Notice of Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss Reporting System Public Workshop, 17563-17564 [2014-07010]

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ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environment Enforcement (BSEE) and the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) have signed an interagency agreement to have BTS develop a Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss Reporting System for use on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The BTS will maintain control of the individual confidential reports but will provide trend analysis and aggregated data to BSEE and the public. The BSEE is SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17563 announcing two public workshops to discuss the Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss Reporting System. The workshops will be held on April 22, 2014, between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) and on April 24, 2014, between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. (Central Standard Time). DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andre King, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs, 703–787–1845, email: andre.king@bsee.gov. In August 2013, BSEE and BTS signed an interagency agreement to develop a Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss Reporting System for use on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The BTS will maintain control of the individual confidential reports but will provide trend analysis and aggregated data to BSEE and the public The goals of the Voluntary Confidential Near Miss Reporting System are (a) to provide BSEE, offshore companies and workers and all other OCS stakeholders with an opportunity to confidentially submit essential information to BTS about accident precursors and hazards associated with OCS oil and gas operations and (b) to provide all stakeholders with aggregated data and analysis that—in conjunction with incident reports and other sources of information can be used to reduce those hazards and continue building a more robust OCS safety culture. The BSEE is announcing two public workshops to discuss the Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss Reporting System. The workshops will include presentations by BSEE and BTS and a time for questions and discussion. The purpose of the workshops is to provide the offshore oil and gas industry and other stakeholders with an understanding of the Voluntary Confidential Near Miss Reporting program and an opportunity to contribute to the development of the program. The first workshop will be held on April 22, 2014, at the Radisson Hotel at Los Angeles Airport 6225 W. Century Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90045. The second workshop will be held on April 24, 2014, at the Houston Airport Marriott at George Bush International, 18700 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Houston, TX 77032. If you are planning to attend the workshop, BSEE and BTS request that you register by April 11, 2014 at the following web address: https:// www.bsee.gov/near-miss-workshop/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\28MRN1.SGM 28MRN1 17564 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 60 / Friday, March 28, 2014 / Notices Douglas W. Morris, Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. [FR Doc. 2014–07010 Filed 3–27–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R7–FHC–2014–N022; FF07CAMM00– FX–FR133707PB000] Marine Mammals; Letters of Authorization to Take Pacific Walrus and Polar Bears, Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, Alaska Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of issuance. AGENCY: In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has issued letters of authorization for the nonlethal take of polar bears and Pacific walrus SUMMARY: incidental to oil and gas industry exploration, development, and production activities in the Beaufort Sea and the adjacent northern coast of Alaska and incidental to oil and gas industry exploration activities in the Chukchi Sea and the adjacent western coast of Alaska. These letters of authorization stipulate conditions and methods that minimize impacts to polar bears and Pacific walrus from these activities. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Perham at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Marine Mammals Management Office, 1011 East Tudor Road, MS 341, Anchorage, AK 99503; (800) 362–5148 or (907) 786–3810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 3, 2011, we published in the Federal Register a final rule (76 FR 47010) establishing regulations that allow us to authorize the nonlethal, incidental, unintentional take of small numbers of polar bears and Pacific walrus during year-round oil and gas industry exploration, development, and production activities in the Beaufort Sea and adjacent northern coast of Alaska. The rule established subpart J in part 18 of title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and is effective through August 3, 2016. The rule prescribed a process under which we issue Letters of Authorization (LOAs) to applicants conducting activities as described under the provisions of the regulations. Each LOA stipulates conditions or methods that are specific to the activity and location. Holders of LOAs must use methods and conduct activities in a manner that minimizes to the greatest extent practicable adverse impacts on Pacific walrus and polar bears and their habitat, and on the availability of these marine mammals for subsistence purposes. Intentional take and lethal incidental take are prohibited. In accordance with section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and our regulations at 50 CFR part 18, subpart J, we issued LOAs to each of the following companies in the Beaufort Sea and adjacent northern coast of Alaska: BEAUFORT SEA LETTERS OF AUTHORIZATION Activity Project Date issued Alyeska Pipeline Service Company .......... BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. ...................... BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. ...................... CGG Land US, Inc. .................................. ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. ...................... ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. ...................... Eni US Operating Co., Inc. ....................... ExxonMobil Production Company ............ ExxonMobil Production Company ............ Great Bear Petroleum, LLC ...................... Production ............. Development ......... Exploration ............ Exploration ............ Development ......... Exploration ............ Production ............. Development ......... Development ......... Exploration ............ Trans-Alaska Pipeline Operation & Maintenance ............ Liberty Development Project ............................................ Foggy Island Geotechnical Survey .................................. Winter Seismic Survey ..................................................... Alpine Drillsite Expansion ................................................. NPR–A Exploration ........................................................... Nikaitchuq Development Project ...................................... Point Thomson Project ..................................................... Point Thomson Project ..................................................... Great Bear Exploration and Evaluation Program ............. Olgoonik Development, LLC ..................... Olgoonik Fairweather, LLC ....................... Olgoonik Fairweather, LLC ....................... Development ......... Exploration ............ Exploration ............ Development ......... Exploration ............ Exploration ............ Exploration ............ Exploration ............ Exploration ............ Camp Lonely Cleanup Project ......................................... Beaufort Sea Baseline Environmental Studies ................ Marine Fish Transboundary Cruise Environmental Studies Program. Nuna Development Program ............................................ Colville River Delta Winter Drilling ................................... Colville River Delta Winter Drilling ................................... Colville River Delta 3–D Seismic Survey ......................... North Slope Winter 3–D Seismic Survey ......................... Winter/Spring Dalton 3–D Seismic Survey ...................... December 1, 2013. March 18, 2013. July 3, 2013. January 2, 2014. December 5, 2013. December 5, 2013. August 2, 2013. February 1, 2013. January 24, 2014. September 30, 2013. April 17, 2013. August 1, 2013. August 13, 2013. Pioneer Natural Resources Alaska, Inc. .. Repsol E&P USA, Inc. .............................. Repsol E&P USA, Inc. .............................. SAExploration, Inc., LLC .......................... SAExploration, Inc., LLC .......................... Veritas ....................................................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Company On June 12, 2013, we published in the Federal Register a final rule (78 FR 35364) establishing regulations that allow us to authorize the nonlethal, incidental, unintentional take of small numbers of polar bears and Pacific walrus during year-round oil and gas industry exploration activities in the Chukchi Sea and adjacent western coast of Alaska. The rule established subpart I of 50 CFR part 18 and is effective until June 11, 2018. The process under which we issue LOAs to applicants and the requirements that the holders of LOAs must follow is the same as described April 24, 2013. March 6, 2013. December 1, 2013. July 1, 2013. January 1, 2014. February 1, 2013. above for LOAs issued under 50 CFR 18, subpart J. In accordance with section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA and our regulations at 50 CFR 18, subpart I, we issued LOAs to the following companies in the Chukchi Sea: CHUKCHI SEA LETTERS OF AUTHORIZATION Company Activity Project Olgoonik Fairweather, LLC ....................... Exploration ............ Chukchi Sea Baseline Environmental Studies Program .. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:57 Mar 27, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28MRN1.SGM Date issued 28MRN1 August 1, 2013.

