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The National Offshore Safety
Advisory Committee and its
Commercial Diving Safety on the Outer
Continental Shelf Subcommittee will
meet on April 7 and 8, 2015, in New
Orleans, LA to discuss the safety of
operations and other matters affecting
the offshore oil and gas industry. These
meetings are open to the public.
SUMMARY:
The Commercial Diving Safety
on the Outer Continental Shelf
Subcommittee will meet on Tuesday,
April 7, 2015, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and
the full National Offshore Safety
Advisory Committee will meet on
Wednesday, April 8, 2015, from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. These meetings may
end early if the Committee has
completed its business, or they may be
extended based on the number of public
comments. All submitted written
materials, comments, and requests to
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make oral presentations at the meetings
should reach the Coast Guard (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) by April
1, 2015. Any written material submitted
by the public will be distributed to the
Committee and become part of the
public record.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the OMNI Riverfront Hotel, 701
Convention Center Boulevard, New
Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 524–8200,
https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/neworleans-riverfront. The April 7, 2015
afternoon Subcommittee meeting will be
held in the Bacchus B Conference
Room. The April 8, 2015 full Committee
meeting will be held in the Bacchus
Conference Room.
For information on facilities or
services for individuals with
disabilities, or to request special
assistance at the meetings, contact the
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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 for
distribution and review by Committee
members prior to the meeting must be
submitted no later than April 1, 2015,
must be identified by docket number
USCG–2013–1078 and submitted by one
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
(Preferred method to avoid delays in
processing).
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility
(M–30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590–
0001.
• Hand Delivery: Same as mail
address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The telephone number
for the Docket Management Facility is
(202) 366–9329.
To avoid duplication, please submit
comments using only one of the above
methods.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the words ‘‘Department of
Homeland Security’’ and the docket
number for this action, USCG 2013–
1078. All comments submitted will be
posted without alteration at https://
www.regulations.gov including any
personal information provided. You
may review a Privacy Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the
January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal
Register (73 FR 3316).
Docket: For access to the docket to
read documents or comments related to
this notice, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, insert USCG–
2013–1078 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 April 8,
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:
Lieutenant Commander William
Nabach, Designated Federal Official 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
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(202) 372–1410, fax (202) 372–8382 or
email William.A.Nabach@uscg.mil, or
Mr. Scott Hartley, telephone (202) 372–
1437, fax (202) 372–8382 or email
Scott.E.Hartley@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Ms. Cheryl
Collins, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone (202) 366–9826
or (800) 647–5527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
this meeting is given under the
authority of 41 CFR 102–3 and Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.
552(a). 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.
Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Scott
Hartley as noted in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
Agenda
Day 1
The National Offshore Safety
Advisory Subcommittee on Commercial
Diving Safety on the Outer Continental
Shelf will meet on April 7, 2015 from
1 p.m. to 2 p.m. to review, discuss and
formulate recommendations for a final
report on commercial diving safety.
Day 2
The National Offshore Safety
Advisory full Committee will meet on
April 8, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
to review and discuss Subcommittee
progress, reports and recommendations
received from the Subcommittee on
Commercial Diving Safety on the Outer
Continental Shelf from their
deliberations on April 7, 2015. The
National Offshore Safety Advisory
Committee will then use this
information and consider public
comments in formulating
recommendations to the Coast Guard.
Public comments or questions will be
taken at the discretion of the Designated
Federal Official 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 April 8, 2015,
is as follows:
(1) Current Business—Presentation
and discussion of a final report and
included recommendations from the
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Subcommittee on Commercial Diving
Safety on the Outer Continental Shelf.
(2) New Business—Introduction of
new Task Statements by the Coast
Guard:
(a) Cyber Security on the U.S. Outer
Continental Shelf;
(b) Offshore Well Intervention Vessel
Operations, Activities, Purpose and
Definition;
(c) Safety of Persons Assigned to
Lifeboats during Launching, Recovery
and Maintenance Activities for Units
working on the U.S. Outer Continental
Shelf; and
(d) Towage of Mobile Offshore
Drilling Units, Mobile Offshore Units
and Floating Offshore Installations on
the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.
(3) Presentations and discussions on
the following matters:
(a) Annual Report of Coast Guard
Action/Disposition on National Offshore
Safety Advisory Committee Final
Reports;
(b) International Association of
Drilling Contractors Contractor
Management and Bridging Arrangement;
(c) Arctic and International Maritime
Organization Polar Code; and
(d) Well Intervention.
(4) Public comment period.
The agenda, draft final report, 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. Scott Hartley.
Minutes
Meeting minutes will be available for
public view and copying within 90 days
following the meeting at the https://
homeport.uscg.mil/NOSAC Web site.
