[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 64 (Thursday, April 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18579-18580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06924]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0048]


National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; April 2020 
Teleconference

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) 
will

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meet via teleconference to discuss Committee matters relating to the 
safety of operations and other matters affecting the offshore oil and 
gas industry.

DATES: 
    Meeting: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee will meet 
by teleconference on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 
p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. This teleconference may close early if the 
Committee has completed its business.
    Comments and Supporting Documentation: To ensure your comments are 
received by Committee members before the teleconference, submit your 
written comments no later than April 17, 2020.

ADDRESSES: To join the teleconference or to request special 
accommodations, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. on April 21, 2020, to 
obtain the needed information. The number of teleconference lines are 
limited and will be available on a first-come, first served basis.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the teleconference as time permits, but if you want 
Committee members to review your comment before the teleconference, 
please submit your comments no later than April 17, 2020. We encourage 
you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using 
https://www.regulations.gov, call or email the individual in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions. You must include the docket number [USCG-2020-0048]. 
Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For 
more about privacy and submissions in response to this document, see 
DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 
2020).
    If you encounter technical difficulties with comments submission, 
contact the individual listed in the FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section below.
    Docket Search: Documents mentioned in this notice as being 
available in the docket, and all public comments, will be in our online 
docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following 
that website's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online 
docket and sign-up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments 
are posted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Myles Greenway, Designated 
Federal Officer 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: Myles.J.Greenway@uscg.mil, or Mr. 
Patrick Clark, telephone (202) 372-1358, fax (202) 372-8382 or email 
patrick.w.clark@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix. The National 
Offshore Safety Advisory Committee provides advice and recommendations 
to the Department of Homeland Security on matters relating to 
activities directly involved with or in support of the exploration of 
offshore mineral and energy resources insofar as they relate to matters 
within Coast Guard jurisdiction.

Agenda

    The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee will meet via 
teleconference April 28, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern Daylight 
Time) to review and discuss the progress of the Lifeboats and Rescue 
Craft Safety on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Subcommittee. The 
Committee will then use this information and consider public comments 
in discussing and formulating recommendations to the United States 
Coast Guard. Public comments or questions will be taken at the 
discretion of the Designated Federal Officer during the discussion and 
recommendation portions of the teleconference and during the public 
comment period, see Agenda item (5). A complete agenda for the April 
28, 2020 teleconference is as follows:
    (1) Welcoming remarks.
    (2) General administration and acceptance of minutes from the 
September 11, 2019 National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee public 
meeting.
    (3) Current business--Presentation and discussion of progress from 
the Lifeboats and Rescue Craft Safety on the Outer Continental Shelf 
(OCS) Subcommittee.
    (4) New Business --Discussion on Coast Guard initiatives relating 
to the Offshore Oil and Gas industries.
    (5) Public comment period.
    (6) Closing Remarks.
    (7) Adjournment of teleconference.
    A copy of all pre-meeting documentation will be available at 
https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-committees/nosac/meetings no later than April 17, 2020. Alternatively, 
you may contact Commander Myles Greenway or Mr. Patrick Clark as noted 
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    Public comments and questions will be taken throughout the 
teleconference as the Committee discusses the issues and prior to 
deliberations and voting. There will also be a public comment period at 
the end of the teleconference. Speakers are requested to limit their 
comments to 2 minutes. Please note that the public comment period may 
end before the period allotted, following the last call for comments. 
Contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section above to register as a speaker.

    Dated: March 26, 2020.
Jeffery G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2020-06924 Filed 4-1-20; 8:45 am]
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