[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3919-3920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1216]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2010-1050]
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of teleconference meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is issuing this notice to reschedule the
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teleconference meeting of the National Offshore Safety Advisory
Committee (NOSAC). The teleconference meeting, originally scheduled for
Wednesday, January 12, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST, was
cancelled due to telephone dial-in technical difficulties. NOSAC will
meet by teleconference to discuss items related to safety of operations
and other matters affecting the oil and gas offshore industry. The
purpose of this meeting is to review and discuss reports and
recommendations received from the two NOSAC subcommittees and to
address two new tasks for the Committee. This meeting will be open to
the public.
DATES: The teleconference meeting will take place on Wednesday,
February 9, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST. This meeting may
close early if all business is finished.
ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet via telephone conference, on
February 9, 2011. Public participation is welcome and members of the
public wishing to participate may contact Commander P.W. Clark at 202-
372-1410, for call-in information, or they may participate in person by
coming to Room 5-0622, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100
Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593. As there are a limited number
of teleconference lines, public participation will be on a first come
basis. Written material and requests to make oral presentations should
be sent to Commander P.W. Clark, Designated Federal Officer of NOSAC,
Commandant (CG-5224), 2100 Second Street, SW., Stop 7126, Washington,
DC 20593-001 or by fax to 202-372-1926 on or before February 7, 2011.
Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of
the committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before February 1,
2011. This notice and supporting documentation is available in our
online docket, USCG-2010-1050, at http://www.regulations.gov. This
meeting is re-scheduled from the NOSAC teleconference meeting published
in online docket, USCG-2010-1050, and previously scheduled for January
12, 1100 EST.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander P.W. Clark, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO) of NOSAC, or Mr. Kevin Pekarek, Assistant
Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), telephone 202-372-1386, fax 202-372-
1926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).
NOSAC provides advice and makes recommendations to the Coast Guard on
safety and other concerns affecting the offshore oil and gas industry
and assists the Coast Guard in formulating U.S. positions for
discussion and presentation at the International Maritime Organization
(IMO).
Agenda of Meeting
The agenda for the February 9, 2011, Committee meeting is as
follows:
(1) Roll call of committee members and the public participating in
the teleconference.
(2) Approval of minutes from the November 9, 2010, meeting.
(3) Presentation and discussion of interim reports and
recommendations on:
(a) Medical Evacuation of Injured Divers
(b) Marine Portable Quarters
(4) Review and discuss a task statement which requests the
Committee review the recommendations from the Mississippi Canyon Block
252 marine casualty investigation and provide safety and environmental
improvement recommendations with respect to Coast Guard regulations and
policies as appropriate.
(5) Review and discuss a task statement that requests NOSAC review
their previous report on recommendations for standards for Offshore
Supply Vessels with an International Tonnage Convention tonnage greater
than 6000 Gross Tons in light of the recently passed Coast Guard
Authorization Act and determine if the recommendations are complete or
if additional recommendations should be provided to the Coast Guard for
use in the development of regulations for large OSVs.
(6) Period for public comment.
Procedural
The DFO will use the following procedures to facilitate the
meeting.
(1) This meeting is open to the public. Please note that the
meeting may close early if all business is finished.
(2) Members of the public may make oral presentations during the
meeting concerning the matters being discussed. If you would like to
make an oral presentation during the teleconference, please notify the
DFO listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above, no
later than February 7, 2011. Written material for distribution to
Committee members should reach the Coast Guard no later than February
1, 2011.
(3) An individual, whether speaking in a personal or a
representative capacity on behalf of an organization, will be limited
to a three-minute statement and scheduled on a first-come, first-served
basis. If a large number of persons register to present comments, this
amount of time may be shortened to provide all registered persons an
opportunity to present their comments.
Minutes
Minutes from the meeting will be available for public review and
copying 30 days following the meeting at the http://www.fido.gov Web
site. The meeting minutes may be accessed via this Web site by using
the Committee Search function and searching for the Committee by name
or by using the Committee number of ``68''. Once you have accessed the
Committee page, click on the meetings tab and then the ``View'' button
for the meeting dated January 12, 2011 to access the information for
this meeting. Minutes and documents applicable for this meeting can
also be found at an alternative site using the following web address:
https://homeport.uscg.mil and use these key strokes: Missions>Port and
Waterways>Safety Advisory Committee>NOSAC and then use the event key.
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
Mr. Kevin Pekarek at 202-372-1386 as soon as possible.
Dated: January 14, 2011.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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