Document ID: USCG-2023-0095-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; March 2023 Meeting
Posted Date: 2023-02-01T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 6768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02097]

[[Page 6768]]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0095]

National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; March 2023 Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) 
will meet to discuss matters relating to activities directly involved 
with, or in support of, the exploration of offshore mineral and energy 
resources, to the extent that such matters are within the jurisdiction 
of the United States Coast Guard. The meeting will be open to the 
public.

DATES: 
    Meeting: The Committee will hold a meeting Wednesday, March 1, 
2023, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST). Please note 
the meeting may close early if the Committee has completed its 
business.
    Comments and supporting documents: To ensure your comments are 
reviewed by Committee members before the meeting, submit your written 
comments no later than February 15, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Safety Management Systems' 
conference facility located at 2916 North University Avenue, Lafayette, 
LA 70507.
    Attendees will be required to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines 
promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 
which may include the need to wear masks. CDC guidance on COVID 
protocols can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/guidance.html.
    The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee is committed to 
ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of disability 
status. If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to 
fully participate, please email Lieutenant Commander Kimberly Gates at 
[email protected] or call (202) 372-1455 as soon as possible.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meeting as time permits, but if you want 
Committee members to review your comment before the meeting, please 
submit your comments no later than February 15, 2023. We are 
particularly interested in comments regarding the topics in the 
``Agenda'' section below. We encourage you to submit comments through 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your 
material cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, call or 
email the individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document for alternate instructions. You must include the docket 
number [USCG-2023-0095]. Comments received will be posted without 
alteration at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided. You may wish to review the Privacy and Security 
notice available on the homepage of https://www.regulations.gov. For 
more about the privacy and submissions in response to this document, 
see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 
2020). If you encounter technical difficulties with comment submission, 
contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this notice.
    Docket Search: Documents mentioned in this notice as being 
available in the docket, and all public comments, will be in our online 
docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following 
that website's instructions.
    Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign-up for email 
alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Commander Kimberly Gates, 
Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the National Offshore Safety 
Advisory Committee, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave. SE, Stop 7509, 
Washington, DC 20593-7509, telephone 202-372-1455 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given pursuant to 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (5. U.S.C. 10). The National 
Offshore Safety Advisory Committee was established on December 4, 2018, 
by section 601 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
2018 (Pub. L. 115-282, 132 Stat. 4192), and amended by section 8331 of 
the Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 
116-283). That authority is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15106. The Committee 
operate under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (5 
U.S.C. 10), and 46 U.S.C. 15109. The Committee provides advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security on matters 
relating to activities directly involved with, or in support of, the 
exploration of offshore mineral and energy resources, to the extent 
that such matters are within the jurisdiction of the United States 
Coast Guard.

Agenda

    The agenda for the March 1, 2023 meeting is as follows:
    (1) Call to Order.
    (2) Roll call and determination of quorum.
    (3) Adoption of previous meeting minutes and agenda.
    (4) Installation of new member.
    (5) Opening Remarks.
    (6) Update from the Shell AUGER Subcommittee.
    (7) Update from the Assistance Towing Subcommittee.
    (8) New Business.
    (9) Public Comment period.
    (10) Closing remarks/plans for next meeting.
    (11) Adjournment of meeting.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at: https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-committees/nosac/organization no later than February 15, 2023. 
Alternatively, you may contact Lieutenant Commander Kimberly Gates as 
noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    During the March 1, 2023 meeting, a public comment period will be 
held from approximately 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Speakers are requested to 
limit their comments to 3 minutes. Please note that this public comment 
period may start before 4:30 p.m. if all other agenda items have been 
covered and may end before 5 p.m. if all of those wishing to comment 
have done so.
    Please contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section to register as a speaker.

    Dated: January 25, 2023.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2023-02097 Filed 1-31-23; 8:45 am]
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