Document ID: USCG-2017-0025-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2017-02-02T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 21 (Thursday, February 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9070-9071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02242]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0025]

National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee will meet via 
teleconference to review and accept the minutes from the Fall 2016 
Committee meeting and to discuss the issuance of a task statement to 
the Committee. The task statement is being issued by the U.S. Coast 
Guard and requests the Committee's input on Safety Management Systems 
for vessels engaging in Well Intervention Activities. This 
teleconference is open to the public.

DATES: The Committee will meet by teleconference on Tuesday February 
21, 2017 from 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time and will last approximately 
one hour. This meeting may end early if the Committee has completed its 
business, or it may be extended based on the number of public comments.

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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted via teleconference and the 
call in number is 1-855-475-2447. The participant code is 652 375 79. 
The number of teleconference lines is limited and will be available on 
a first come, first served basis.
    For information on services for individuals with disabilities, or 
to request special assistance at the meeting, contact the individuals 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as soon as 
possible.
    Instructions: To facilitate public participation, written comments 
on the issues to be considered by the Committee, as listed in the 
``Agenda'' section below, must be submitted no later than February 7, 
2017, if you want the Committee members to be able to review your 
comments before the meeting. You must include the words ``Department of 
Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this action. Written 
comments may be submitted using the Federal e-Rulemaking 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 of this notice. 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 Search: For access to the docket or to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, 
insert USCG-2017-0025 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. Pat 
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, 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 within 90 
days following the teleconference at https://homeport.uscg.mil/nosac. 
Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Pat Clark as noted in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.

Agenda

    The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee will meet via 
teleconference on February 21, 2017 to discuss the introduction of a 
new task statement, ``Safety Management Systems for Vessels Engaging in 
Well Intervention Activities''. The task statement may be viewed by 
accessing the above listed Web site. 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 (4).
    A complete agenda for February 21, 2017 Committee meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) Welcoming remarks.
    (2) Review and accept minutes from November 2016 Committee public 
meeting.
    (3) New Business--Introduction of task statement requesting 
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee input on Safety Management 
Systems for Vessels Engaging in Well Intervention Activities.
    (4) Public comment period.
    A public oral comment period will be held during the 
teleconference, and speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 
minutes. Contact one of the individuals listed above to register as a 
speaker.
    The agenda and the proposed new task statement will be available at 
https://homeport.uscg.mil/nosac for viewing by February 7, 2017. 
Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Pat Clark in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

Minutes

    Meeting minutes from this public meeting will be available for 
public viewing and copying at https://homeport.uscg.mil/nosac following 
the close of the meeting to May 1, 2017.

    Dated: January 26, 2017.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2017-02242 Filed 2-1-17; 8:45 am]
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