[Federal Register: October 25, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 206)]
[Notices]               
[Page 60686-60687]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2007-0018]

 
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) will 
meet in Galveston, TX, to discuss various issues relating to offshore 
safety and security. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: NOSAC will meet on Friday, November 16, 2007, 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 November 2, 2007. Requests to have a copy of your 
material distributed to each member of the committee should reach the 
Coast Guard on or before November 2, 2007.

ADDRESSES: NOSAC will meet in the Davidson Ballroom North of the 
Tremont House Hotel, 2300 Ship's Mechanic Row, Galveston, Texas. Send 
written material and requests to make oral presentations to Commander 
J.M. Cushing, Commandant (CG-5222), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 
Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice is available 
on our online docket, USCG-2007-0018, at http://www.regulations.gov.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander J.M. Cushing, Executive 
Director of NOSAC, or Mr. Jim Magill, Assistant Executive Director, 
telephone 202-372-1414, fax 202-372-1926.

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

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda for the November 16, 2007 committee meeting includes the 
following:
    (1) Report on issues concerning the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) and the International Organization for 
Standardization.
    (2) Revision of 46 CFR, Subchapter V, Subpart B--Commercial Diving 
Operations.
    (3) MARPOL Annex II Implementation for Offshore Supply Vessels 
(OSVs).
    (4) Revision of IMO Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU) Code.
    (5) Sandblasting standard for OCS facilities.

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    (6) Production industry sector activities.
    (7) Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) impact 
on offshore facilities.
    (8) Revision of 33 CFR, Subchapter N, Outer Continental Shelf 
Activities.

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 2, 2007. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than November 2, 2007. 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 2, 2007.

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: October 17, 2007.
H.L. Hime,
Acting Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
 [FR Doc. E7-20977 Filed 10-24-07; 8:45 am]

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