[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 161 (Friday, August 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51473-51475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20735]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2010-0212]
Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research
(ICCOPR); Public Meeting
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution
Research (ICCOPR) will hold a public meeting in Washington, DC to hear
comments on the priorities of oil pollution research, including
projects related to the Deepwater Horizon incident and the Arctic
environment. This meeting is designed to give the public an opportunity
to provide statements as to where the ICCOPR, a Federally mandated
committee, should focus their efforts concerning oil pollution
research. Public comment will then be used to augment the revision of
the 1997 Oil Pollution Research and Technology
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Plan. This meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The Committee will meet on Thursday, September 16, 2010, from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. This meeting may close early if all business is
finished. Written material (no more than 2 full pages) and requests to
make brief oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before
September 9, 2010. Requests to have a copy of your material (no more
than 2 full pages) distributed to each member of the committee should
reach the Coast Guard on or before September 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet in the Elihu Root Auditorium at the
Carnegie Institution for Science, 1530 P Street, NW., Washington, DC
20005-1910. Send written material (no more than 2 full pages) and
requests to make brief oral presentations to Lieutenant Tracy Wirth,
Assistant to the Chairman of the ICCOPR at Commandant (CG-533), Office
of Incident Management and Preparedness, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd
St., SW., STOP 7363, Washington, DC 20593-7363. The ICCOPR staff can
also be contacted via e-mail at ICCOPR_staff@uscg.mil. This notice and
documents identified in the Supplementary Information section as being
available in the docket, may be viewed in our online docket, USCG-2010-
0212, at http://www.regulations.gov.
If you do not have access to the internet, you may view the docket
online by visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-40 on the
ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. We have an
agreement with the Department of Transportation to use the Docket
Management Facility.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice
or the meeting, contact Lieutenant Tracy Wirth, Assistant to the
Chairman of the ICCOPR, telephone 202-372-2236 or via e-mail at
ICCOPR_staff@uscg.mil.
If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright,
Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
Section 7001(a) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90)
established the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution
Research. The purpose of the Interagency Committee is twofold: (1) To
prepare a comprehensive, coordinated Federal oil pollution research and
development (R&D) plan; and (2) to promote cooperation with industry,
universities, research institutions, state governments, and other
nations through information sharing, coordinated planning, and joint
funding of projects. The Interagency Committee was commissioned with 13
members and is chaired by the Coast Guard. Membership includes:
--National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
--National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
--Department of Energy (DOE)
--Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement
(BOEMRE)--formally known as Minerals Management Service (MMS)
--United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
--Maritime Administration (MARAD)
--Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
--United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) --United States Navy
(USN)
--Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
--National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
--United States Coast Guard (USCG)
--Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and
--United States Fire Administration (USFA)
Section 7001(b) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 required the
Interagency Committee to prepare an Oil Pollution Research and
Technology Plan. The Interagency Committee prepared the original Oil
Pollution Research and Development (R&D) Technology Plan to define the
roles of each Federal agency involved in oil spill research and
development. The plan was submitted to Congress in April 1992 and later
reviewed by the National Research Council's Committee on Oil Spill
Research and Development under the auspices of the Marine Board. Using
input from the Marine Board, the Committee revised the plan in May 1993
to address spill prevention, human factors, and the field testing/
demonstration of developed response technologies. The current version
of the plan, still based on Marine Board recommendations, is dated
April 1997. The Interagency Committee is coordinating an update of the
Technology Plan during the next two fiscal years.
The Committee previously met on May 19, 2010.
Tentative Meeting Agenda
The agenda for the September 16, 2010, Committee meeting is as
follows:
(1) 9 a.m.: Convene: Welcome and Opening Comments by the ICCOPR
Chairman; Captain Anthony S. Lloyd, U.S. Coast Guard
(2) 9:15 a.m.: ICCOPR Background and Overview Brief
(3) 9:45 a.m.: Public Comment Period
(4) 1:45 p.m.: Closing Remarks: Captain Anthony S. Lloyd, U.S. Coast
Guard, Chairman
(5) 2 p.m.: Adjourn
ICCOPR Biennial Report
The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research
Biennial Report for Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009 and the 1997 Oil
Pollution Research and Technology Plan documents, which will be
discussed by the Committee, may be viewed in our online docket. Go to
http://www.regulations.gov, enter the docket number for this notice
(USCG-2010-0212) in the ``Keyword'' box, and then click ``Search.''
Procedural
This meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting
may close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion,
members of the public may make brief oral presentations during the
meeting. If you would like to make an oral presentation at a meeting,
please notify the Assistant to the Chairman no later than September 9,
2010. Written material (no more than 2 full pages) for distribution at
a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than September 9, 2010.
If you would like a copy of your material (no more than 2 full pages)
distributed to each member of the committee in advance of a meeting,
please submit 25 copies to the Assistant to the Chairman no later than
September 9, 2010.
The transcript of the meeting, including all comments received
during the meeting, will be posted to http://www.regulations.gov and
will include any personal information you have provided. You may review
a Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets in the January 17,
2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
the Chairman as soon as possible.
Authority
This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
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Dated: August 15, 2010.
A.S. Lloyd,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Incident Management &
Preparedness.
[FR Doc. 2010-20735 Filed 8-19-10; 8:45 am]
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