[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 57337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21525]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2004-19149]


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 Liftboat 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, October 28, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 3 
p.m. The Liftboat Subcommittee will meet on Wednesday, October 27, 
2004, 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 October 14, 
2004. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each 
member of the committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
October 14, 2004.

ADDRESSES: NOSAC will meet in the ``Music Hall'' room of the Hotel 
Galvez, 2024 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, Texas. The Liftboat 
Subcommittee will meet in the ``West Parlor'' 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 meeting 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 the International Organization for Standardization.
    (2) SOLAS compliance for foreign operation of U.S. flagged Offshore 
Supply 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) Status report on Coast Guard/Minerals Management Service 
Inspection of Fixed Facilities.
    (6) Revision of 33 CFR chapter I, subchapter N, Outer Continental 
Shelf activities.
    (7) 33 CFR chapter I, subchapter NN, Temporary Final Rule on 
Deepwater Ports, and status of license submissions for LNG deepwater 
ports.
    Liftboat 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 October 14, 2004. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than October 14, 2004. 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 October 14, 2004.

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 20, 2004.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 04-21525 Filed 9-23-04; 8:45 am]
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