Document ID: USCG-2016-0031-0003
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2016-07-29T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49998-50000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18035]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0031]

Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee and its 
subcommittees will meet on September 27, 28, and 29, 2016, in 
Washington DC, to discuss the safe and secure marine transportation of 
hazardous materials. These meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: Subcommittees will meet on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Wednesday,

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September 28, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The full committee will meet 
on Thursday, September 28, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (All times are 
Eastern Standard Time). Please note that these meetings may close early 
if the Committee has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Washington, DC 
20593-6509. Foreign national attendees will be required to pre-register 
no later than 5 p.m. on August 31, 2016, to be admitted to the meeting. 
U.S. Citizen attendees will be required to pre-register no later than 5 
p.m. on September 19, 2016, to be admitted to the meeting. To pre-
register, contact Lieutenant Commander Julie Blanchfield at 
julie.e.blanchfield@uscg.mil, with CTAC in the subject line and provide 
your name, company, and telephone number; if a foreign national, also 
provide your country of citizenship, and passport number and expiration 
date. All attendees will be required to provide government-issued 
picture identification in order to gain admittance to the building.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as soon as 
possible.
    Instructions: To facilitate public participation, written comments 
on the issues in the in the ``Agenda'' section below must be submitted 
no later than August 31, 2016, if you want committee members to review 
your comments prior to the meeting. You must include ``Department of 
Homeland Security'' and the docket number (USCG-2016-0031). Written 
comments may be submitted using the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. For technical difficulties contact the person in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Comments 
received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You 
may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal Docket Management 
System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 FR 
15086).
    Docket Search: For access to the docket to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type 
USCG-2016-0031 in the Search box, press Enter, and then click on the 
item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Patrick Keffler, Designated 
Federal Official of the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee, 
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-
7509, telephone 202-372-1424, fax 202-372-8380, or 
patrick.a.keffler@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Title 5, United States Code 
Appendix).
    The Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee is an advisory 
committee authorized under section 871 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, 6 United States Code 451, and is chartered under the provisions 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The committee acts solely in an 
advisory capacity to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland 
Security through the Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Deputy 
Commandant for Operations on matters relating to safe and secure marine 
transportation of hazardous materials, insofar as they relate to 
matters within the United States Coast Guard's jurisdiction. The 
Committee advises, consults with, and makes recommendations reflecting 
its independent judgment to the Secretary.

Agendas of Meetings

Subcommittee Meetings on September 27 and 28, 2016

    The subcommittee meetings will separately address the following 
tasks:
    (1) Task Statement 13-03: Safety Standards for the Design of 
Vessels Carrying Natural Gas or Using Natural Gas as Fuel.
    (2) Task Statement 13-01: Recommendations for Guidance on the 
Implementation of Revisions to International Convention for the 
Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Annex II and the 
International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying 
Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (commonly known as IBC code) and 46 CFR 153 
Regulatory Review.
    (3) Task Statement 15-01: Marine Vapor Control System Certifying 
Entities Guidelines update and Vapor Control System supplementary 
guidance for the implementation of the final rule.
    The task statements from the last committee meeting are located at 
Homeport at the following address: https://homeport.uscg.mil. Go to: 
Missions > Ports and Waterways > Safety Advisory Committees > CTAC 
Subcommittees and Working Groups.
    The agenda for each subcommittee will include the following:
    1. Review task statements, which are listed in paragraph (4) of the 
agenda for the September 29, 2016, meeting.
    2. Work on tasks assigned in task statements mentioned above.
    3. Public comment period.
    4. Discuss and prepare proposed recommendations for the Chemical 
Transportation Advisory Committee meeting on September 29, 2016, on 
tasks assigned in detailed task statements mentioned above.

Full Committee Meeting on September 29, 2016

    The agenda for the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee 
meeting on September 29, 2016, is as follows:
    1. Introductions and opening remarks.
    2. Coast Guard Leadership Remarks.
    3. Public comment period.
    4. Committee will review, discuss, and formulate recommendations on 
the following items:
    a. Task Statement 13-03: Safety Standards for the Design of Vessels 
Carrying Natural Gas or Using Natural Gas as Fuel.
    b. Task Statement 15-01: Marine Vapor Control System Certifying 
Entities Guidelines update and Vapor Control System supplementary 
guidance for the implementation of the final rule.
    c. Task Statement 13-01: Recommendations for Guidance on the 
Implementation of Revisions to the International Convention for the 
Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Annex II and the 
International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying 
Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (commonly known as IBC code) and 46 CFR 153 
Regulatory Review.
    5. USCG presentations on the following items of interest:
    a. Update on International Maritime Organization activities as they 
relate to the marine transportation of hazardous materials.
    b. Update on U.S. regulations and policy initiatives as they relate 
to the marine transportation of hazardous materials.
    6. Set next meeting date and location.
    7. Set subcommittee meeting schedule.
    A public comment period will be held during each Subcommittee and 
the full committee meeting concerning matters being discussed. Public 
comments will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Please note that the 
public comment period may end before the time indicated, following the 
last call for comments. Please contact Mr. Patrick Keffler listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, to register as a speaker.

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    Dated: July 26, 2016.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, United States Coast 
Guard.
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