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from regulatory bodies. While establishing a panel that meets all those
requirements may be impractical, the broader the range of expertise, the
more effective the panel will be.
In Chapter 4 in the section “Overview of Projected BOEMRE Role,” the
committee noted that BOEMRE may wish to use such an expert panel to
assist in the initial development of the goal-based standards and then in
the continuous monitoring and evaluation of the standards and regula-
tions. If desired, a single panel could serve all of these purposes.
To eliminate concerns about conflict of interest, controls would be
needed to ensure that those impaneled did not use their appointment as a
means to promote their business or gain leverage for future work as CVAs
or as principals in offshore wind farm work. This is essentially an admin-
istrative detail that BOEMRE would need to address and implement.
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TASK III
Task III of the statement of task calls for the committee review the
expected experience level, technical skills and capabilities, and support
equipment and computer hardware/software needed to be considered a
qualified CVA.
Findings, Task III
Based on a review of the implementation of the CVA process for offshore
oil and gas facilities, the proposed CFR language for an offshore wind
CVA, and how other engineered systems implement third-party reviews,
the following are the committee's key findings with regard to CVA
qualifications.
1. A qualified CVA must be
a. Independent and objective, with no involvement in the scope of
work being reviewed (i.e., design, fabrication, or installation);
b. Experienced in performing scopes of work similar to that being
reviewed, with detailed knowledge of the codes and standards being
applied; familiarity with the approaches proposed by the developer;
and the technical expertise and engineering judgment to verify
assumptions, conclusions, and results independently; and
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