in FY 2010, thus FY 2011 

results should not be compared to previous years. 

The revised maritime security risk measures are risk-based outcome measures that 

begin with an assessment of likely high-consequence maritime terrorist attack 

scenarios. Threat, vulnerability, and consequence levels are estimated for each 

scenario, which generates a proxy (index) value of "raw risk" that exists in the maritime 

domain. Next, the USCG interventions (security and response operations, regime and 

awareness activities) for the fiscal year are scored against the scenarios with regard to 

the decreases in threat, vulnerability, and consequence that each has been estimated to 

have afforded. The resulting measures are proxy measures of performance. 

As depicted below, the USCG reported that it met its FY 2011 target for “Percent 

Reduction of all Maritime Security Risk Subject to USCG Influence.” 

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Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security 

Performance Measure – Percent Reduction of all Maritime Security Risk 

Subject to USCG Influence 

FY 2006 

Actual 

FY 2007 

Actual 

FY 2008 

Actual 

FY 2009 

Actual 

FY 2010 

Actual 

FY 2011 

Target 

FY 2011 

Actual 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 44% 44% 

Met Met Met Met Met Met 

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USCG exceeded its FY 2011 target for Percent Reduction of all Maritime Security Risk 

Resulting from USCG Consequence Management. 

Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security 

Performance Measure – Percent Reduction of Maritime Security Risk 

Resulting from U.S. Coast Guard Consequence Management 

FY 2006 

Actual 

FY 2007 

Actual 

FY 2008 

Actual 

FY 2009 

Actual 

FY 2010 

Actual 

FY 2011 

Target 

FY 2011 

Actual

 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3% 4% 

Met Met Met Met Met Met 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

USCG did not meet its target for “Percent Reduction of Maritime Security Risk Resulting 

from USCG Efforts to Prevent a Terrorist Entering the U.S. via Maritime Means.” This is 

attributable to lower effectiveness judgments for the Maritime Security Response Team 

due to the loss of dedicated airlift and the suspension of hook-and-climb training. 

Additionally, major cutter capacity decreased due to the decommissioning of one High 

Endurance Cutter and an overall reduction of major cutter resource hours. 

Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security 

Performance Measure – Percent Reduction of Maritime Security Risk 

Resulting from USCG Efforts to Prevent a Terrorist Entering the U.S. via 

Maritime Means 

FY 2006 

Actual 

FY 2007 

Actual 

FY 2008 

Actual 

FY 2009 

Actual 

FY 2010 

Actual 

FY 2011 

Target 

FY 2011 

Actual

 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 52% 43% 

Met Met Met Met Met Not Met 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

USCG missed its target for “Percent Reduction of Maritime Security Risk Resulting from 

USCG Efforts to Prevent a Weapon of Mass Destruction from Entering the United States 

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Performance Measure – Percent Reduction of Maritime Security Risk 

Resulting from USCG Efforts to Prevent a Weapon of Mass Destruction from 

Entering the U.S. via Maritime Means 

FY 2006 

Actual 

FY 2007 

Actual 

FY 2008 

Actual 

FY 2009 

Actual 

FY 2010 

Actual 

FY 2011 

Target 

FY 2011 

Actual 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 29% 28% 

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Performance Measure – Annual Maritime Transportation Security Act Facility 

Compliance Rate with Transportation Worker Identification Credential 

Regulations 

FY 2006 

Actual 

FY 2007 

Actual 

FY 2008 

Actual 

FY 2009 

Actual 

FY 2010 

Actual 

FY 2011 

Target 

FY 2011 

Actual 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 100% 85% 99%

 N/A N/A N/A N/A Met Met 

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via Maritime Means” by one percentage point. This is attributable to lower 

effectiveness judgments for the Maritime Security Response Team due to loss of 

dedicated airlift and the challenges of identifying a broad range of Weapons of Mass 

Destruction amongst the volume of legitimate shipping cargo. Additionally, major cutter 

capacity decreased due to the decommissioning of one High Endurance Cutter and an 

overall reduction of major cutter resource hours. 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

USCG exceeded its FY 2011 target for “Annual Maritime Transportation Security Act 

Facility Compliance Rate with Transportation Worker Identification Credential 

Regulations.” 

