[Federal Register: September 29, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 188)]
[Notices]               
[Page 56928-56929]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2005-22234]

 
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting cancellation and rescheduling.

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SUMMARY: The meetings of the National Offshore Safety Advisory 
Committee (NOSAC) and its Liftboat III Subcommittee announced in the 
August 30, 2005 Federal Register (70 FR 51360) that were to be held in 
New Orleans are cancelled. These meetings have been rescheduled in 
Houston where NOSAC and its Subcommittee will meet to discuss various 
issues relating to offshore safety and security. Both meetings will be 
open to the public.

DATES: NOSAC will meet on Thursday, December 8, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 3 
p.m. The Liftboat III Subcommittee will meet on Wednesday, December 7, 
2005, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. These meetings may close early if all 
business is finished. Written material and requests to make oral 
presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before November 23, 
2005. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each 
member of the committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
November 23, 2005.

ADDRESSES: NOSAC will meet in ``Conference Room A/B'' of the Hilton 
Westchase Hotel and Towers, 9999 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas. The 
Liftboat III Subcommittee will meet in the same room of the same hotel. 
Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to 
Commander J.M. Cushing, Commandant (G-MSO-2), 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: Commander J.M. Cushing, Executive 
Director of NOSAC, or Mr. Jim Magill, Assistant to the Executive 
Director, telephone 202-267-1082, fax 202-267-4570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of the meetings is given under the 
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Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Meetings

    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 from Subcommittee on Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) 
compliance of U.S. flagged Offshore Support Vessels including 
Liftboats.
    (3) Report from the Liftboat III Subcommittee on Liftboat Licenses.
    (4) Offshore Helidecks--new and revised API and ICAO standards.
    (5) Revision of 33 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Outer Continental 
Shelf activities.
    (6) 33 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter NN, Temporary Final Rule on 
Deepwater Ports, and status of license submissions for LNG deepwater 
ports.
    Liftboat III Subcommittee. The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Review and discuss previous work.
    (2) Review Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) Liftboat 
Training outline.
    (3) Review Final Report of answers to NOSAC Task Statement on 
Liftboat Licensing.

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 November 23, 2005. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than November 23, 2005. 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 no later 
than November 23, 2005.

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 Executive Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: September 19, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-19422 Filed 9-28-05; 8:45 am]

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