[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 8792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4409]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2003-14494]


National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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

DATES: NOSAC will meet on Thursday, April 3, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 3 
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 March 20, 2003. Requests to have a copy of your 
material distributed to each member of the committee should reach the 
Coast Guard on or before March 20, 2003.

ADDRESSES: NOSAC will meet in room 2415, of the Coast Guard 
Headquarters Bldg, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC. 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 this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Meeting

    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 by the Coast Guard on meetings held and plans to develop 
maritime and offshore security rules.
    (3) Report from Offshore Security Subcommittee and discussion of 
any recommendations to the Coast Guard regarding security regulations.
    (4) Report from Liftboat Subcommittee.
    (5) 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).
    (6) Progress report from the Subcommittee on Pipeline-Free 
Anchorages.
    (7) MMS presentation on the use of their pipeline database for the 
Gulf of Mexico.
    (8) Revision of 33 CFR subchapter N, Outer Continental Shelf 
activities.
    (9) Status report on Coast Guard/Minerals Management Service 
Inspection of Fixed Facilities.
    (10) Update on Coast Guard Initiatives on Crew Fatigue.

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 March 20, 2003. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than March 20, 2003. If you would like a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the committee in advance of the meeting, 
please submit 25 copies to the Executive Director (see ADDRESSES) no 
later than March 20, 2003.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, telephone 
the Executive Director at 202-267-0214 as soon as possible.

    Dated: February 13, 2003.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security & Environment 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 03-4409 Filed 2-24-03; 8:45 am]
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