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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17563-17564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07010]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

[Billing Code: 14XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE010000]

Notice of Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss Reporting System 
Public Workshop

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and 
Environment Enforcement (BSEE) and the Department of Transportation's 
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) have signed an interagency 
agreement to have BTS develop a Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss 
Reporting System for use on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The BTS 
will maintain control of the individual confidential reports but will 
provide trend analysis and aggregated data to BSEE and the public. The 
BSEE is announcing two public workshops to discuss the Voluntary 
Confidential Near-Miss Reporting System.

DATES: The workshops will be held on April 22, 2014, between 9:00 a.m. 
and 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) and on April 24, 2014, between 
9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. (Central Standard Time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andre King, Office of Offshore 
Regulatory Programs, 703-787-1845, email: andre.king@bsee.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In August 2013, BSEE and BTS signed an 
interagency agreement to develop a Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss 
Reporting System for use on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The BTS 
will maintain control of the individual confidential reports but will 
provide trend analysis and aggregated data to BSEE and the public The 
goals of the Voluntary Confidential Near Miss Reporting System are (a) 
to provide BSEE, offshore companies and workers and all other OCS 
stakeholders with an opportunity to confidentially submit essential 
information to BTS about accident precursors and hazards associated 
with OCS oil and gas operations and (b) to provide all stakeholders 
with aggregated data and analysis that--in conjunction with incident 
reports and other sources of information can be used to reduce those 
hazards and continue building a more robust OCS safety culture.
    The BSEE is announcing two public workshops to discuss the 
Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss Reporting System. The workshops will 
include presentations by BSEE and BTS and a time for questions and 
discussion. The purpose of the workshops is to provide the offshore oil 
and gas industry and other stakeholders with an understanding of the 
Voluntary Confidential Near Miss Reporting program and an opportunity 
to contribute to the development of the program. The first workshop 
will be held on April 22, 2014, at the Radisson Hotel at Los Angeles 
Airport 6225 W. Century Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90045. The second 
workshop will be held on April 24, 2014, at the Houston Airport 
Marriott at George Bush International, 18700 John F. Kennedy Blvd. 
Houston, TX 77032.
    If you are planning to attend the workshop, BSEE and BTS request 
that you register by April 11, 2014 at the following web address: 
http://www.bsee.gov/near-miss-workshop/.

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Douglas W. Morris,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs, Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2014-07010 Filed 3-27-14; 8:45 am]
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