Document ID: USCG-2010-0127-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2010-03-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register: March 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 51)]
[Notices]               
[Page 12772]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2010-0127]

 
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) will 
meet in New Orleans LA to discuss various issues relating to offshore 
safety and security. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: NOSAC will meet on Thursday, April 8, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m. This meeting may close early if all business is finished. Written 
material and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast 
Guard on or before March 25, 2010. Requests to have a copy of your 
material distributed to each member of the committee should reach the 
Coast Guard on or before March 25, 2010.

ADDRESSES: NOSAC will meet in the Waterbury Ballroom of the Sheraton 
Hotel and Conference Center, 500 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. 
Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to 
Commander P.W. Clark, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Commandant (CG-
5222), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street, SW., STOP 7126, 
Washington, DC 20593-7126. This notice is available on our online 
docket, USCG-2010-0127, at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander P.W. Clark, Designated 
Federal Officer of NOSAC, or Mr. Kevin Pekarek, Assistant to Designated 
Federal Officer, telephone 202-372-1410, fax 202-372-1926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda for the April 8, 2010, Committee meeting is as follows:
    (1) An update on the Coast Guard's policy with respect to MARPOL 
Annex II Implementation and IMO Resolution A.673 for Offshore Supply 
Vessels (OSVs).
    (2) Update on the Diving Sub-committee to study the matter of 
medical treatment of injured divers while working on the OCS.
    (3) Discussion of US Coast Guard's planned update of the Hazardous 
Locations Shipping Regulations in 46 CFR Subpart 111.105 related to 
electrical installations in hazardous areas and the requested formation 
of a Task Group.
    (4) Brief Updates on the following topics:
    (a) The proposed regulations governing the Advanced Notice of 
Arrival (NOA) for units arriving on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf 
(OCS)
    (b) Commercial Diving Regulations Report
    (c) Dynamic Positioning Best Practices discussion
    (d) 46 CFR Subchapter L update
    (e) A progress report/discussion of safe lifting operations
    (f) 33 CFR Subchapter N update
    (g) MODU Crane regulations
    (h) Fire Suppression Systems/CO2 NPRM FR Feb. 24, 2010
    (5) STCW Convention Update.
    (6) Ocean Policy Task Force Presentation.
    (7) A discussion on Subsea Pipeline system/Pipeline Mapping from 
MMS.
    (8) National Center of Expertise Offshore Section (Morgan City) 
will be providing a briefing about the services they provide.
    (9) A Report on IMO Issues and Upcoming Meeting Dates for this 
organization.

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 DFO no later than March 25, 2010. Written material for 
distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than 
March 25, 2010. 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 DFO no later than March 25, 2010.

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 DFO as soon as possible.

    Dated: March 8, 2010.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2010-5763 Filed 3-16-10; 8:45 am]
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