Document ID: USCG-2019-0041-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2019-02-27T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 39 (Wednesday, February 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6407-6408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03352]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0041]

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 will meet in New 
Orleans, Louisiana 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, March 19, 2019 and on Wednesday 
March 20, 2019. The Use of Offshore Supply Vessels and Other Non-
Purpose Built Vessels for Restoration/Recovery Activities Subcommittee 
will meet on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The full 
Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 20, 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 March 11, 2019.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at Omni Riverfront Hotel, 701 
Convention Center Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, (504) 524-
8200, https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/new-orleans-riverfront.
    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 March 11, 2019. We are particularly interested in the 
comments in the ``Agenda'' section below. You must include ``Department 
of Homeland Security'' and docket number USCG-2019-0041. 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. You may review the Privacy Act 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 
use ``USCG-2019-0041'' in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, and then 
click on the item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Jose Perez, 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 Jose.A.Perez3@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 energy resources insofar as they 
relate to matters within Coast Guard jurisdiction.

Agenda

Day 1

    The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee's The Use of 
Offshore Supply Vessels and Other Non-Purpose Built Vessels for 
Restoration/Recovery Activities Subcommittee will meet on March 19, 
2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Central Time) to review,

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discuss and formulate recommendations to be presented to the full 
Committee during the March 20, 2019 public meeting.

Day 2

    The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee will hold a public 
meeting on March 20, 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 March 20, 2019 
full Committee meeting is as follows:
    (1) Welcoming remarks.
    (2) General administration and acceptance of minutes from the 
September 11, 2018 National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee public 
meeting.
    (3) Presentation on best practices for personnel transfers 
offshore.
    (4) 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.
    (5) New Business--
    (a) Status of National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee 
recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard.
    (b) Presentation and discussion by the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency on responding to a presidentially declared disaster.
    (c) Introduction of a new task statement: Formation of a standing 
Regulatory Review Subcommittee
    (d) Presentation on lifeboat safety.
    (e) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Update.
    (f) Maritime Administration Update.
    (g) International Association of Drilling Contractors Presentation.
    (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 March 11, 2019. Alternatively, 
you may contact Commander Jose Perez 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: February 19, 2019.
Jeffery G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2019-03352 Filed 2-26-19; 8:45 am]
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