USCG missed its target for “Percent of Maritime Facilities in Compliance with Security 

Regulations” by only one-tenth of one percent. The USCG has focused the use of its 

personnel resources to conduct Maritime Transportation Security Act compliance exams 

at waterfront facilities that are at higher risk for a transportation security incident. By 

increasing partnerships with these facilities, 99.9 percent of regulated facilities did not 

have serious deficiencies warranting a notice of violation or civil penalty in FY 2011. 

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Performance Measure – Percent Of Maritime Facilities in Compliance with 

Security Regulations 

FY 2006 

Actual 

FY 2007 

Actual 

FY 2008 

Actual 

FY 2009 

Actual 

FY 2010 

Actual 

FY 2011 

Target 

FY 2011 

Actual 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 100% 99.9%

 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Not Met 

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Drug Interdiction 

USCG’s drug interdiction efforts support national strategies to disrupt the market for 

illegal drugs and prevent transnational threats from reaching the United States. The 

USCG is the lead Federal agency for drug interdiction on the high seas and shares the 

lead for drug interdiction in the territorial seas of the U.S. with Customs and Border 

Protection. The USCG coordinates with its interagency partners to deter illicit drug 

trafficking including the Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of 

State, and other components within DHS. 

Resource Hours: FY 2011 resource hours totaled 73,401 and increased by 

approximately 9 percent from FY 2010, but are about 40 percent below baseline levels. 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

Performance Measures and Results: The USCG uses the interagency Consolidated 

Counter Drug Database as its main source for tracking cocaine movement estimates. 

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Drug Interdiction 

Performance Measure – Removal Rate for Cocaine from Non-commercial 

Vessels in Maritime Transit Zone 

FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2011 

Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Target Actual 

N/A N/A N/A 15.0% 13.5% 15.5% 11.6% 

N/A N/A N/A X 

Not Met 

X 

Not Met 

X 

Not Met 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

 

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The one performance measure related to Drug Interdiction, “Removal Rate for Cocaine 

from Non-commercial Vessels in Maritime Transit Zone,” was not met in FY 2011. 

According to the USCG, the reasons for not meeting this target can be attributed to 

reduced asset and resource availability, smaller average load sizes of cocaine, and 

increasingly sophisticated criminal organizations. 

Migrant Interdiction 

USCG migrant interdiction policy and operations are designed to provide effective law 

enforcement presence at sea and achieve three main objectives: (1) deter 

undocumented migrants and transnational human smugglers from using maritime 

routes to enter the U.S., (2) detect and interdict undocumented migrants and human 

smugglers far from the U.S. border, and (3) expand USCG participation in multi-agency 

and bi-national border security initiatives. While the USCG leads the interdiction 

mission on the high seas, it partners with Customs and Border Protection and 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement for shore-side interdiction operations. 

Resource Hours: Migrant interdiction resource hours remain approximately 144 

percent above baseline levels. In FY 2011 resource hours totaled 72,213 and decreased 

approximately 6.0 percent from FY 2010 to FY 2011. 

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Migrant Interdiction 

Performance Measure – Percentage of Undocumented Migrants who 

Attempt to Enter the United States Via Maritime Routes that are Interdicted 

FY 2006 

Actual 

FY 2007 

Actual 

FY 2008 

Actual 

FY 2009 

Actual 

FY 2010 

Actual 

FY 2011 

Target 

FY 2011 

Actual 

N/A 65.2% 62.7% 84.4% 64.5% 73.9% 72.8% 

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Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

Performance Measures and Results: According to the USCG, the number of 

undocumented migrants attempting to enter the U.S. remained low in FY 2011 

compared to numbers observed over the last decade, due in part to a slumping U.S. 

