[Federal Register: February 17, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 32)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2005-20336]
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) and
its Subcommittee on SOLAS Application for Offshore Support Vessels 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 Tuesday, April 5, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Subcommittee on SOLAS Application for OSVs will meet on Monday,
April 4, 2005, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 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 March 22, 2005.
Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of
the committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before March 22, 2005.
ADDRESSES: NOSAC will meet in room 2415 of the Coast Guard Headquarters
Bldg, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC. The SOLAS Application
for OSVs Subcommittee will meet in room 6319 of the Coast Guard
Headquarters Bldg, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 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
Federal 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
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the International Organization for Standardization.
(2) SOLAS compliance for foreign operation of U.S. flagged Offshore
Support Vessels including Liftboats.
(3) Report from the Liftboat Subcommittee on operations procedure/
training for liftboat operators.
(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.
SOLAS Application for OSVs Subcommittee. The agenda includes the
following:
(1) Review and discuss previous work.
(2) Work on outline of Draft Report.
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 22, 2005. Written
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard
no later than March 22, 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 March
22, 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: February 9, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental
Protection.
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