[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 233 (Monday, December 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75662-75663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30672]


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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD


Sunshine Act Meeting

    In connection with its investigation into the April 20, 2010, 
explosion and fire that occurred on the BP/Transocean Deepwater Horizon 
oil rig, the United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation 
Board (CSB) announces that it will be holding an all day symposium 
entitled ``International Models of Offshore Oil Rig Regulation'' on 
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 in Washington, DC. The meeting will bring 
together international regulators, union representatives and industry 
groups' to discuss regulation of offshore drilling operations in the 
wake of the Deepwater Horizon accident.
    The meeting will be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Embassy Suites 
Ballroom located at 1250 22nd Street Northwest in Washington, DC. The 
meeting is free and open to the public.
    The CSB's Board Members and BP Deepwater Horizon investigation team 
will hear testimony from leading safety experts involved in offshore 
drilling activities from countries including the United Kingdom, 
Australia and Norway. CSB Board Members and panel participants will be 
available to answer questions during a public comment period. The 
meeting will be available via webcast. All proceedings will be 
videotaped and an official transcript will be published.
    The CSB is an independent Federal agency charged with investigating 
industrial chemical accidents. The agency's board members are appointed 
by the president and confirmed by the Senate. CSB investigations look 
into all aspects of chemical accidents, including physical causes such 
as equipment failure as well as inadequacies in

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regulations, industry standards, and safety management systems.

Christopher W. Warner,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2010-30672 Filed 12-2-10; 4:15 pm]
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