[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 31, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-21403]


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[Federal Register: August 31, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Part 250

 

Training of Lessee and Contractor Employees Engaged in Oil and 
Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop and extension of public comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public workshop that the Minerals 
Management Service (MMS) will conduct to acquire additional information 
pertinent to a revision of training regulations in Subpart O, Training, 
of 30 CFR Part 250. This notice also extends, by 30 days, the comment 
period for an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) that MMS 
published in the Federal Register on August 5, 1994. The ANPR concerns 
the training of lessee and contractor employees engaged in oil and gas 
and sulphur operations in the OCS.

DATES: The MMS will conduct the public workshop on September 29, 1994, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the location listed in the address 
section. The comment period for the ANPR is extended, by 30 days, to 
October 19, 1994.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held in the Southshore room of the 
Sheraton New Orleans North Hotel, 3838 North Causeway Boulevard, 
Metairie, Louisiana 70002. Please mail or hand-carry your comments on 
the ANPR to the Department of the Interior; Minerals Management 
Service, Mail Stop 4700; 381 Elden Street; Herndon, Virginia 22070-
4817; Attention: Chief, Engineering and Standards Branch.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Jerry Richard, Information and Training 
Branch, telephone (703) 787-1582 or FAX (703) 787-1575.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MMS is reviewing comments received from 
the ANPR published in the Federal Register on August 5, 1994, 
concerning a revision of the regulations governing training. To offer 
an opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas concerning training 
options, MMS will conduct a workshop on September 29, 1994. The MMS 
encourages all interested parties to attend. The workshop will include 
a panel discussion and an open comment period.
    The MMS is also extending the period to comment on the ANPR to 
October 19, 1994. However, comments on the ANPR that are received prior 
to the workshop will enable MMS to better determine the course of the 
workshop.

Registration

    The workshop will not have a registration fee. However, to assess 
the probable number of participants, MMS requests participants to 
register by contacting Jerry Richard, Information and Training Branch, 
telephone (703) 787-1582 or FAX (703) 787-1575. Seating is limited and 
will be on a first-come-first-seated basis.

Proceedings

    Proceedings will be transcribed and copies will be available for 
purchase. Details for obtaining copies of the proceedings will be 
available during the workshop.

    Dated: August 22, 1994.
Thomas Gernhofer,
Associate Director of Offshore Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 94-21403 Filed 8-30-94; 8:45 am]
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