Document ID: USCG-2013-0461-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; Teleconference (Federal Register publication)
Posted Date: 2013-06-06T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 109 (Thursday, June 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34115-34116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13381]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0461]

National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: United States Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) will 
meet via teleconference to receive a Final Report from the Subcommittee 
on the Implementation of Standards from the International Labor 
Organization--Maritime Labour Convention of 2006, a task statement 
presented at the 17-18 April, 2013 NOSAC meeting. Upon committee 
approval, the final report will be presented to the Coast Guard for 
acceptance. Additionally the committee will reconvene the Subcommittee 
on commercial diving safety to consider recommendations for commercial 
diving operational standards. This teleconference meeting will be open 
to the public.

DATES: The teleconference meeting will take place on Tuesday June 25, 
2013, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST. This teleconference meeting may end 
early if all business is finished before 2 p.m. If you wish to make 
oral comments at the teleconference meeting, simply notify Mr. Scott 
Hartley before the teleconference, as specified in the ADDRESSES 
section, or the designated Coast Guard staff at the meeting. If you 
wish to submit written comments or make a presentation, submit your 
comments or request to make a presentation by June 7, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet via teleconference. To participate 
by phone, contact the Alternate Designated Federal Officer (ADFO) 
listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to obtain 
teleconference information. Note the number of teleconference lines is 
limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. To 
join those participating in this teleconference from U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, come to Room 5-1222, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters 
Building, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593. You must 
present a valid, government-issued photo identification to gain 
entrance to the Coast Guard Headquarters building.
    If you want to make a presentation, send your request by June 7, 
2013, to Mr. Scott Hartley, NOSAC ADFO, telephone 202-372-1437, 
Commandant (CG-OES-2), 2100 Second Street SW., Stop 7126, Washington, 
DC 20593-7126 or by fax to 202-372-1926. To facilitate public 
participation we are inviting public comment on the issues to be 
considered by the committee as listed in the ``AGENDA'' section below. 
You may submit a written comment on or before June 7, 2013 or make an 
oral comment during the public comment portion of the teleconference.
    To submit a comment in writing, use one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: Scott.E.Hartley@uscg.mil. Include the docket number 
(USCG-2013-0461) on the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 372-1925. Include the docket number (USCG-2010-
0164) on the subject line of the fax.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department 
of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. We encourage use of 
electronic submissions because security screening may delay the 
delivery of mail.
     Hand Delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The 
telephone number is 202-366-9329.
     To avoid duplication, please use only one of the above 
methods.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this 
action. 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 our public dockets in the 
January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

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    Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments 
related to this Notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, insert USCG-
2013-0461 in the Keyword ID box, press Enter, and then click on the 
item you are interested in viewing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Rob Smith, Designated 
Federal Official (DFO) of NOSAC, Commandant (CG-OES-2), U.S. Coast 
Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 20593-0001; 
telephone (202) 372-1410, fax (202) 372-1926, or Mr. Scott Hartley, 
Alternate Designated Federal Official (ADFO) of NOSAC, Commandant (CG-
OES-2), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Stop 7126, 
Washington, DC 20593-0001; telephone (202) 372-1437, fax (202) 372-
1926. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the 
docket, call Barbara Hairston, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 
telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). 
NOSAC provides advice and recommendations to the Department of Homeland 
Security on matters and actions concerning activities directly involved 
with or in support of the exploration of offshore mineral and energy 
resources insofar as they relate to matters within U.S. Coast Guard 
jurisdiction.

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda for June 25 is as follows:
    (1) Presentation, discussion and acceptance of the final report 
from the Subcommittee on the Task Statement dealing with U.S. 
Implementation of Standards from International Labor Organization--
Maritime Labour Convention of 2006 presented at the April 17 and 18, 
2013 NOSAC meeting in New Orleans.
    (2) Discussion of the reconvening of the Subcommittee on commercial 
diving safety to consider recommendations for improved commercial 
diving operational standards.
    (3) Public comment.
    The meeting agenda will be available on https://homeport.uscg.mil/nosac.

Public Participation

    We have scheduled the last fifteen minutes of the meeting, 
scheduled to be from 1:45 to 2:00 p.m., for oral comments from the 
public. If you wish to make an oral comment, please contact Mr. Scott 
Hartley, listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, either 
before the meeting or at the meeting when the members of the audience 
are requested to state their interest in commenting. We request that 
you limit your oral comments to 3 minutes. Please note that this public 
comment period may start before 1:45 p.m. if all other agenda items 
have been covered and may end before 2:00 p.m. if all of those wishing 
to comment have done so.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the teleconference, 
please contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section, as soon as possible.

    Dated: May 31, 2013.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2013-13381 Filed 6-5-13; 8:45 am]
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