[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 44909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19458]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Parts 250 and 254


Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental 
Shelf--Incident Reporting; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that MMS and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 
will hold a public meeting to discuss the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPR) for Incident Reporting Requirements that was published on July 8, 
2003 (68 FR 40585).

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 3, 2003, from 1 p.m. to 
approximately 4 p.m. at the location listed in the ADDRESSES section.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the MMS Gulf of Mexico Regional 
office (Room 111), 1201 Elmwood Park Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70123. 
Please submit pre-meeting written questions by mail or fax to Melinda 
Mayes at:
    (1) Mailing address: Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, 
MS 4022, Herndon, VA 20170.
    (2) Fax number: (703) 787-1555.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melinda Mayes, MMS, Engineering and 
Operations Division, at (703) 787-1063 or Staci Atkins, MMS, 
Engineering and Operations Division, at (703) 787-1620.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to explain the 
Proposed Rule for Incident Reporting Requirements and allow 
participants to ask questions. On July 8, 2003, MMS published a 
proposed rule for Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer 
Continental Shelf--Incident Reporting (68 FR 40585). In developing this 
NPR, MMS worked with the USCG with the goal of making the reporting 
requirements between the two agencies more consistent. The MMS and USCG 
are also developing an electronic reporting system to help eliminate 
duplicative reporting between the two agencies.
    The agenda for the meeting on September 3, 2003, is as follows:
    [sbull] General welcome and overview from MMS and the USCG;
    [sbull] Presentation of the rulemaking history and relationship of 
the MMS NPR to USCG requirements;
    [sbull] Presentation of the MMS NPR;
    [sbull] Question and answer session; and
    [sbull] Concluding remarks.
    The MMS and USCG encourage you to submit questions in advance and 
attend the meeting. We will consider your questions in preparing our 
presentations so we can focus on key topics. Questions must reach the 
MMS office by close of business on August 22, 2003. You may also pose 
questions during the question and answer session at the meeting.
    We remind meeting participants that any comments you make at the 
meeting that you wish for us to consider during the rulemaking must be 
submitted in writing before the comment period closes.
    There is no fee to attend the meeting and registration is not 
required. To obtain information on facilities or services for 
individuals with disabilities or to request that we provide special 
assistance at the meeting, please contact Melinda Mayes as soon as 
possible.

    Dated: July 25, 2003.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Engineering and Operations Division.
[FR Doc. 03-19458 Filed 7-30-03; 8:45 am]
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