NACO actively represents charter boat interests in Washington , DC on policy issues important to you. NACO ensures that federal policies and laws are favorable to the industry's growth, and do not add to the cost burden of operating a Charterboat firm. NACO’s Washington activities involve working on bills and numerous regulations, through testimony and personal meetings with Congress, the U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA Fisheries, and other key regulatory agencies on issues of importance. NACO ensures that your voice is heard at the highest levels of government. We are the only organization with a track history for the charter industry, so you can count on us to fully represent you. Breaking News NACO Supports HR5598 and Requests Companion Senate Bill NACO Requests Tax Exempt Status on BP Payments NOAA Contracts with NACO For Research Please Get Involved July 2010 NACO Requests Bill to Exempt BP Payments From Taxes 6-24-10 Action Needed To Stop Congress From Taxing Our Services On Navigational Waterways NACO Comments On Taxing Our Services BP Announces They Will Accelerate Payments 6-16-2010 BP Claims Manual 6-2-2010 BP Claims Center Information and Important Phone Numbers 5-11-2010 NACO Meets With Secretary of Commerce Locke Requesting Help for Charter Boat Industry After Oil Spill 5-6-2010 NACO Comments on Affects of New Discharge Rules 3-28-2010 NACO Supports March on Washington February 24, 2010 NACO Board Members NACO Comments on Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force 10-12-09 Letter to Secretary of Commerce Opposing Sector Separation 6-22-09 NACO Comments on Loran C Lattices March 5, 2009 NACO Comments on Halibut Issues January 21,2009 GCFMC Regulations NACO-Boarding Ladder Issue Comments 01/09/2008 NACO-Miami Dockage Rate Increase-12/2007 NACO-HR1187, Gulf of the Farallones Boundaries, 11/20/07 NACO- MAFAC comments letter 10/23/2007 NACO-MSA-Rebuilding Target Hearings-Pallone 10/03/07MSA TWIC Press Release 10/3/07 TWIC FAQ's Release 10/2/07 NACO TWIC Card/Reader Comments-09/25/07 NACO-Everglades Planning Team 08/21/2007 NACO-EPA Comments 08/6/2007 NACO LORAN-C Comments 07/2007 NACO DOT ADA Comment Letter 06/2007 USDA VHS/Water Ballast Issue-Request for Input Letter 04/2007 EPA-Water Ballast-Impact to Recreational Boating 3/2007 NACO-TWIC Card Reader Comments Letter 3/30/2007 TWIC-NVIC 03/07 NACO Response to TWIC Replacement Card Cost Increase- 2/1/2007 NACO States Oppostion to IPHC's Bag Limit on Halibut - 2/1/2007 NACO TWIC-MMC Comments - 1/31/2007 TWIC-MMD Press Release -Jan-07 NACO at the Table for Reauthorization of Fisheries Act Charter Boat Fleet in Peril - Presented at New Orleans Workboat Show November 2006 USCG Identity Requirements - Presented at New Orleans Workboat Show November 2006 USCG Passenger Weight Changes - Presented at New Orleans Workboat Show November 2006 Great Lakes Firing Ranges Letter November, 2006 Passenger Weights Comments Letter November, 2006 Revised Draft Passenger Vessel Accessibility Guidelines and Supplementary Information Medical Physical Evaluation Guidelines MMD September, 2006 Medical and Physical Evalution Guidelines for Merchant Mariner Credentials-Draft TSA TWIC Response to NACO September 2006 Proposed Great Lakes Firing Zones August, 2006 Charter Boat Fleet in Peril NACO Official TWIC Response July, 2006 Remote REC and Traveling REC Teams  NACO Sparrows Point LNG Letter June, 2006 TWIC Privacy Impact Study May 2006 Gilchrest Letter March, 2006 NACO Invasive Species Letter March, 2006 MMD - TWIC Information Alcohol Testing Kit Rule-Federal Register Notice Domestic Vessel Passenger Weights-Voluntary Interim Measures April 26, 2006 RECALL - Pains Wessez White Collision Warning Hand Flare 05/2006 USCG Fingerprinting Comment Letter 2/10/2006 NACO welcomes new Partner - West Marine-Port Supply "Contact the NACO office for full details and Application" CG Dept. of Homeland Security Interim Rule, 01/13/2006 Americans With Disabilities Update 01/2005 NACO Joins with NMFS to Announce Recreational Strategic Plan USCG's new MIS reporting form for Administrators of Random Drug Programs (RDP) available for on-line submission or printing. Key Points on the Maritime Security Rules that just went into effect 2004