POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Rear Adm. Steven Poulin, commander Coast Guard First District, speaks with members of the press prior to the kick off of the Hudson River Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment (PAWSA) Workshop at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, Nov. 7, 2017. In June 2017 Poulin directed the PAWSA to take place in response to the more than 10 thousand comments generated in an Advanced Notice to Public Rulemaking. The PAWSA is a long-standing process that will help improve the Coast Guard’s and connected stakeholders’ understanding of the safety and environmental risks on the Hudson River. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Karen Kutkiewicz)