economy, successful prosecution of smugglers, effective bilateral cooperation, and use 

of biometrics. The USCG reported that it met one of its two performance measures 

related to migrant interdiction in FY 2011. Although the USCG did not meet the target 

for “Percentage of Undocumented Migrants who Attempt to Enter the United States via 

Maritime Routes that are Interdicted,” the actual result of 72.8 percent was an 

improvement over FY 2010’s 64.5 percent. This measure includes migrants who are 

interdicted by foreign counterparts of the USCG, many of whom have fewer resources 

than the USCG. 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

As shown in the table below, the USCG exceeded its target for the “Percent of 

Undocumented Migrants who Attempt to Enter the United States via Maritime Routes 

Interdicted by the Coast Guard.” 

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Migrant Interdiction 

Performance Measure – Percent of Undocumented Migrants who Attempt to 

Enter the United States via Maritime Routes Interdicted by the Coast Guard 

FY 2006 

Actual 

FY 2007 

Actual 

FY 2008 

Actual 

FY 2009 

Actual 

FY 2010 

Actual 

FY 2011 

Target 

FY 2011 

Actual 

N/A 42.1% 46.9% 37.5% 44.7% 43.0% 51.7% 

N/A N/A Not Met Not Met Met Met 

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Defense Readiness 

The USCG maintains a level of readiness and training that allows for the immediate 

integration with Department of Defense forces for peacetime operations or during 

times of war. This supports U.S. national interests abroad, as well as facilitating support 

to DHS for the integration of Homeland Defense and Homeland Security. 

Resource Hours: In FY 2011, resource hours for Defense Readiness totaled 41,424 and 

were still above the baseline, although resource hours decreased by 11.9 percent from 

FY 2010 to FY 2011. 

Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

Performance Measures and Results: The USCG did not meet its overall target of 38.1 

percent defense readiness for the year. The declining readiness of the USCG’s High 

Endurance Cutter fleet continues to present significant challenges to mission 

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Defense Readiness 

Performance Measure – Defense Readiness Assessment of all USCG HighEndurance Cutters, Patrol Boats, and Port Security Units 

FY 2006 

Actual 

FY 2007 

Actual 

FY 2008 

Actual 

FY 2009 

Actual 

FY 2010 

Actual 

FY 2011 

Target 

FY 2011 

Actual 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 24.1% 38.1% 25.1%

 N/A N/A N/A N/A Not Met Not Met 

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performance. High Endurance Cutter readiness is being addressed by the USCG’s 

acquisition of the National Security Cutter. 

Other Law Enforcement 

The other law enforcement mission orchestrates the enforcement of regulations on 

foreign fishing vessels. This enforcement takes two forms: the first is the deterrence, 

detection, and interdiction of illegal incursions into the U.S. exclusive economic zone by 

foreign fishing vessels. 1 The protection of the U.S. exclusive economic zone from 

incursions by foreign fishing vessels contributes to a fundamental USCG maritime 

security objective to protect our Nation’s renewable natural resources. The second part 

of the other law enforcement mission is to ensure compliance with international 

agreements for the management of living marine resources. This is primarily 

accomplished through enforcement on foreign fishing vessels of conservation and 

management measures created by regional fishery management organizations. 

Resource Hours: In FY 2011, resource hours for the other law enforcement mission 

totaled 12,579, which is an increase of 44.5 percent from FY 2010. According to the 

USCG, this increase in resource hours was due to increased patrols for illegal, 

unregulated, and unreported fishing activity. 

1

 The exclusive economic zone is the zone where the U.S. and other coastal nations have jurisdiction over 

economic and resource management. The exclusive economic zone includes waters three to 200 miles 

offshore (or nine to 200 miles offshore in western Florida and Texas). 

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Source: DHS-OIG based on USCG-provided data 

Performance Measures and Results: The USCG uses the number of detected incursions 

into the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone by foreign fishing vessels as a measure of its 

performance. In FY 2011, there were 122 detected incursions of foreign fishing vessels 

into the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, which met the performance target of fewer than 

180 incursions. 

