[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 57 (Thursday, March 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 15680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7247]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2000-7081]


National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) will 
meet to discuss various issues relating to offshore safety. The meeting 
will be open to the public.

DATES: NOSAC will meet on Thursday, April 20, 2000, from 9:00 a.m. to 
3:00 p.m. The meeting may close early if all business is finished. 
Written material and requests to make oral presentations should reach 
the Coast Guard on or before April 6, 2000. Requests to have a copy of 
your material distributed to each member of the committee should reach 
the Coast Guard on or before April 6, 2000.

ADDRESSES: NOSAC will meet in rooms 6200-6204, of the NASSIF Building, 
400 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC. Send written material and requests 
to make oral presentations to Captain P.A. Richardson, Commandant (G-
MSO), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice is available on the Internet at 
http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain P.A. Richardson, Executive 
Director of NOSAC, or Mr. Jim Magill, Assistant to the Executive 
Director, telephone 202-267-0214, fax 202-267-4570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Meeting

    National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC). The agenda 
includes the following:
    (1) Report on development and implementation of STCW Convention for 
OSVs.
    (2) Progress report from the Prevention Through People 
Subcommittee.
    (3) Report on issues concerning the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) and the International Organization of 
Standardization (ISO).
    (4) Status report from Incident Reporting Subcommittee.
    (5) Report from Platform/Ship Collision Avoidance Subcommittee.
    (6) Progress report from the Subcommittee on Pipeline-Free 
Anchorages for Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, Liftboats and Vessels.
    (7) Status reports on revision of 33 CFR Subchapter ``N'', Outer 
Continental Shelf Regulations, and new regulations for large offshore 
supply vessels and crewboats, (46 CFR Subchapter ``L'').
    (8) Report on the USCG/MMS Memorandum of Understanding.
    (9) Establish Subcommittee on Risk Assessment of Deepwater 
Activities.
    (10) New Discussion items will include: 12-hour manning rule as it 
applies to OSVs; training of licensed OSV engineers; and, manning and 
fatigue issues on OSVs.

Procedural

    The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting may 
close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion, 
members of the public may make oral presentations during the meeting. 
If you would like to make an oral presentation at the meeting, please 
notify the Executive Director no later than April 6, 2000. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than April 6, 2000. If you would like a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the committee or subcommittee in advance 
of the meeting, please submit 25 copies to the Executive Director no 
later than April 6, 2000.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact 
the Executive Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: March 17, 2000.
P. A. Richardson,
Captain, Coast Guard, Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety and 
Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 00-7247 Filed 3-22-00; 8:45 am]
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