
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 175 (Monday, September 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55482-55484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22247]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0782]


Public Workshop on Marine Technology and Standards

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), in 
coordination with the United States Coast Guard (USCG), is sponsoring a 
two-day public workshop on marine technology and standards in 
Arlington, VA. This public workshop will provide a unique opportunity 
for classification societies, industry groups, standards development 
organizations, government organizations, and other interested members 
of the public to come together for a professional exchange of 
information on topics ranging from technological impacts on the marine 
industry, corresponding coverage in related codes and standards, and 
government regulations.

DATES: The two-day workshop will be held on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 
and Thursday, July 25, 2013. The deadline for advance registration is 
Monday, July, 1, 2013. If you are interested in presenting a paper at 
the workshop, you must submit a 100 word abstract by email to 
workshop@uscg.mil. Abstracts are due on or before November 2, 2012.
    See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below for other dates related to 
submission of abstracts, draft papers, and presentations, as well as 
more information on how to register for the workshop.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at The Double Tree by Hilton 
Hotel, in the Crystal City neighborhood of Arlington VA. The hotel is 
located at 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA; the hotel phone number 
is (703) 416-4100. The hotel is located approximately three miles from 
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and approximately four 
blocks from the Pentagon City Metro station. For registration 
information or to obtain further information about this workshop, visit 
the USCG Web site at http://www.uscg.mil/marine_event. The docket for 
this notice is available for inspection or copying at the 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, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays. You may also find this docket on the Internet 
by going to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2012-0782 in the 
``Search'' box, and then clicking ``Search.''

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice you may contact a USCG/ASME representative via email at 
workshop@uscg.mil. You may also contact Lieutenant Commander Ken 
Hettler, Office of Design and Engineering Standards, USCG, by telephone 
at (202) 372-1367; or Mr. Joseph S. Brzuszkiewicz, Project Engineering 
Manager, ASME, by telephone at (212) 591-8533.
    If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the 
docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 
telephone (202) 366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Purpose

    The ASME/USCG Workshop on Marine Technology and Standards provides 
a unique opportunity for classification societies, industry groups, 
standards development organizations, government agencies, and 
interested members of the public to come together for a professional 
exchange of information on topics ranging from technological impacts on 
the marine industry, corresponding coverage in related codes and 
standards, and government regulations.
    Held once every two to three years, the public workshop is 
sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), in 
coordination with the USCG Office of Design and Engineering Standards. 
ASME is a standards setting organization with wide-ranging volunteer 
committee membership, which includes USCG supported personnel who serve 
as members of various ASME committees in support of USCG missions in 
maritime safety and environmental protection. The USCG Office of Design 
and Engineering Standards is responsible for developing and 
promulgating national regulations and standards that govern the safe 
design and construction of ships and shipboard equipment, including 
hull structure, stability, electrical and mechanical systems, 
lifesaving and fire safety equipment, and related equipment approval 
and laboratory acceptance.
    This workshop is an opportunity for the public to provide expertise 
on technical matters affecting the marine industry, to leverage new 
technologies, and to improve future policymaking, standards 
development, and rulemaking. The most recent workshop was held in 
Washington, DC, on July 29-30, 2010 (75 FR 8099, February 23, 2010). 
Public engagement on regulations and design standards enhances both the 
effectiveness and the quality of policy development. As an example, 
dialogue from the previous workshop on the safe and economical use of 
natural gas as a marine fuel provided valuable insight for the 
development of CG-521 Policy Letter No. 01-12,\1\ which sets forth 
national policy regarding acceptable design criteria for shipboard 
natural gas fuel systems.
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    \1\ CG-521 Policy Letter No. 01-12, ``Equivalency 
Determination--Design Criteria for Natural Gas Fuel Systems,'' is 
available for viewing at http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/cg521/docs/CG-521.PolicyLetter.01-12.pdf.
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    Topics for the 2013 workshop are listed below and include 
application of various marine technologies to promote safe and 
environmentally conscious operation of ships and offshore vessels and 
platforms.
    The next workshop will be held in Arlington, VA, over a two-day 
period on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, and Thursday, July 25, 2013. See 
ADDRESSES above for event location information.

