[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56967-56968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22234]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0743]


National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee; 
November 2021 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 Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee 
(Committee) will meet via teleconference to discuss matters relating to 
the safe and secure marine transportation of hazardous materials. The 
meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: 
    Meeting: The Committee will hold an inaugural meeting by 
teleconference on

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Eastern Standard 
Time. Please note the teleconference may close early if the Committee 
has completed its business.
    Comments and supporting documents: To ensure your comments are 
reviewed by Committee members before the teleconference, submit your 
written comments no later than October 26, 2021.

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 October 26, 2021, 
to obtain the needed information. The number of teleconference lines is 
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 October 26, 2021. We are 
particularly interested in comments on the issues in the ``Agenda'' 
section below. 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-2021-0743]. Comments received will be posted without alteration 
at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. You may wish to review the Privacy and Security notice 
available on homepage of https://www.regulations.gov and DHS's 
eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). If 
you encounter technical difficulties with comment submission, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Ethan T. Beard, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the National Chemical Transportation 
Safety Advisory Committee, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 
7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509, telephone 202-372-1419, fax 202-372-
8382 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (5. U.S.C. 
Appendix). The National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory 
Committee was established on December 4, 2018, by section 601 of the 
Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-282, 
132 Stat. 4192). That authority is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15101. The 
Committee operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act and, in addition, the administrative provisions of 46 
U.S.C. 15109. The Committee provides advice and recommendations to the 
Department of Homeland Security on matters related to the safe and 
secure marine transportation of hazardous materials.

Agenda

    The agenda for the November 2, 2021, teleconference is as follows:
    (1) Call to Order.
    (2) Roll call and determination of quorum.
    (3) Opening Remarks.
    (4) Swearing-in of new members.
    (5) Election by Committee members of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
    (6) Presentation of Task.
    The Coast Guard will present the task to the Committee:
    LNG Carrier Loading Limits and Formation of Isolated Vapor Pockets.
    (7) Public Comment period.
    (8) Closing remarks/plans for next meeting.
    (9) Adjournment of meeting.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at: https://homeportr.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-chemical-transportation-safety-advisory-committee-(nctsac)/committee-
meetings no later than October 26, 2021. Alternatively, you may contact 
Lieutenant Ethan Beard as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section above.
    During the November 2, 2021, teleconference, a public comment 
period will be held from approximately 2:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. Speakers are 
requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. Please note that this 
public comment period may start before 2:45 p.m. if all other agenda 
items have been covered and may end before 3 p.m. if all of those 
wishing to comment have done so. Please contact Lieutenant Ethan T. 
Beard, listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 
register as a speaker.

    Dated: October 7, 2021.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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