Document ID: USCG-2012-0091-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2012-03-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 58 (Monday, March 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17491-17492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7126]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0091]

National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meetings.

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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) will 
meet on April 11 and 12, 2012, in New Orleans, Louisiana to discuss 
various issues related to safety of operations and other matters 
affecting the oil and gas offshore industry. These meetings are open to 
the public.

DATES: NOSAC will meet Wednesday, April 11, 2012 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
and Thursday, April 12, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Three 
subcommittees will meet the afternoon of April 11. Please note that the 
meetings may close early if the committee has completed its business or 
be extended based on the level of public comments.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Renaissance New Orleans 
Arts Hotel, 700 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, 
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/msydt-renaissance-new-orleans-arts-hotel/. There are three breakout rooms reserved for the afternoon 
on April 11. The April 12 meeting will also be held at Renaissance New 
Orleans Arts Hotel, in the Patrons Room.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the person listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as soon as 
possible.
    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. Comments must be submitted in writing no 
later than April 1, 2012, and must be identified by USCG-2012-0091 and 
may be submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: (202) 493-2251.
     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.
     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.
    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).
    Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments 
related to this Notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    A public comment period will be held during the meeting on April 
12, 2012, and speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 
minutes. Please note that the public comment period may end before the 
time indicated, following the last call for comments. Contact the 
individual listed below to register as a speaker.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Rob Smith, Designated 
Federal Officer of NOSAC, Commandant (CG-5222), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 
Second Street SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 20593-0001 or Mr. Kevin 
Pekarek, Alternate Designated Federal Officer of NOSAC, Commandant (CG-
5222), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Stop 7126, Washington, 
DC 20593-0001; telephone (202) 372-1386, fax (202) 372-1926. If you 
have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call 
Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-
9826.

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

Day 1

    NOSAC's three subcommittees will meet on April 11, 2012 between 12 
p.m. and 5 p.m., to discuss its ongoing work. Times for these meetings 
are as follows: (1) Standards for Dynamic Positioning (DP) Operating 
Personnel (12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.); (2) Medical Evacuation of Injured 
Divers (2 p.m. to 4 p.m.); and (3) Review of the Mississippi Canyon 
Incident Reports stemming from the Deepwater Horizon casualty event 
(2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.).

Day 2

    The NOSAC will meet on April 12, 2012 to review and discuss reports 
and recommendations received from the three subcommittees from their 
deliberations on April 11. The Committee will then use this information 
to formulate recommendations to the agency. The meeting will be open 
for public comment at the end of the day, see Agenda item (17).
    A complete agenda for April 12th is as follows:
    (1) Roll call of committee members and determination of a quorum.
    (2) Approval of minutes from the February 15, 2012, meeting.
    (3) Committee Administration.

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    The swearing in of new members from fiscal year 2009, 2010 and 2011 
(if seated) slates of candidates.
    (4) Welcoming comments from Eighth District Commander; Director of 
Commercial Regulations and Standards (CG-52); and Commander, Sector New 
Orleans.
    (5) Presentation and discussion of reports and recommendations from 
the subcommittees and subsequent actions on:
    (a) Standards for DP Operating Personnel.
    (b) Medical Evacuation of Injured Divers.
    (c) Mississippi Canyon Incident Reports.
    (6) An update and discussion on recent U.S. Coast Guard regulations 
and Federal Register notices that affect the offshore industry.
    (7) Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) update regarding medical 
evacuations from the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
    (8) Present a capsulation of the industry comments received from 
the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Guidance Policy, Notice of 
Availability, request for comments and public meeting published in the 
Federal Register December 29, 2011 (76 FR 81957), docket No. USCG-2011-
1106; and discuss a way forward to ensuring these vital systems are 
appropriately maintained and tested.
    (9) U.S. Coast Guard National Center of Expertise (NCOE) Outer 
Continental Shelf Inspections will lead discussions on where and how 
can the USCG improve on training.
    (10) Update from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 
(BSEE) concerning the status of their Deepwater Horizon Investigation 
Recommendations.
    (11) Updates on International Maritime Organization (IMO) 
activities of interest to the OCS community.
    (12) Statistical discussion on commercial diving casualties and 
analysis of OCS casualties.
    (13) Update on alternatives and enforcement policy concerning the 
Notice of Arrival on the Outer Continental Shelf rulemaking, published 
in the Federal Register January 13, 2011 (76 FR 2254).
    (14) Discussion on the state of the industry: Well Control Training 
and current issues to be resolved to improve training for persons with 
Well Control responsibilities.
    (15) Task Statement discussion of Safety and Environmental 
Management System: A joint regulatory effort between the U.S. Coast 
Guard and BSEE.
    (16) A progress report from the U.S. Coast Guard on the last 5 
years of NOSAC's submitted final reports and the disposition/actions 
the U.S. Coast Guard has taken regarding these reports.
    (17) Period for Public comment.
    (18) Adjournment of meeting.
    A copy of each report is available at the https://www.fido.gov Web 
site or by contacting Kevin Y. Pekarek. Use ``code 68'' to identify 
NOSAC when accessing this material. Once you have accessed the 
Committee page, click on the meetings tab and then the ``View'' button 
for the meeting dated April 12, 2012, to access the information for 
this meeting. Minutes will be available approximately 30 days after 
this meeting. Both minutes and documents applicable for this meeting 
can also be found at an alternative site using the following Web 
address: https://homeport.uscg.mil and use these key strokes: 
Missions>Port and Waterways>Safety Advisory Committee>NOSAC and then 
use the event key.
    The meeting will be recorded by a court reporter. A transcript of 
the meeting and any material presented at the meeting will be made 
available through the https://www.fido.gov Web site.
    The committee will review the information presented on each issue, 
deliberate on any recommendations presented in the subcommittees' 
reports, and formulate recommendations for the Department's 
consideration.
    The committee will also receive tasking from CDR Rob Smith, 
Designated Federal Officer, on one proposed task statements: Safety and 
Environmental Management System and to make recommendations to the U.S. 
Coast Guard on same.

    Dated: March 15, 2012.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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