Document ID: USCG-2018-0132-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2018-02-23T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8095-8096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03758]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0132]

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 Committee and its 
subcommittees will meet in New Orleans, Louisiana to discuss the safety 
of operations and other matters affecting the offshore oil and gas 
industry. These meetings are open to the public.

DATES: 
    Meetings. The Committee's subcommittee will meet on Tuesday March 
27, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Central Time).
    The full Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, from 
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Central Time). These meetings may end early if 
the Committee has completed its business, or the meetings may be 
extended based on the number of public comments.
    Comments and supporting documentation: Submit your comments no 
later than March 20, 2018.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at the Omni Riverfront Hotel, 701 
Convention Center Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130. 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.
    Written comments must be submitted using the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If you encounter technical 
difficulties with comment submission, contact the individuals listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.
    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 20, 2018. We are particularly interested in comments 
on the issues in the ``Agenda'' section below. You must include 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number USCG-2018-
0132. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For 
more about privacy and the docket, review the Privacy Security Notice 
for the Federal Docket Management System at https://regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
    Docket Search: For access to the docket or to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, 
insert USCG-2018-0132 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 [email protected], or Mr. 
Patrick Clark, telephone (202) 372-1358, fax (202) 372-8382 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
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 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 subcommittee on 
Regulatory Review will meet on March 27, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 
p.m. (Central Time) to review, discuss and formulate recommendations.

Day 2

    The National Offshore Safety Advisory full Committee will hold a 
public meeting on March 28, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Central 
Time) to review and discuss the progress of, and any reports and 
recommendations received from the above listed subcommittees from their 
deliberations on December 12, 2017. The Committee will then use this 
information and consider public comments in 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 March 28, 2018 full Committee meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) Welcoming remarks.
    (2) General Administration and accept minutes from July 2017 
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee public teleconference.
    (3) Current Business--Presentation and discussion of progress from 
the Regulatory Review Subcommittee.
    (4) New Business--
    (a) Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Activities Presentation.
    (b) Classification Society Panel Discussion.
    (c) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Update.
    (d) Outer Continental Shelf National Center of Expertise Update.
    (e) International Association of Drilling Contractors Presentation.

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    (f) Outer Continental Shelf Operators Panel Discussion on 2017 
Hurricane Season Impacts.
    (g) Introduction of a new task statement: Lessons Learned from the 
2017 Hurricane Response Efforts--an Industry Point of View.
    (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 20, 2018. Alternatively, 
you may contact Mr. Matthew Layman or Mr. Patrick Clark as noted in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    A public oral comment period will be held during the meeting on 
March 28, 2018, and speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 
minutes. Contact one of the individuals listed below to register as a 
speaker.

    Dated: February 5, 2018.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standard.
[FR Doc. 2018-03758 Filed 2-22-18; 8:45 am]
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