Topics of Meeting

    This workshop comprises a series of panel sessions over a two-day 
period covering a variety of topics. Proposed topics include:

Emerging Technologies

 Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)/Exhaust Gas Cleaning (EGC) 
Technologies
 Alternative propulsion systems and fuel (other than Compressed 
Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG))
 Retrofit of legacy engines
 Wastewater treatment system (ballast water, sewage, graywater, 
bilgewater)

CNG/LNG Technology

 LNG fuel tank and piping design
 Location of fuel tank on ship re: fire safety, venting, etc.
 Portable LNG/CNG fuel tanks (Tanktainers)
 Codes and standards for CNG/LNG technology
 Fitness for service/in-service inspection.
 LNG fuel barges (bunkering, or other purposes)

Equipment & Material Selection for the Marine Environment, Including 
Polar Environment

 Loading considerations for pressure vessels on ships and 
platforms
 Piping design for marine environment
 Naval vessel requirements for piping & pressure vessels
 Non-metallic materials for pressure applications
 Fire testing
 Resiliently Seated Valves (RSVs)
 Operating vessels in low air temperature, low sea temperature, 
and under ice conditions
 Materials selection for low temperature applications
 Technology and equipment performance issues

Risk/Hazard Mitigation

 Dynamic Positioning (DP) operational watch circle
 Emergency disconnect scenarios
 Reliability centered maintenance & risk based inspection
 Condition-based monitoring

Controls & Safety Devices

 Hybrid control technology of DP systems
 Computer based control system, software validation
 Gas detection and emergency shutdown (ESD) systems
 Remotely operated valves within a high pressure or high 
temperature environment (e.g. subsea exploration)
 Overpressure protection (e.g. fuel tanks on gas fuelled ships 
(GFS) or cargo tanks on CNG/LNG carriers)
 Boiler and power plant controls

Human Element

 Human factors engineering
 Safety management systems
 Human and controls interface
 Acoustic noise limits in vessel design
 Training

Regulatory, Classification, and Government Issues

 Novel design, concept review and design basis agreement
 Fabrication testing, validation
 Testing and approval of ballast water treatment systems
 Regulatory and classification society updates and other ``hot 
topics''

Call for Papers

Abstracts

    If you are interested in presenting a paper on one or more topics 
listed above, submit a 100 word abstract via email to: 
workshop@uscg.mil. Abstracts are due on or before November 2, 2012, and 
should also contain the title of your paper, name of each author/co-
author, name of each presenter and affiliation to author/co-author, as 
well as the title, address, phone number, facsimile number, and email 
address for each named individual.

Draft Papers & Presentations

    If you receive notification that your abstract is accepted, you may 
then submit a draft paper and presentation via email to: 
workshop@uscg.mil. Draft papers are due on or before February 8,

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2013; final papers (formatted and ready for publication) are due on or 
before May 1, 2013. Presentations are due on or before June 1, 2013.

Web Sites

    For additional information on this workshop, visit the USCG Web 
site at http://www.uscg.mil/marine_event.

Registration

    To register for this workshop, visit the USCG Web site at http://www.uscg.mil/marine_event. While the workshop is open to the public, 
meeting space is limited by room capacity. Since seating is limited, we 
ask anyone interested in attending the workshop to register in advance. 
The deadline for advance registration is Monday, July 1, 2013. 
Registration on the first day of the workshop will be permitted on a 
space-available basis. The registration fee for this event is $325 USD 
if submitted on or before May 31, 2013 and $375 USD if submitted after 
May 31, 2013. The registration fee includes admission for one person to 
each panel session for the two day event, several coffee breaks, and a 
reception on the first day of the event.

Proceedings

    Material presented at the workshop will be made available to the 
public on the USCG Web site listed above after the conclusion of this 
event. For additional information on material presented at this event, 
you may contact one of the individuals listed above in FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. Summaries of comments made and materials presented 
will be available on the docket at the conclusion of this event. To 
view the docket, see instructions above in ADDRESSES.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any 
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or 
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, 
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act, system of 
records 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

    Persons with disabilities who require special assistance should 
advise us of their anticipated special needs as early as possible by 
one of the individuals listed above in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Adjournment

    Please note that the workshop may adjourn early if all business is 
finished.

Authority

    This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 14 
U.S.C. 93(a)(4).

    Dated: September 5, 2012.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
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