[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8492-8493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03912]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2018-0139]
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee
AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee will meet in
Oakland, California, to review and discuss various issues relating to
national maritime security. All meetings will be open to the public.
DATES:
Meetings. The Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, from
12 Noon to 5 p.m. and on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 1
p.m. These meetings may close early if all business is finished.
Comments and supporting documentation. To ensure your comments are
reviewed by Committee members comment before the meetings, submit your
written comments no later than March 12, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held the Port of Oakland conference
room, 530 Water Street, Oakland, CA 94607. http://www.portofoakland.com/.
This meeting will be broadcast via a web enabled interactive online
format and teleconference line. To participate via teleconference,
contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section no later than March 12, 2018. Additionally, if you would like
to participate in this meeting via the online web format, please log
onto https://share.dhs.gov/nmsac/ and follow the online instructions to
register for this meeting. If you encounter technical difficulties,
contact Mr. Ryan Owens at (202) 302-6565.
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact
the individual listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below as soon
as possible.
Written comments must be submitted using the Federal eRulemaking
Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. If you encounter technical
difficulties, contact the individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time,
including orally
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at the meetings, but if you want Committee members to review your
comment before the meetings, please submit your comments no later than
March 12, 2018. We are particularly interested in comments on the
issues in the ``Agenda'' section below. You must include ``Department
of Homeland Security'' and the docket number [USCG-2018-0139]. Comments
received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided. For
more information about privacy and the docket, review the Privacy and
Security Notice for the Federal Docket Management System at https://regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
Docket Search: For access to the docket or to read documents or
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, and
use docket number ``USCG-2018-0139'' in the ``Search'' box, press
Enter, and then click on the item you wish to view.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Owens, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee,
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, Stop 7581, Washington, DC 20593-
7581; telephone 202-372-1108 or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5, United States Code,
Appendix. The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee operates
under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 70112.
The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee provides advice,
consults with, and makes recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland
Security, via the Commandant of the Coast Guard, on matters relating to
national maritime security.
Agenda
Day 1
The Committee will meet to review, discuss and formulate
recommendations on the following issues:
(1) Regulatory Reform Task. On August 24th the National Maritime
Security Advisory Committee held a public meeting to discuss and begin
work on a task to provide input to the U.S. Coast Guard in support of
its Regulatory Reform effort (NMSAC Task T2017-01). Copies of this task
statement are found in the August 24, 2017 entry under the Full
Committee Meeting Minutes section of the National Maritime Security
Advisory Committee's Homeport web page at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/maritime-security/national-maritime-security-advisory-committee-(nmsac)/full-committee-meeting-minutes.
The Committee will discuss the results of the Regulatory Reform
working group and provide final recommendations to the U.S. Coast
Guard.
(2) Extremely Hazardous Cargo Strategy. In July 2016, the U.S.
Coast Guard tasked the Committee to work with the Chemical
Transportation Advisory Committee to assist in the development of an
Extremely Hazardous Cargo Strategy Implementation Plan. The Committee
will discuss and receive an update from the Extremely Hazardous Cargo
Working Group on their efforts.
(3) Public Comment period.
Day 2
The Committee will meet to review, discuss and formulate
recommendations on the following issues:
(1) Member Report. The Committee members will each provide an
update on the security developments in each of the respective member's
representative segment.
(2) Cyber Security Update. Members will receive an update from the
U.S. Coast Guard concerning the Release of the Cyber Security
Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular, the efforts of the U.S.
Coast Guard to address and implement International Maritime
Organization guidelines/resolutions for Cyber Security on Vessels, and
an update on the current state of Cyber Security legislation.
(3) Public comment period.
Public comments or questions will be taken throughout the meeting
as the Committee discusses the issues and prior to deliberations and
voting. There will also be a public comment period at the end of each
meeting.
Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 5 minutes. Please
note that the public comment period may end before the period allotted,
following the last call for comments. Contact the individual listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above to register as a
speaker.
A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/maritime-security/national-maritime-security-advisory-committee-(nmsac)/full-committee-meeting-minutes by
March 16, 2018.
Dated: February 21, 2018.
Jennifer F. Williams,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
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