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17563-17564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07010]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

[Billing Code: 14XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE010000]


Notice of Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss Reporting System 
Public Workshop

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and 
Environment Enforcement (BSEE) and the Department of Transportation's 
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) have signed an interagency 
agreement to have BTS develop a Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss 
Reporting System for use on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The BTS 
will maintain control of the individual confidential reports but will 
provide trend analysis and aggregated data to BSEE and the public. The 
BSEE is announcing two public workshops to discuss the Voluntary 
Confidential Near-Miss Reporting System.

DATES: The workshops will be held on April 22, 2014, between 9:00 a.m. 
and 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) and on April 24, 2014, between 
9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. (Central Standard Time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andre King, Office of Offshore 
Regulatory Programs, 703-787-1845, email: andre.king@bsee.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In August 2013, BSEE and BTS signed an 
interagency agreement to develop a Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss 
Reporting System for use on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The BTS 
will maintain control of the individual confidential reports but will 
provide trend analysis and aggregated data to BSEE and the public The 
goals of the Voluntary Confidential Near Miss Reporting System are (a) 
to provide BSEE, offshore companies and workers and all other OCS 
stakeholders with an opportunity to confidentially submit essential 
information to BTS about accident precursors and hazards associated 
with OCS oil and gas operations and (b) to provide all stakeholders 
with aggregated data and analysis that--in conjunction with incident 
reports and other sources of information can be used to reduce those 
hazards and continue building a more robust OCS safety culture.
    The BSEE is announcing two public workshops to discuss the 
Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss Reporting System. The workshops will 
include presentations by BSEE and BTS and a time for questions and 
discussion. The purpose of the workshops is to provide the offshore oil 
and gas industry and other stakeholders with an understanding of the 
Voluntary Confidential Near Miss Reporting program and an opportunity 
to contribute to the development of the program. The first workshop 
will be held on April 22, 2014, at the Radisson Hotel at Los Angeles 
Airport 6225 W. Century Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90045. The second 
workshop will be held on April 24, 2014, at the Houston Airport 
Marriott at George Bush International, 18700 John F. Kennedy Blvd. 
Houston, TX 77032.
    If you are planning to attend the workshop, BSEE and BTS request 
that you register by April 11, 2014 at the following web address: 
https://www.bsee.gov/near-miss-workshop/.


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Douglas W. Morris,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs, Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2014-07010 Filed 3-27-14; 8:45 am]
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