Notice2023-17698
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; September 2023 Meetings
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Published
August 17, 2023
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will conduct a series of meetings over 2 days in Katy, Texas to discuss matters relating to activities directly involved with, or in support of, the exploration of offshore mineral and energy resources, to the extent that such matters are within the jurisdiction of the United States Coast Guard. All meetings will be open to the public.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 158 (Thursday, August 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56029-56030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17698]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2023-0394]
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; September 2023
Meetings
AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of federal advisory committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (Committee)
will conduct a series of meetings over 2 days in Katy, Texas to discuss
matters relating to activities directly involved with, or in support
of, the exploration of offshore mineral and energy resources, to the
extent that such matters are within the jurisdiction of the United
States Coast Guard. All meetings will be open to the public.
DATES: Meetings: The Subcommittees will meet on Tuesday, September 12,
2023, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). These
subcommittee meetings will be for 90 minutes each and will start with
Occasional Towing, from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. (CDT); followed by the
Subchapter N, from 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. (CDT); and the SEACOR POWER
subcommittee from 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. (CDT). The full Committee will
meet on September 13, 2023, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. (CDT). Please note
these meetings may close early if the subcommittees or full Committee
have completed their business.
Comments and supporting documents: To ensure your comments are
reviewed by Committee members before the meetings, submit your written
comments no later than August 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
conference facility located at 1400 Ravello Drive, Katy, Texas 77449.
All attendees will be required to register with DNV security upon
arrival at the facility.
The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee is committed to
ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of disability
status. If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to
fully participate, please email Mr. Patrick Clark at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fd8d9c898f949e96d38ad39e919c8f96bd888e9e9ad3909491"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98e8f9eceaf1fbf3b6efb6fbf4f9eaf3d8edebfbffb6f5f1f4">[email protected]</span></a> as soon as possible.
Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time,
including orally at the meeting as time permits, but if you want
Committee members to review your comment before the meeting, please
submit your comments no later than August 28, 2023. We are particularly
interested in comments on the topics in the ``Agenda'' section below.
We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. If your material cannot be
submitted using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, email the individual in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for
alternate instructions. You must include the docket number USCG-2023-
0394. Comments received will be posted without alteration at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information provided. You
may wish to review the Privacy and Security Notice found via a link on
the homepage of <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. For more about the 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 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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: Mr. Patrick W. Clark, Designated
Federal Officer of the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee,
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-
7509, telephone 202-372-1358, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3d4d5c494f545e56134a135e515c4f567d484e5e5a13505451"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="37475643455e545c194019545b56455c7742445450195a5e5b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given pursuant to
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Pub. L. 117-286, 5 U.S.C., ch.
10). The National Offshore 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), and
amended by section 8331 of the Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 116-283). That authority is codified
in 46 U.S.C. 15106. The Committee operates under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, and 46 U.S.C. 15109. The Committee
provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland
Security on matters relating to activities directly involved with, or
in support of, the exploration of offshore mineral and energy
resources, to the extent that such matters are within the jurisdiction
of the United States Coast Guard.
Agenda
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Three subcommittees will meet to discuss the following task
statements.
(1) Task Statement 2022-01: Occasional Towing.
(2) Task Statement 2023-02: 33 CFR Subchapter N.
(3) Task Statement 2023-01: SEACOR POWER.
The task statements and other subcommittee information are
available on the NOSAC Homeport page at <a href="https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees.national-offshore-safety-advisory-committee-">https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees.national-offshore-safety-advisory-committee-</a>(nosac)/committee-meetings.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
The agenda for the September 13, 2023 full Committee meeting is as
follows:
(1) Call to Order.
(2) Roll call and determination of quorum.
(3) Adoption of previous meeting minutes and agenda.
(4) Opening remarks.
(5) Final Report from the Occasional Towing Subcommittee.
(6) Update from the 33 CFR Subchapter N Subcommittee.
(7) Update from the SEACOR POWER Subcommittee.
(8) New Business.
(9) Public Comment period.
(10) Closing remarks/plans for next meeting.
(11) Adjournment of meeting.
A copy of all meeting documentation will be available on the NOSAC
Homeport page at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-
committees.national-offshore-
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safety-advisory-committee-(nosac)/committee-meetings no later than
August 29, 2023. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Patrick Clark as
noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
During the September 13, 2023, Committee meeting, a public comment
period will be held from approximately 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. (CDT).
Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. Please
note that this public comment period may start before 4:30 p.m. (CDT)
if all other agenda items have been covered and may end before 5 p.m.
(CDT) if all of those wishing to comment have done so. Please contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
register as a speaker.
Dated: August 9, 2023.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2023-17698 Filed 8-16-23; 8:45 am]
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