Other Law Enforcement 

Performance Measure – Number of Detected Incursions of Foreign Fishing 

Vessels violating U.S. Waters 

FY 2006 

Actual 

FY 2007 

Actual 

FY 2008 

Actual 

FY 2009 

Actual 

FY 2010 

Actual 

FY 2011 

Target 

FY 2011 

Actual 

164 126 81 112 82 <180 122 

Met Met Met Met Met Met 

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Mission Measure Met Not 

Met 

Non-Homeland Security Missions 

Search and Rescue 

Percentage of People in Imminent Danger Saved in the Maritime 

Environment X 

Percent of Time Rescue Assets are On-Scene within 2 Hours X 

Aids-to-Navigation Availability of Maritime Navigation Aids X 

Average Number of Navigational Accidents X 

Ice Operations Number of Days Critical Waterways Are Closed to Commerce Due to Ice X 

Living Marine Resources Fishing Regulation Compliance Rate X 

Marine Safety 

5-Yr Average Number of Commercial and Recreational Deaths and 

Injuries X 

5-Yr Average Number of Commercial Mariner Deaths and Injuries X 

5-Yr Average Number of Commercial Passenger Deaths and Injuries X 

5-Yr Average Number of Recreational Boating Deaths and Injuries X 

Marine Environmental 

Protection 

Average Number of Chemical Discharge Incidents in the Maritime 

Environment X 

Average Number of Oil Spills in the Maritime Environment X 

Total Non-Homeland Security Performance Measures 9 3 

Homeland Security Missions 

Ports, Waterways, and 

Coastal Security 

Percentage Reduction of all Maritime Security Risk Subject to USCG 

Influence X 

Percent Reduction of Maritime Security Risk Resulting from USCG 

Consequence Management X 

Percent Reduction of Maritime Security Risk Resulting from USCG Efforts 

to Prevent a Terrorist Entering the U.S. via Maritime Means X 

Percent Reduction of Maritime Security Risk Resulting from USCG Efforts 

to Prevent a Weapon of Mass Destruction from Entering the U.S. via 

Maritime Means 

X 

Annual MTSA Facility Compliance Rate with Transportation Worker 

Identification Credential Regulations X 

Percent of Maritime Facilities In Compliance with Security Regulations X 

Drug Interdiction Removal Rate for Cocaine from Non-commercial Vessels in Maritime 

Transit Zone X 

Migrant Interdiction 

Percentage of Undocumented Migrants who Attempt to Enter the 

United States Via Maritime Routes that are Interdicted X 

Percent of Undocumented Migrants who Attempt to Enter the U.S. by 

Maritime Routes Interdicted by the USCG X 

Defense Readiness Defense Readiness Assessment of all USCG High-Endurance Cutters, 

Patrol Boats, and Port Security Units X 

Other Law Enforcement Number of Detected Incursions of Foreign Fishing Vessels Violating U.S. 

Waters X 

Total Homeland Security Performance Measures 5 6 

Total USCG Performance Measures 14 9 

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FY 2011 Performance Measure Summary 

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Appendix F 

Major Contributors to This Report 

Brooke Bebow, Director 

Lisa Vonder Haar, Audit Manager 

Stephen Doran, Auditor 

Richard Joyce, Program Analyst 

Marisa Coccaro, Referencer 

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Appendix G 

Report Distribution 

Department of Homeland Security 

Secretary 

Deputy Secretary 

Chief of Staff 

Deputy Chief of Staff 

General Counsel 

Executive Secretary 

Director, GAO/OIG Liaison Office 

Assistant Secretary for Office of Policy 

Assistant Secretary for Office of Public Affairs 

Assistant Secretary for Office of Legislative Affairs 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer 

United States Coast Guard 

Commandant 

Assistant Commandant for Resources and Chief Financial Officer 

USCG Audit Liaison 

Office of Management and Budget 

Chief, Homeland Security Branch 

DHS OIG Budget Examiner 

Congress 

Congressional Oversight and Appropriations Committees, as appropriate 

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