Notice2024-18934
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; September 2024 Meeting
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Published
August 23, 2024
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Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet in-person along with the SEACOR POWER and Dynamic Positioning subcommittees over two days in Spring, Texas to discuss matters relating to activities directly involved with, or in support of, the exploration of offshore mineral and non-mineral energy resources, to the extent that such matters are within the jurisdiction of the United States Coast Guard. These three meetings will be open to the public.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68180-68181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18934]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2024-0609]
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; September 2024
Meeting
AGENCY: United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee meetings.
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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (Committee)
will meet in-person along with the SEACOR POWER and Dynamic Positioning
subcommittees over two days in Spring, Texas to discuss matters
relating to activities directly involved with, or in support of, the
exploration of offshore mineral and non-mineral energy resources, to
the extent that such matters are within the jurisdiction of the United
States Coast Guard. These three meetings will be open to the public.
DATES:
Meetings: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee's
subcommittees will meet on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. The SEACOR
POWER subcommittee, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. (CDT); and then the
Dynamic Positioning subcommittee from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (CDT).
The full Committee will meet on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from
8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (CDT). Please note these meetings may end early if
the subcommittees or the full Committee have completed their business.
Comments and supporting documents: To ensure your comments are
reviewed by Committee and subcommittee members before the meetings,
submit your written comments no later than September 4, 2024.
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ADDRESSES: The three meetings will be held at American Bureau of
Shipping Global Headquarters, 1701 City Place Drive, Spring, TX 77389.
Pre-registration Information: Pre-registration is not required to
attend the Committee or subcommittee meetings. Please ensure you arrive
at least 15 minutes prior to the meetings, we will provide you with the
appropriate handouts that the Committee and subcommittee members have
in their possession.
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#9aeafbeee8f3f9f1b4edb4f9f6fbe8f1daefe9f9fdb4f7f3f6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e999889d9b808a82c79ec78a85889b82a99c9a8a8ec7848085">[email protected]</span></a> or telephone at 571-607-8236 as soon as
possible.
Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time,
including orally at the meetings as time permits, but if you want
Committee and subcommittee members to review your comment before the
meetings, please submit your comments no later than September 4, 2024.
We are particularly interested in comments on the topics in the
``Agenda'' section below. We encourage you to submit comments through
the Federal Decision Making Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. To
do so, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, type USCG-2024-0609 in the
search box and click ``Search.'' Next, look for this document in the
Search Results column, and click on it. Then click on the Comment
option. 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-2024-0609.
Comments received will be posted without alteration at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information provided. You
may wish to review the Privacy and Security Notice, found via link on
the homepage <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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 <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,
telephone 571-607-8236 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dfafbeabadb6bcb4f1a8f1bcb3beadb49faaacbcb8f1b2b6b3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a1a0b1e18030901441d4409060b18012a1f19090d44070306">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these three meetings 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
authorized 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) and 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 non-mineral energy resources, to
the extent that such matters are within the jurisdiction of the United
States Coast Guard.
Agenda
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Two subcommittees will meet to discuss the following task
statements.
(1) Task Statement 01-2023: SEACOR POWER--Review National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report concerning the capsizing of
the U.S. flagged liftboat SEACOR POWER.
(2) Task Statement 01-2024: Dynamic Positioning--Review the
industry standards that may enhance safety of Dynamic Positioning
vessels and operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
The task statements and other subcommittee information are located
at <a href="https://homeportr.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-offshore-safety-advisory-committee-">https://homeportr.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-offshore-safety-advisory-committee-</a>(nosac)/subcommittee-
working-groups
The agenda of each subcommittee meeting will include the following:
(1) Call to order by subcommittee Chair.
(2) Introduction and review subcommittee task statement.
Subcommittee discussion and preparation of draft recommendations
for the full Committee meeting on September 18, 2024.
(3) Public comment period.
(4) Subcommittee members approve final draft recommendations to
send to the full
Committee.
(5) Adjournment of meeting.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
The agenda for the September 18, 2024 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) SEACOR POWER Subcommittee Chair briefs the Final Draft Report
to the Committee.
(6) Committee deliberation.
(7) Committee voting.
(8) Update from the Dynamic Positioning subcommittee.
(9) New business--Issuance of three task statements on Sexual
Assault and Sexual
Harassment.
(10) Public comment period.
(11) Closing remarks and plans for next meeting.
(12) Adjournment of meeting.
A copy of all pre-meeting documentation will be available at:
<a href="https://homeportr.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-offshore-safety-advisory-committee-">https://homeportr.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-offshore-safety-advisory-committee-</a>(nosac)/committe-meetings
no later than September 4, 2024. Alternatively, you may contact Mr.
Patrick Clark as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
above. Please contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section if you wish to make a public comment. All
public comments will be no longer than 3 minutes.
Dated: August 19, 2024
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2024-18934 Filed 8-22-24; 8:45 am]
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