Notice of Future 2015 National Offshore
Safety Advisory Committee Meetings
To receive automatic email notices of
future National Offshore Safety
Advisory Committee meetings in 2015,
go to the online docket, USCG–2013–
1078 (https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail:D=USCG-2013-1078),
and select the sign-up-for-email-alerts
option.
Dated: 16 March 2015.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and
Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2013-1078]
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; Meeting
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meetings.
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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee and its
Commercial Diving Safety on the Outer Continental Shelf Subcommittee
will meet on April 7 and 8, 2015, in New Orleans, LA to discuss the
safety of operations and other matters affecting the offshore oil and
gas industry. These meetings are open to the public.
DATES: The Commercial Diving Safety on the Outer Continental Shelf
Subcommittee will meet on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
and the full National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee will meet on
Wednesday, April 8, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. These meetings
may end early if the Committee has completed its business, or they may
be extended based on the number of public comments. All submitted
written materials, comments, and requests to make oral presentations at
the meetings should reach the Coast Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT) by April 1, 2015. Any written material submitted by the public
will be distributed to the Committee and become part of the public
record.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the OMNI Riverfront Hotel, 701
Convention Center Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 524-8200,
https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/new-orleans-riverfront. The April 7,
2015 afternoon Subcommittee meeting will be held in the Bacchus B
Conference Room. The April 8, 2015 full Committee meeting will be held
in the Bacchus Conference Room.
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact
the
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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 for distribution and review
by Committee members prior to the meeting must be submitted no later
than April 1, 2015, must be identified by docket number USCG-2013-1078
and submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments (Preferred method to
avoid delays in processing).
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department
of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The
telephone number for the Docket Management Facility is (202) 366-9329.
To avoid duplication, please submit comments using only one of the
above methods.
Instructions: All submissions must include the words ``Department
of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this action, USCG
2013-1078. All comments submitted will be posted without alteration at
https://www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided.
You may review a Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets in the
January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments
related to this notice, go to https://www.regulations.gov, insert USCG-
2013-1078 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
April 8, 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: Lieutenant Commander William Nabach,
Designated Federal Official 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 William.A.Nabach@uscg.mil,
or Mr. Scott Hartley, telephone (202) 372-1437, fax (202) 372-8382 or
email Scott.E.Hartley@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call Ms. Cheryl Collins, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone (202) 366-9826 or (800) 647-5527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
authority of 41 CFR 102-3 and Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.
552(a). 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. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Scott
Hartley as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
Agenda
Day 1
The National Offshore Safety Advisory Subcommittee on Commercial
Diving Safety on the Outer Continental Shelf will meet on April 7, 2015
from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. to review, discuss and formulate recommendations
for a final report on commercial diving safety.
Day 2
The National Offshore Safety Advisory full Committee will meet on
April 8, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to review and discuss
Subcommittee progress, reports and recommendations received from the
Subcommittee on Commercial Diving Safety on the Outer Continental Shelf
from their deliberations on April 7, 2015. The National Offshore Safety
Advisory Committee will then use this information and consider public
comments in formulating recommendations to the Coast Guard. Public
comments or questions will be taken at the discretion of the Designated
Federal Official 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 April 8, 2015, is as follows:
(1) Current Business--Presentation and discussion of a final report
and included recommendations from the Subcommittee on Commercial Diving
Safety on the Outer Continental Shelf.
(2) New Business--Introduction of new Task Statements by the Coast
Guard:
(a) Cyber Security on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf;
(b) Offshore Well Intervention Vessel Operations, Activities,
Purpose and Definition;
(c) Safety of Persons Assigned to Lifeboats during Launching,
Recovery and Maintenance Activities for Units working on the U.S. Outer
Continental Shelf; and
(d) Towage of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, Mobile Offshore Units
and Floating Offshore Installations on the U.S. Outer Continental
Shelf.
(3) Presentations and discussions on the following matters:
(a) Annual Report of Coast Guard Action/Disposition on National
Offshore Safety Advisory Committee Final Reports;
(b) International Association of Drilling Contractors Contractor
Management and Bridging Arrangement;
(c) Arctic and International Maritime Organization Polar Code; and
(d) Well Intervention.
(4) Public comment period.
The agenda, draft final report, 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. Scott Hartley.
Minutes
Meeting minutes will be available for public view and copying
within 90 days following the meeting at the https://homeport.uscg.mil/NOSAC Web site.
Notice of Future 2015 National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
Meetings
To receive automatic email notices of future National Offshore
Safety Advisory Committee meetings in 2015, go to the online docket,
USCG-2013-1078 (https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail:D=USCG-2013-1078), and select the sign-up-for-email-alerts option.
Dated: 16 March 2015.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
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