Document ID: USCG-2023-0245-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee; May 2023 Meetings
Posted Date: 2023-05-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26585-26586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09135]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0245]

National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee; May 2023 
Meetings

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee 
(Committee) will conduct a series of meetings over three days to 
review, discuss, and make recommendations to the Secretary on matters 
relating to Marine Casualty investigation cases related to Personal 
Flotation Devices (PFD), Cold Water, and Falls Overboard. The meetings 
will be open to the public.

DATES: 
    Meetings: The Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, May 23, 
2023, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), Wednesday, 
May 24, 2023, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. EDT, and Thursday, May 25, 2023, 
from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. EDT. The Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 23, 
2023, from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. will be dedicated to an administrative 
meeting (Committee members only). Please note these meetings may close 
early if the Committee has completed its business.
    Comments and supporting documentation: To ensure your comments are 
received before the meeting, please submit your written comments no 
later than May 18, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott, 
235 East Main Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510, Hotel in Downtown 
Norfolk, VA [bond] Norfolk Waterside Marriott.
    The National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee is 
committed to ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of 
disability status. If you require reasonable accommodation due to a 
disability to fully participate, please email Mr., Jonathan Wendland at 
[email protected] or call at 202-372-1245 as soon as 
possible.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meeting as time permits, but if you want your 
comment reviewed before the meeting, please submit your comments no 
later than May 18, 2023. We are particularly interested in comments 
regarding the topics in the ``Agenda'' section below. We encourage you 
to submit comments through Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, call or email the individual in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions. You must include the docket number [USCG-2023-0245]. 
Comments received will be posted without alteration at https://www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided. You 
may wish to review the Privacy and Security notice available on the 
homepage of https://www.regulations.gov, and DHS's eRulemaking System 
of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). If you encounter 
technical difficulties with comment submission, contact the individual 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
    Docket Search: Documents mentioned in this notice as being 
available in the docket, and all public comments, will be in our online 
docket at https://www.regulations.gov, and can be viewed by following 
that website's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online 
docket and sign-up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments 
are posted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jonathan Wendland, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer (ADFO) of the National Commercial Fishing 
Safety Advisory Committee, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave. SE, Stop 
7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509, telephone 202-372-1245 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Pub. L. 117-286, 5 U.S.C., ch. 
10). The National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee is 
authorized by section 601 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2018, (Pub. L. 115-282, 132 Stat. 4190), and is 
codified in 46 U.S.C. 15102. The Committee operates under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and 46 U.S.C. 15109. 
The National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee provides 
advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security 
through the Commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard, on matters relating to 
the safe operation of vessels including the matters of:
    (A) navigation safety;
    (B) safety equipment and procedures;
    (C) marine insurance;
    (D) vessel design, construction, maintenance, and operation; and

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    (E) personnel qualifications and training;
    Additionally, the Committee will review regulations proposed under 
chapter 45 of Title 46 of U.S Code (during preparation of the 
regulations) and review marine casualties and investigations of vessels 
covered by chapter 45 of Title 46 U.S. Code and make recommendations to 
the Secretary to improve safety and reduce vessel casualties.

Agenda

Day 1

    The agenda for the National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory 
Committee is as follows:

I. Opening
    a. Call to Order/Designated Federal Officer (DFO) Remarks.
    b. Roll Call/Determination of Quorum.
    c. Swear in New Members.
    d. U.S. Coast Guard Leadership Remarks.
II. Administration
    a. Review and Adoption of Meeting Agenda.
    b. Meeting Goals.
    c. Roberts Rules.
III. General Updates
    a. Regulatory Status.
    b. U.S. Coast Guard Authorization Act.
IV. Information Session
    a. USCG District Presentations.
    b. NIOSH Data Presentation.
    c. NIOSH Grant(s) Fishing Vessel Training & Research.
    d. NIOSH Grant(s) Project Presentation.
    e. Marine Casualty Initiatives.
    f. Marine Casualties Presentation (CG-INV).
    g. Marine Casualty Case Familiarization.
V. Public Comment period.
VI. Meeting Recess.

Day 2

VII. New Business
    a. Committee Elect Chair/Vice Chair.
    b. Assignment of Task #01-23: Review (11) Marine Casualty 
investigation cases related to Personal Flotation Devices (PFD) and 
make recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security.
    c. Assignment of Task #02-23: Review (9) Marine Casualty 
investigation cases related to Cold Water and make recommendations to 
the Secretary of Homeland Security.
    d. Assignment of Task #03-23: Review (2) Marine Casualty 
investigation cases related to Falls Overboard and make recommendations 
to the Secretary of Homeland Security.
VIII. Subcommittee Discussions
    a. Action Items.
IX. Public Comment Period.
X. Committee Discussion/Actions.
XI. Meeting Recess.

Day 3

XII. Discussion of Subcommittee recommendations and Committee Actions.
XIII. Full Committee Open Discussion.
XIV. Public comment period.
XV. Closing Remarks/Plans for Next Meeting.
XVI. Adjournment of Meeting.

    A copy of pre-meeting documentation will be available at https://www.dco.uscg.mil/NCFSAC2023/ no later than May 12, 2023. Alternatively, 
you may contact Mr. Jonathan Wendland as noted in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    There will be a public comment period scheduled each day 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. Please contact the 
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT SECTION to 
register as a speaker.

    Dated: April 19, 2023.
Andrew J. Meyers,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director of Inspections and 
Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-09135 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
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