
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3919-3920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1216]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2010-1050]


National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is issuing this notice to reschedule the

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teleconference meeting of the National Offshore Safety Advisory 
Committee (NOSAC). The teleconference meeting, originally scheduled for 
Wednesday, January 12, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST, was 
cancelled due to telephone dial-in technical difficulties. NOSAC will 
meet by teleconference to discuss items related to safety of operations 
and other matters affecting the oil and gas offshore industry. The 
purpose of this meeting is to review and discuss reports and 
recommendations received from the two NOSAC subcommittees and to 
address two new tasks for the Committee. This meeting will be open to 
the public.

DATES: The teleconference meeting will take place on Wednesday, 
February 9, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST. This meeting may 
close early if all business is finished.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet via telephone conference, on 
February 9, 2011. Public participation is welcome and members of the 
public wishing to participate may contact Commander P.W. Clark at 202-
372-1410, for call-in information, or they may participate in person by 
coming to Room 5-0622, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 
Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593. As there are a limited number 
of teleconference lines, public participation will be on a first come 
basis. Written material and requests to make oral presentations should 
be sent to Commander P.W. Clark, Designated Federal Officer of NOSAC, 
Commandant (CG-5224), 2100 Second Street, SW., Stop 7126, Washington, 
DC 20593-001 or by fax to 202-372-1926 on or before February 7, 2011. 
Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of 
the committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before February 1, 
2011. This notice and supporting documentation is available in our 
online docket, USCG-2010-1050, at http://www.regulations.gov. This 
meeting is re-scheduled from the NOSAC teleconference meeting published 
in online docket, USCG-2010-1050, and previously scheduled for January 
12, 1100 EST.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander P.W. Clark, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO) of NOSAC, or Mr. Kevin Pekarek, Assistant 
Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), telephone 202-372-1386, fax 202-372-
1926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). 
NOSAC provides advice and makes recommendations to the Coast Guard on 
safety and other concerns affecting the offshore oil and gas industry 
and assists the Coast Guard in formulating U.S. positions for 
discussion and presentation at the International Maritime Organization 
(IMO).

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda for the February 9, 2011, Committee meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) Roll call of committee members and the public participating in 
the teleconference.
    (2) Approval of minutes from the November 9, 2010, meeting.
    (3) Presentation and discussion of interim reports and 
recommendations on:
    (a) Medical Evacuation of Injured Divers
    (b) Marine Portable Quarters
    (4) Review and discuss a task statement which requests the 
Committee review the recommendations from the Mississippi Canyon Block 
252 marine casualty investigation and provide safety and environmental 
improvement recommendations with respect to Coast Guard regulations and 
policies as appropriate.
    (5) Review and discuss a task statement that requests NOSAC review 
their previous report on recommendations for standards for Offshore 
Supply Vessels with an International Tonnage Convention tonnage greater 
than 6000 Gross Tons in light of the recently passed Coast Guard 
Authorization Act and determine if the recommendations are complete or 
if additional recommendations should be provided to the Coast Guard for 
use in the development of regulations for large OSVs.
    (6) Period for public comment.

Procedural

    The DFO will use the following procedures to facilitate the 
meeting.
    (1) This meeting is open to the public. Please note that the 
meeting may close early if all business is finished.
    (2) Members of the public may make oral presentations during the 
meeting concerning the matters being discussed. If you would like to 
make an oral presentation during the teleconference, please notify the 
DFO listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above, no 
later than February 7, 2011. Written material for distribution to 
Committee members should reach the Coast Guard no later than February 
1, 2011.
    (3) An individual, whether speaking in a personal or a 
representative capacity on behalf of an organization, will be limited 
to a three-minute statement and scheduled on a first-come, first-served 
basis. If a large number of persons register to present comments, this 
amount of time may be shortened to provide all registered persons an 
opportunity to present their comments.

Minutes

    Minutes from the meeting will be available for public review and 
copying 30 days following the meeting at the http://www.fido.gov Web 
site. The meeting minutes may be accessed via this Web site by using 
the Committee Search function and searching for the Committee by name 
or by using the Committee number of ``68''. Once you have accessed the 
Committee page, click on the meetings tab and then the ``View'' button 
for the meeting dated January 12, 2011 to access the information for 
this meeting. Minutes and documents applicable for this meeting can 
also be found at an alternative site using the following web address: 
https://homeport.uscg.mil and use these key strokes: Missions>Port and 
Waterways>Safety Advisory Committee>NOSAC and then use the event key.

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 
Mr. Kevin Pekarek at 202-372-1386 as soon as possible.

    Dated: January 14, 2011.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2011-1216 Filed 1-20-11; 8:45 am]
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