[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17557-17558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06859]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2013-1078]
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meetings.
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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) will
meet on April 16 and 17, 2014, in New Orleans, LA, to discuss various
issues related to safety of operations and other matters affecting the
oil and gas offshore industry. These meetings are open to the public.
DATES: Subcommittees of NOSAC will meet on Wednesday, April 16, 2014
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and the full Committee will meet on Thursday,
April 17, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please note these meetings may
close early if the Committee has completed its business or be extended
based on the number of public comments. All submitted written
materials, comments, and request to make oral presentations at the
meetings should reach Mr. Scott Hartley, Alternate Designated Federal
Officer (ADFO) for NOSAC no later than April 1, 2014. For contact
information, please see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
below. Any written material submitted by the public will be distributed
to the Committee and become part of the public record.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Wyndham Riverfront New
Orleans Hotel, 701 Convention Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70130, 1-504-
681-1053, http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/louisiana/new-orleans/wyndham-riverfront-new-orleans/hotel-overview. The April 16, 2014 afternoon
Subcommittee meetings will be held in the Bacchus B Conference Room.
The April 17, 2014 full Committee meeting will be held in the Bacchus
Conference Room.
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact
the person listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, as soon
as possible.
To facilitate public participation we are inviting public comment
on the issues to be considered by the committee as listed in the
``Agenda'' section below. Written comments must be submitted no later
than April 1, 2014, and must be identified by Docket Number USCG-2013-
1078 and submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments (Preferred method to
avoid delays in processing).
Fax: (202) 372-8382. Include the docket number (USCG-2013-
1078) on the subject line of the fax.
Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department
of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey
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Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The
telephone number is 202-366-9329.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these
methods.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the words
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this
action. All comments submitted will be posted without alteration at
http://www.regulations.gov including any personal information 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).
Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments
related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, insert USCG-
2013-1078 in the Search box, press Enter, and then click on the item
you wish to view.
A public comment period will be held during the meeting on April
17, 2014, and speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3
minutes. Please note that the public comment period may end before the
time indicated, following the last call for comments. Contact one of
the individuals listed below to register as a speaker.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Robert Smith III, Designated
Federal Official (DFO) of NOSAC, Commandant (CG-OES-2), U.S. Coast
Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Stop 7509, Washington,
DC 20593-7509; telephone (202) 372-1410, fax (202) 372-8382 or email
[email protected], or Mr. Scott Hartley, telephone (202) 372-
1437, fax (202) 372-8382 or email [email protected]. If you have
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl
Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 (Pub. L. 92-463).
NOSAC provides advice and recommendations to the Department of Homeland
Security on matters and actions concerning activities directly involved
with or in support of the exploration of offshore mineral and energy
resources insofar as they relate to matters within U.S. Coast Guard
jurisdiction.
A copy of all meeting documentation is available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/NOSAC. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Scott
Hartley as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.
Agenda
Day 1
NOSAC Subcommittees will meet on April 16, 2014 between 1 p.m. and
4 p.m. to review, discuss and formulate recommendations on the
following matters:
(1) Commercial Diving Safety on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS);
(2) Safety and Environmental Management Systems for vessels on the
OCS; and
(3) Marine Casualty Reporting on the OCS.
Day 2
NOSAC will meet on April 17, 2014 to review and discuss progress
reports and or final reports and recommendations received from the
above listed Subcommittees from their deliberations on April 16. The
Committee will then use this information and consider public comments
in formulating recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard. Public comments
or questions will be taken at the discretion of the DFO during the
discussion and recommendation portion of the meeting as well as during
public comment period, see Agenda item (7). A complete agenda for April
17 is as follows:
(1) Current Business--Presentation and discussion of progress
reports and or final reports and any recommendations from the
Subcommittees and subsequent actions on:
(a) Commercial Diving Safety on the Outer Continental Shelf;
(b) Safety and Environmental Management Systems for vessels on the
OCS; and
(c) Marine Casualty Reporting on the OCS.
(2) New Business--Introduction of new Task Statements by the Coast
Guard:
(a) Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) Purpose and Offshore Workers; and
(b) Training of personnel on Mobile Offshore Units and
OSVs working on the Outer Continental Shelf.
(3) Biannual Report of Coast Guard Action/Disposition on NOSAC
Final Reports;
(4) International Association of Drilling Contractors Health Safety
and Environmental Case Guidelines for Mobile Offshore Drilling Units:
What they are--and aren't Presentation;
(5) Standards, Training, Credentialing and Watchkeeping
Implementation Presentation; and
(6) Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) Offshore
Vessel Inspection Database Presentation.
(7) Public comment period.
The agenda, progress reports and or draft final reports, new task
statements and presentations will be available approximately 7 days
prior to the meeting at the https://homeport.uscg.mil/NOSAC Web site or
by contacting Mr. Scott Hartley.
Minutes
Minutes from the meeting will be available for public view and
copying within 90 days following the meeting at the https://homeport.uscg.mil/NOSAC Web site.
Notice of Future 2014 NOSAC Meetings
To receive automatic email notices of future NOSAC meetings in
2014, go to the online docket, USCG-2013-1078 (http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail:D=USCG-2013-1078), and select the
sign-up-for-email-alerts option. We plan to use the same docket number
for all NOSAC meeting notices in 2014, so when the next meeting notice
is published you will receive an email alert from www.regulations.gov
when the notice appears in this docket.
Dated: March 24, 2014.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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