Document ID: USCG-2017-0854-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meeting of the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2017-10-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49391-49392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23138]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0854]

Meeting of the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee and its 
Subcommittees will hold meetings in Houston, Texas to discuss the 
safety of operations and other matters affecting the offshore oil and 
gas industry. These meetings are open to the public.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 and on 
Wednesday, December 13, 2017. The Safety Management Systems on Vessels 
Engaging in Well Intervention Activities Subcommittee of the National 
Offshore Safety Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, December 12, 
2017 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (All times are Central Time). Following 
this meeting the Regulatory Review Subcommittee will meet from 11:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m.
    The full Committee will meet on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, from 
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. These meetings may end early if the Committee has 
completed its business, or the meetings may be extended based on the 
number of public comments.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the United States Coast Guard 
Sector Houston-Galveston, 13411 Hillard Street, Houston, Texas 77034. 
https://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/portDirectory.do?tabId=1&cotpId=28#.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact 
the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
as soon as possible.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meetings, but if you want Committee members to 
review your comment before the meetings, please submit your comments no 
later than November 24, 2017. We are particularly interested in 
comments on the issues in the ``Agenda'' section below. You must 
include ``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number USCG-
2017-0854. Written comments must be submitted using the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If you encounter 
technical difficulties with comment submission, contact the individuals 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below. Comments 
received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You 
may review the Privacy Act and Security Notice for the Federal Docket 
Management System at https://regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
    Docket Search: For access to the docket or to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, 
insert USCG-2017-0854 in the Search box, press Enter, and then click on 
the item you wish to view.
    A public oral comment period will be held during the meeting on 
December 13, 2017, and speakers are requested to limit their comments 
to 3 minutes. Contact one of the individuals listed below to register 
as a speaker.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Jose Perez, Designated 
Federal Officer of the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee, 
Commandant (CG-OES-2), U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. 
Avenue SE., Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509; telephone (202) 372-
1410, fax (202) 372-8382 or email [email protected], or Mr. 
Patrick Clark, telephone (202) 372-1358, fax (202) 372-8382 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 United States Code 
Appendix. The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee provides 
advice and recommendations to the Department of Homeland Security on 
matters relating to activities directly involved with or in support of 
the exploration of offshore mineral and energy resources insofar as 
they relate to matters within Coast Guard jurisdiction.

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    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/nosac no later than November 24, 2017. Alternatively, 
you may contact Mr. Patrick Clark as noted in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section above.

Agenda

Day 1

    The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee's Subcommittee on 
``Safety Management Systems on Vessels Engaging in Well Intervention 
Activities'' will meet on December 12, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 
to review, discuss, and formulate recommendations.
    The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee's Subcommittee on 
Regulatory Review will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to review, 
discuss and formulate recommendations.

Day 2

    The National Offshore Safety Advisory full Committee will hold a 
public meeting on December 13, 2017 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Central 
Time) to review and discuss the progress of, and any reports and 
recommendations received from the above listed Subcommittees from their 
deliberations on December 12, 2017. The Committee will then use this 
information and consider public comments in formulating recommendations 
to the United States Coast Guard. Public comments or questions will be 
taken at the discretion of the Designated Federal Officer during the 
discussion and recommendation portions of the meeting and during the 
public comment period, see Agenda item (9).
    A complete agenda for December 13, 2017 full Committee meeting is 
as follows:
    (1) Welcoming remarks.
    (2) General Administration and accept minutes from July 2017 
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee public teleconference.
    (3) Installation of new members.
    (4) Installation of new Committee Chair.
    (5) Current Business--Presentation and discussion of progress from 
the Subcommittee on Safety Management Systems on Vessels Engaging in 
Well Intervention Activities.
    (6) Presentation and discussion of progress from the Regulatory 
Review Subcommittee.
    (7) New Business--Outer Continental Shelf Industry Focus Forum.
    (a) Eighth Coast Guard District Officer In Charge Marine Inspection 
Operational Update.
    (b) Outer Continental Shelf National Center of Expertise Update.
    (c) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Gulf Region 
Update.
    (d) Industry Regulatory Discussion
    (8) Presentations on the following matters:
    (a) U.S. Coast Guard Regulatory Status Update;
    (b) U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Security Initiatives update;
    (c) Maritime Administration Update.
    (d) Update from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement--Headquarters;
    (9) Public comment period.

Minutes

    Meeting minutes from this public meeting will be available for 
public view and copying within 90 days following the close of the 
meeting at the https://homeport.uscg.mil/nosac Web site.

    Dated: October 19, 2017.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standard.
[FR Doc. 2017-23138 Filed 10-24-17; 8:45 am]
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