[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 32 (Thursday, February 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8106-8107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3019]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2005-20336]


National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) and 
its Subcommittee on SOLAS Application for Offshore Support Vessels will 
meet to discuss various issues relating to offshore safety and 
security. Both meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: NOSAC will meet on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
The Subcommittee on SOLAS Application for OSVs will meet on Monday, 
April 4, 2005, 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 March 22, 2005. 
Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of 
the committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before March 22, 2005.

ADDRESSES: NOSAC will meet in room 2415 of the Coast Guard Headquarters 
Bldg, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC. The SOLAS Application 
for OSVs Subcommittee will meet in room 6319 of the Coast Guard 
Headquarters Bldg, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC Send written 
material and requests to make oral presentations to Commander J.M. 
Cushing, Commandant (G-MSO-2), 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: Commander J. M. Cushing, Executive 
Director of NOSAC, or Mr. Jim Magill, Assistant to the Executive 
Director, telephone 202-267-1082, fax 202-267-4570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of the 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

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the International Organization for Standardization.
    (2) SOLAS compliance for foreign operation of U.S. flagged Offshore 
Support Vessels including Liftboats.
    (3) Report from the Liftboat Subcommittee on operations procedure/
training for liftboat operators.
    (4) Offshore Helidecks--new and revised API and ICAO standards.
    (5) Revision of 33 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Outer Continental 
Shelf activities.
    (6) 33 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter NN, Temporary Final Rule on 
Deepwater Ports, and status of license submissions for LNG deepwater 
ports.
    SOLAS Application for OSVs Subcommittee. The agenda includes the 
following:
    (1) Review and discuss previous work.
    (2) Work on outline of Draft Report.

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 22, 2005. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than March 22, 2005. 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 no later than March 
22, 2005.

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, contact 
the Executive Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: February 9, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-3019 Filed 2-16-05; 8:45 am]
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