
[Federal Register: October 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 201)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0212]

 
Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research 
(ICCOPR); Public Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution 
Research (ICCOPR) will hold a public meeting in New Orleans, LA to hear 
comments on the priorities of oil pollution research, including 
projects related to the Deepwater Horizon incident and the Arctic 
environment. This meeting is designed to give the public an opportunity 
to provide statements as to where the ICCOPR, a federally mandated 
committee, should focus their efforts concerning oil pollution 
research. Public comment will then be used to augment the revision of 
the 1997 Oil Pollution Research and Technology Plan. This meeting will 
be open to the public.

DATES: The Committee will meet on Wednesday, November 17, 2010, from 9 
a.m. to 12 a.m. (noon). This meeting may close early if all business is 
finished. Written material (no more than 2 full pages) and requests to 
make brief oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
November 12, 2010. Requests to have a copy of your material (no more 
than 2 full pages) distributed to each member of the committee should 
reach the Coast Guard on or before November 12, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet in the Pisces Room at the Audubon 
Aquarium of the Americas, Canal Street at the River, 1 Canal 
Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130. Send written material (no more 
than 2 full pages) and requests to make brief oral presentations to 
Lieutenant Tracy Wirth, Assistant to the Chairman of the ICCOPR at 
Commandant (CG-533), Office of Incident Management and Preparedness, 
U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd St., SW., STOP 7363, Washington, DC 20593-
7363. The ICCOPR staff can also be contacted via e-mail at ICCOPR_
staff@uscg.mil. This notice and documents identified in the 
Supplementary Information section as being available in the docket, may 
be viewed in our online docket, USCG-2010-0212, at http://
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
or the meeting, contact Lieutenant Tracy Wirth, Assistant to the 
Chairman of the ICCOPR, telephone 202-372-2236 or via e-mail at 
ICCOPR_staff@uscg.mil.
    If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, 
Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Purpose

    Section 7001(a) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) 
established the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution 
Research. The purpose of the Interagency Committee is twofold: (1) To 
prepare a comprehensive, coordinated Federal oil pollution research and 
development (R&D) plan; and (2) to promote cooperation with industry, 
universities, research institutions, state governments, and other 
nations through information sharing, coordinated planning, and joint 
funding of projects. The Interagency Committee was commissioned with 13 
members and is chaired by the Coast Guard. Membership includes:

--National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
--National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
--Department of Energy (DOE)
--Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement 
(BOEMRE)--formally known as MMS
--United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
--Maritime Administration (MARAD)
--Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
--United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
--United States Navy (USN)
--Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
--National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
--United States Coast Guard (USCG)
--Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), United States Fire 
Administration (USFA)

    Section 7001(b) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 required the 
Interagency Committee to prepare an Oil Pollution Research and 
Technology Plan. The Interagency Committee prepared the original Oil 
Pollution Research and Development (R&D) Technology Plan to define the 
roles of each Federal agency involved in oil spill research and 
development. The plan was submitted to Congress in April 1992 and later 
reviewed by the National Research Council's Committee on Oil Spill 
Research and Development under the auspices of the Marine Board. Using 
input from the Marine Board, the Committee revised the plan in May 1993 
to address spill prevention, human factors, and the field testing/
demonstration of developed response technologies. The current version 
of the plan, still based on Marine Board recommendations, is dated 
April 1997. The Interagency Committee is coordinating an update of the 
Technology Plan during the next two fiscal years.

Tentative Meeting Agenda

    The agenda for the November 17, 2010 Committee meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) 9 a.m.: Convene: Welcome and Opening Comments by the ICCOPR 
Chairman; Captain John Caplis, U.S. Coast Guard
    (2) 9:15 a.m.: ICCOPR Background and Overview Brief
    (3) 9:45 a.m.: Public Comment Period
    (4) 11:45 a.m.: Closing Remarks: Captain John Caplis, U.S. Coast 
Guard, Chairman
    (5) 12 a.m. (noon): Adjourn

ICCOPR Biennial Report

    The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research 
Biennial Report for Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009 and the 1997 Oil 
Pollution Research and Technology Plan documents, which will be 
discussed by the Committee, may be viewed in our online docket. Go to 
http://www.regulations.gov, enter the docket

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number for this notice (USCG-2010-0212) in the ``Keyword'' box, and 
then click ``Search.''

Procedural

    This meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting 
may close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion, 
members of the public may make brief oral presentations during the 
meeting. If you would like to make an oral presentation at a meeting, 
please notify the Assistant to the Chairman no later than November 12, 
2010. Written material (no more than 2 full pages) for distribution at 
the meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than November 12, 
2010. If you would like a copy of your material (no more than 2 full 
pages) distributed to each member of the committee in advance of the 
meeting, please submit 25 copies to the Assistant to the Chairman no 
later than November 12, 2010.
    The transcript of the meeting, including all comments received 
during the meeting, will be posted to http://www.regulations.gov and 
will include any personal information you have 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).

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the Chairman as soon as possible.

    Authority: This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 
552(a).

    Dated: October 14, 2010.
J.R. Caplis,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Incident Management & 
Preparedness.
[FR Doc. 2010-26287 Filed 10-18-10; 8:45 am]
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