Document ID: USCG-2015-0805-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2015-10-28T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 208 (Wednesday, October 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66015-66016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27419]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0805]

National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee and its 
Subcommittee will hold a public meeting in Katy, TX to discuss the 
safety of operations and other matters affecting the offshore oil and 
gas industry. These meetings are open to the public.

DATES: Subcommittees of the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee 
will meet on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and the 
full Committee will meet on Thursday, November 19, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. (All times are Central Standard Time). These meetings may 
end early if the Committee has completed its business, or they may be 
extended based on the number of public comments.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Det Norske Veritas GL 
conference facility located at 1400 Ravello Drive, Katy, TX 77449.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact 
the individuals listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, 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. Written comments may be submitted using the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your 
material cannot be submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact 
the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
document for alternate instructions.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of

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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 the Federal Docket Management 
System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 FR 
15086).
    Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments 
related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, insert USCG-
2015-0805 in the Search box, press Enter, and then click on the item 
you wish to view.
    A public oral comment period will be held during the meeting on 
November 19, 2015, and speakers are requested to limit their comments 
to 3 minutes. Contact one of the individuals listed below to register 
as a speaker.

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. Pat 
Clark, telephone (202) 372-1358, fax (202) 372-8382 or email 
Patrick.w.clark@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 United States Code, Appendix. 
The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee 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.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/nosac no later than November 1, 2015. Alternatively, 
you may contact Mr. Pat Clark as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section above.

Agenda

Day 1

    The National Offshore Safety Advisory Subcommittee on Cyber 
Security on the Outer Continental Shelf will meet on November 18, 2015 
from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. to review, discuss and formulate recommendations. 
Following this Subcommittee meeting, the Lifeboat Safety Subcommittee 
will meet from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and then the Towing of Mobile Offshore 
Drilling Unit Subcommittee will meet from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Day 2

    The National Offshore Safety Advisory full Committee will hold a 
public meeting on November 19, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to 
review and discuss the progress of the Subcommittees and any reports 
and recommendations received from the above listed Subcommittees from 
their deliberations on November 18, 2015. The Committee will then use 
this information and consider public comments in formulating 
recommendations to the U.S. 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 as 
well as during the public comment period, see Agenda item (4).
    A complete agenda for November 19, 2015 Committee meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) General Administration, acceptance of minutes from the April 
2015 NOSAC public meeting.
    (2) Current Business--Presentation and discussion of Subcommittee 
updates and any final reports to include recommendations from the 
Subcommittees on Cyber Security, Lifeboat Safety, and Towing of Mobil 
Offshore Drilling Units.
    (3) New Business--Introduction of new Task Statements by the Coast 
Guard:
    a) Offshore Well Intervention Operations.
    (4) Presentations and discussions on the following matters:
    (a) Marine Well Containment;
    (b) The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement's Risk Based 
Inspection Program;
    (5) Public comment period.
    The agenda, any draft final reports, new task statements and 
presentations will be available approximately 7 days prior to the 
meeting at the https://homeport.uscg.mil/nosac Web site or by 
contacting Mr. Pat Clark in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Minutes

    Meeting minutes from this public meeting will be available for 
public view and copying within 90 days following the close of the 
meeting at the https://homeport.uscg.mil/nosac Web site.

    Dated: October 13, 2015.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2015-27419 Filed 10-27-15; 8:45 am]
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