[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 14826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5563]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-0188]


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) 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 Friday, April 18, 2008, 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 April 4, 2008. Requests to have a copy of your 
material distributed to each member of the committee should reach the 
Coast Guard on or before April 4, 2008.

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 Commander J.M. Cushing, 
Commandant (CG-5222), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice is available on our online 
docket, USCG-2008-0188, at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander J.M. Cushing, Executive 
Director of NOSAC, or Mr. Jim Magill, Assistant Executive Director, 
telephone 202-372-1414, fax 202-372-1926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of the meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda for the April 18, 2008 committee meeting includes the 
following:
    (1) Report on issues concerning the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) and the International Organization for 
Standardization.
    (2) Revision of 46 CFR, Subchapter V, Subpart B--Commercial Diving 
Operations.
    (3) MARPOL Annex II Implementation for Existing Offshore Supply 
Vessels (OSVs).
    (4) Revision of IMO Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU) Code.
    (5) Sandblasting standard for OCS facilities.
    (6) Evacuation of Injured Workers from remote Drilling and 
Production Facilities.
    (7) Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) impact 
on offshore facilities.
    (8) Revision of 33 CFR, Subchapter N, Outer Continental Shelf 
Activities.

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 4, 2008. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than April 4, 2008. 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 April 
4, 2008.

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: March 12, 2008.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
 [FR Doc. E8-5563 Filed 3-18-08; 8:45 am]
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