[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 30, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51360-51361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17214]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2005-22234]


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 III 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 6, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 3 
p.m. The Liftboat III Subcommittee will meet on Wednesday, October 5, 
2005, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 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 September 22, 
2005. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each 
member of the committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
September 22, 2005.

ADDRESSES: NOSAC will meet in ``Ballroom C/D'' of the Hilton New 
Orleans Airport hotel, 901 Airline Drive, Kenner, Louisiana. The 
Liftboat III Subcommittee will meet in the ``Segnette'' 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 meetings 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) Report from Subcommittee on Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) 
compliance of U.S. flagged Offshore Support Vessels including 
Liftboats.
    (3) Report from the Liftboat III Subcommittee on Liftboat Licenses.
    (4) Offshore Helidecks--new and revised API and ICAO standards.
    (5) Revision of 33 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Outer Continental 
Shelf activities.
    (6) 33 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter NN, Temporary Final Rule on 
Deepwater Ports, and status of license submissions for LNG deepwater 
ports.
    Liftboat III Subcommittee. The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Review and discuss previous work.
    (2) Review Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) Liftboat 
Training outline.
    (2) Review Final Report of answers to NOSAC Task Statement on 
Liftboat Licensing.

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 September 22, 2005. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than September 22, 2005. 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 September 22, 2005.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the

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meeting, contact the Executive Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: August 24, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-17214 Filed 8-29-05; 8:45 am]
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