
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 118 (Monday, June 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39939-39940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14512]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2016-0499]


National Maritime Security Advisory Committee; Teleconference

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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ACTION: Notice of teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee will meet on 
July 5, 2016, via teleconference to discuss various issues relating to 
national maritime security. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Committee will meet by teleconference on Tuesday, July 5, 
2016 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. This meeting may 
close early if all business is finished. To join the teleconference, 
contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section to obtain the needed information no later than 3 p.m. on July 
1, 2016. The number of teleconference lines is limited and will be 
available on a first-come, first-served basis. Written comments for 
distribution to Committee members before the meeting must be submitted 
no later than June 27, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to the docket for this 
notice, USCG-2016-0499, using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. 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. If you encounter technical 
difficulties, contact the individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the words ``Department 
of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this action. Comments 
received will be posted without alteration at http://regulations.gov, 
including any personal information provided. You may review a Privacy 
Act notice regarding the Federal Docket Management system in the March 
24, 2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 FR 15086).
    Docket Search: For access to the docket to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type 
USCG-2016-0499 in the Search box, press Enter, and then click on the 
item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Owens, Alternate Designated 
Federal Official of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee, 
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593, Stop 
7581, Washington, DC 20593-7581; telephone 202-372-1108 or email 
ryan.f.owens@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting via teleconference is 
in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 5, United 
States Code, Appendix).
    The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee operates under 
the authority of 46 U.S.C. 70112. The National Maritime Security 
Advisory Committee provides advice, consults with, and makes 
recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security, via the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard, on matters relating to national maritime 
security.

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda for the July 5, 2016 teleconference is as follows:
    (1) Coast Guard Cyber Security Tasking. At their last public 
meeting, the Committee was asked to provide recommendations concerning 
a Cyber Security Information Sharing and Analysis Center. A copy of the 
tasking can be found at http://homeport.uscg.mil/nmsac. The National 
Maritime Security Advisory Committee will meet via teleconference to 
receive the report of the working group and provide recommendations. 
The public will be provided an opportunity to comment prior to any 
voting on this issue.
    (2) Transportation Worker Identification Credential; Next 
Generation Specifications. At the last public meeting The Committee was 
tasked with providing recommendations on what the next generation of 
Transportation Worker Credentials and readers should incorporate. A 
copy of the tasking can be found at http://homeport.uscg.mil/nmsac. The 
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee will meet via 
teleconference to receive the report of the working group and provide 
recommendations. The public will be provided an opportunity to comment 
prior to any voting on this issue.
    (3) Extremely Hazardous Cargo Strategy. The Committee will receive 
a tasking to work with the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee 
in developing an implementation strategy for the Strategy.
    During the July 5, 2016 meeting via teleconference, a public 
comment will be held from approximately 4:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. Speakers 
are requested to limit their comments to three minutes. Please note 
that this public comment period may start before 4:45 p.m. if all other 
agenda items have been covered and may end before 5 p.m. if all those 
wishing to comment have done so.

    Dated: June 15, 2016.
K.P. McAvoy,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director of Inspections and 
Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-14512 Filed 6-17-16; 8:45 am]
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