[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59874-59875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24218]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2002-13380]


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) and 
its Liftboat Subcommittee will meet to discuss various issues relating 
to offshore safety. Both meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: NOSAC will meet on Thursday, November 7, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 3 
p.m. The Liftboat Subcommittee will meet on Wednesday, November 6, 
2002, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. These meetings may close early if all 
business is finished. Written material and requests to make oral 
presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before October 24, 
2002. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each 
member of the committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
October 24, 2002.

ADDRESSES: NOSAC will meet in the West Alabama Room, of the Westin 
Galleria & Westin Oaks Hotel, 5060

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West Alabama, Houston, Texas. The Liftboat Subcommittee will meet in 
the Royal Room of the same hotel. Send written material and requests to 
make oral presentations to Captain M.W. Brown, Executive Director of 
NOSAC, 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 M.W. Brown, 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 these meetings is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Meetings

    National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee. The agenda includes 
the following:
    (1) Report on issues concerning the International Maritime 
Organization and the International Organization for Standardization.
    (2) Report from Liftboat Subcommittee.
    (3) Report from Offshore Security Subcommittee.
    (4) Report from Task Force on development and implementation of the 
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 
(STCW) Convention for offshore supply vessels (OSVs).
    (5) Progress report from the Subcommittee on Pipeline-Free 
Anchorages.
    (6) Revision of 33 CFR subchapter N.
    (7) Status report on Coast Guard/Minerals Management Service 
Inspection of Fixed Facilities.
    (8) MMS/USCG discussion on guarding of temporary deck openings.
    Liftboat Subcommittee. The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Review and discuss previous work.
    (2)Work on outline of Draft Report.

Procedural

    Both meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings 
may close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion, 
members of the public may make oral presentations during the meetings. 
If you would like to make an oral presentation at a meeting, please 
notify the Executive Director no later than October 24, 2002. Written 
material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no 
later than October 24, 2002. 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 (see 
ADDRESSES) no later than October 24, 2002.

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, 
telephone the Executive Director at 202 267-0214 as soon as possible.

    Dated: September 18, 2002.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 02-24218 Filed 9-23-02; 8:45 am]
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