[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48580-48581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22982]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2009-0874]


National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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

DATES: NOSAC will meet on Thursday, November 5, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 
3:30 p.m. This 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 October 22, 2009. Requests to have a copy 
of your material distributed to each member of the committee should 
reach the Coast Guard on or before October 22, 2009.

ADDRESSES: NOSAC will meet in the ``Banquet Hall'' room of the Gulf 
Hills Hotel and Conference Center, 13701 Paso Road, Ocean Springs, 
Mississippi. Send written material and requests to make oral 
presentations to Commander P.W. Clark, Designated Federal Officer 
(DFO), Commandant (CG-5222), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street, SW., 
STOP 7126, Washington, DC 20593-7126. This notice is available on our 
online docket, USCG-2009-0874, at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander P.W. Clark, Designated 
Federal Officer of NOSAC, or Mr. Jim Magill, Assistant Designated 
Federal Officer, telephone 202-372-1414, fax 202-372-1926.

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

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda for the November 5, 2009, committee meeting includes the 
following:
    (1) A discussion on issues concerning emerging International 
Maritime Organization (IMO) standards and activities and how they might 
impact OCS companies/operations;
    (2) An update on the project to revise 46 CFR, Subchapter V, 
Subpart B--Commercial Diving Operations;
    (3) An update on the Coast Guard's policy with respect to MARPOL 
Annex II Implementation and IMO Resolution A.673 for Offshore Supply 
Vessels (OSVs);
    (4) An update on the Sub-Committee reviewing activities involving 
the employment of Foreign Workers on the OCS;
    (5) An update from the Sub-Committee researching the Evacuation of 
Injured Workers from remote Drilling and Production Facilities;
    (6) An update on the proposed regulations governing the Advanced 
Notice of Arrival (NOA) for units arriving on the U.S. Outer 
Continental Shelf (OCS);
    (7) An update on the USCG's request for NOSAC to provide 
information and industry information on current costs and operations on 
OCS activities;
    (8) The status of and development of policies and guidance 
surrounding the increased activities associated with the development of 
Offshore Renewable Energy Installations on the OCS, and;
    (9) A discussion of safe lifting operations occurring on the OCS.

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 DFO no later than October 22, 2009. Written material for 
distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than 
October 22, 2009. 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 DFO no later than October 22, 2009.

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 DFO as soon as possible.

    Dated: September 16, 2009.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. E9-22982 Filed 9-22-09; 8:45 am]
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