Document ID: USCG-2019-0349-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2019-07-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35879-35880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15788]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0349]

National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

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 and its 
Subcommittee will meet in Katy, Texas to discuss Committee matters 
relating to the safety of operations and other matters affecting the 
offshore oil and gas industry. All meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: 
    Meetings: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee and its 
Subcommittee will meet on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 and on Wednesday, 
September 11, 2019. The Use of Offshore Supply Vessels and Other Non-
Purpose Built Vessels for Restoration/Recovery Activities Subcommittee 
will meet on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The full 
Committee will meet on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, from 8 a.m. to 6 
p.m. (All times are Central Time). Please note that these meetings may 
close early if the Committee has completed its business.
    Comments and supporting documentation: To ensure your comments are 
received by Committee members before the meetings, submit your written 
comments no later than August 27, 2019.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at DNV GL USA Facility, 1400 
Ravello Drive, Katy, Texas 77449.
    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 August 27, 2019. We are particularly interested in the 
comments in the ``Agenda'' section below. You must include ``Department 
of Homeland Security'' and docket number USCG-2019-0349. Written 
comments may also be submitted using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov. If you encounter technical difficulties 
with comments submission, contact the individual 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. For more information about the privacy 
and docket, review the Privacy and Security Notice for the Federal 
Docket Management System at https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
    Docket Search: For access to the docket to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, and 
insert ``USCG-2019-0349)'' in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, and then 
click on the item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Myles Greenway, 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: myles.j.greenway@uscg.mil, or Mr. 
Patrick Clark, telephone (202) 372-1358, fax (202) 372-8382 or email 
patrick.w.clark@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Title 5 U.S.C. 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

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energy resources insofar as they relate to matters within Coast Guard 
jurisdiction.

Agenda

Day 1

    The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee's Use of Offshore 
Supply Vessels and Other Non-Purpose Built Vessels for Restoration/
Recovery Activities Subcommittee will meet on September 10, 2019 from 
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Central Time) to review, discuss and formulate 
recommendations to be presented to the full Committee during the 
September 11, 2019 public meeting.

Day 2

    The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee will hold a public 
meeting on September 11, 2019 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 subcommittee from their deliberations. 
The Committee will then use this information and consider public 
comments in discussing and 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 (5). A complete agenda for the September 11, 
2019 full Committee meeting is as follows:
    (1) Welcoming remarks.
    (2) General administration and acceptance of minutes from the March 
20, 2019 National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee public meeting.
    (3) Current business--Presentation and discussion of progress from 
the Use of Offshore Supply Vessels and Other Non-Purpose Built Vessels 
for Restoration/Recovery Activities Subcommittee.
    (4) New Business--
    (a) Status of National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee 
Recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard.
    (b) Presentation and discussion on future trends anticipated by 
classification societies.
    (c) Presentation on Industry views of the new Well Control Rule.
    (d) International Association of Drilling Contractors Presentation 
on trade association views of the new Well Control Rule.
    (e) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Regulator view 
of the new Well Control Rule.
    (f) Maritime Administration Update.
    (5) Public comment period.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-committees/nosac/meetings no later than August 27, 2019. Alternatively, 
you may contact Commander Myles Greenway or Mr. Patrick Clark as noted 
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    Public comments or questions will be taken throughout the meeting 
as the Committee discusses the issues and prior to deliberations and 
voting. There will also be a public comment period at the end of the 
meeting. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. 
Please note that the public comment period may end before the period 
allotted, following the last call for comments. Contact the individuals 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above to register 
as a speaker.

    Dated: July 28, 2019.
Jeffery G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2019-15788 Filed 7-24-19; 8:45 am]
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