[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17563-17564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07010]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
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Notice of Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss Reporting System
Public Workshop
AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and
Environment Enforcement (BSEE) and the Department of Transportation's
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) have signed an interagency
agreement to have BTS develop a Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss
Reporting System for use on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The BTS
will maintain control of the individual confidential reports but will
provide trend analysis and aggregated data to BSEE and the public. The
BSEE is announcing two public workshops to discuss the Voluntary
Confidential Near-Miss Reporting System.
DATES: The workshops will be held on April 22, 2014, between 9:00 a.m.
and 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) and on April 24, 2014, between
9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. (Central Standard Time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andre King, Office of Offshore
Regulatory Programs, 703-787-1845, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In August 2013, BSEE and BTS signed an
interagency agreement to develop a Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss
Reporting System for use on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The BTS
will maintain control of the individual confidential reports but will
provide trend analysis and aggregated data to BSEE and the public The
goals of the Voluntary Confidential Near Miss Reporting System are (a)
to provide BSEE, offshore companies and workers and all other OCS
stakeholders with an opportunity to confidentially submit essential
information to BTS about accident precursors and hazards associated
with OCS oil and gas operations and (b) to provide all stakeholders
with aggregated data and analysis that--in conjunction with incident
reports and other sources of information can be used to reduce those
hazards and continue building a more robust OCS safety culture.
The BSEE is announcing two public workshops to discuss the
Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss Reporting System. The workshops will
include presentations by BSEE and BTS and a time for questions and
discussion. The purpose of the workshops is to provide the offshore oil
and gas industry and other stakeholders with an understanding of the
Voluntary Confidential Near Miss Reporting program and an opportunity
to contribute to the development of the program. The first workshop
will be held on April 22, 2014, at the Radisson Hotel at Los Angeles
Airport 6225 W. Century Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90045. The second
workshop will be held on April 24, 2014, at the Houston Airport
Marriott at George Bush International, 18700 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Houston, TX 77032.
If you are planning to attend the workshop, BSEE and BTS request
that you register by April 11, 2014 at the following web address:
http://www.bsee.gov/near-miss-workshop/.
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Douglas W. Morris,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs, Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2014-07010 Filed 3-27-14; 8:45 am]
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