[Federal Register: February 25, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 37)]
[Notices]
[Page 8792]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[USCG-2003-14494]
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) will
meet to discuss various issues relating to offshore safety and
security. The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: NOSAC will meet on Thursday, April 3, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. The meeting may close early if all business is finished. Written
material and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast
Guard on or before March 20, 2003. Requests to have a copy of your
material distributed to each member of the committee should reach the
Coast Guard on or before March 20, 2003.
ADDRESSES: NOSAC will meet in room 2415, of the Coast Guard
Headquarters Bldg, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC. Send
written material and requests to make oral presentations to Captain M.
W. Brown, Executive Director of NOSAC, Commandant (G-MSO), U.S. Coast
Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.
This notice is available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain M. W. Brown, Executive
Director of NOSAC, or Mr. Jim Magill, Assistant to the Executive
Director, telephone 202-267-0214, fax 202-267-4570.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
Agenda of Meeting
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee. The agenda includes
the following:
(1) Report on issues concerning the International Maritime
Organization and the International Organization for Standardization.
(2) Report by the Coast Guard on meetings held and plans to develop
maritime and offshore security rules.
(3) Report from Offshore Security Subcommittee and discussion of
any recommendations to the Coast Guard regarding security regulations.
(4) Report from Liftboat Subcommittee.
(5) Report from Task Force on development and implementation of the
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
(STCW) Convention for offshore supply vessels (OSVs).
(6) Progress report from the Subcommittee on Pipeline-Free
Anchorages.
(7) MMS presentation on the use of their pipeline database for the
Gulf of Mexico.
(8) Revision of 33 CFR subchapter N, Outer Continental Shelf
activities.
(9) Status report on Coast Guard/Minerals Management Service
Inspection of Fixed Facilities.
(10) Update on Coast Guard Initiatives on Crew Fatigue.
Procedural
The 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 oral presentations during the meeting.
If you would like to make an oral presentation at the meeting, please
notify the Executive Director no later than March 20, 2003. Written
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard
no later than March 20, 2003. If you would like a copy of your material
distributed to each member of the committee in advance of the meeting,
please submit 25 copies to the Executive Director (see ADDRESSES) no
later than March 20, 2003.
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, telephone
the Executive Director at 202-267-0214 as soon as possible.
Dated: February 13, 2003.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security & Environment
Protection.
[FR Doc. 03-4409 Filed 2-24-03; 8:45 am]
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