[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66313-66314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27724]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2011-0975]
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee; Meeting
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) will
meet via teleconference on November 15, 2011 to discuss the results of
a working group tasked with reviewing the Draft Certain Dangerous Cargo
(CDC) Security Strategy. This meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The Committee will meet on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. This meeting may close early if all business is
finished.
All written material and requests to make oral presentations should
reach the Coast Guard on or before November 7, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet via telephone conference, on
November 15, 2011. As there are only 100 teleconference lines, public
participation will be on a first come basis. To participate via
teleconference, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT Section.
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the teleconference,
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section as soon as possible.
To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment
on the issues to be considered by the committee as listed in the
``Agenda'' section below. You may submit written materials and requests
to make oral presentations no later than November 7, 2011, and
identified by docket number [USCG-2011-0975] using one of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instruction for submitting comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department
of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. We encourage use of
electronic submissions because security screening may delay delivery of
mail.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Hand Delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. The
telephone number is 202-366-9329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the words
``Department of Homeland Security'' and docket number [USCG-2011-0975].
All submissions received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You
may review a Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets in the
January 17, 2008 issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Docket: Any background information or presentations available prior
to the meeting will be published in the docket. For access to the
docket to read background documents or submissions received by the
NMSAC, go to http://www.regulations.gov ``USCG-2011-0975) in the
``Keyword'' box, and then click ``Search''.
Public comment period will be held during the meeting on November
15, 2011 from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. Speakers are requested to limit
their comments to 2 minutes. Please note that the public comment period
will end following the last call for comments. Contact the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to register as a
speaker.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Owens, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer (ADFO) of NMSAC, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Stop 7581,
Washington, DC 20593-7581; telephone 202-372-1108 or e-mail
[email protected]. If you have any questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. NMSAC operates under the
authority of 46 U.S.C. 70112. NMSAC provides advice, consults with, and
makes recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security, via the
Commandant of the Coast Guard, on matters affecting national maritime
security.
Agenda of Meeting
As a result of the report issued by NMSAC at its April 2011 meeting
and public listening sessions held by the Coast Guard in August 2011,
the Coast Guard has developed a Certain Dangerous Cargo (CDC) Security
Strategy. A NMSAC working group was created to review the following
five goals of the strategy. The committee will review the information
presented on each issue, deliberate on any recommendations presented in
the Work Group reports, and formulate the recommendations for the
Department's consideration.
a. Provide to internal and external stakeholders real-time
national, regional, and local awareness of the risk of intentional
attacks on the CDC Marine Transportation System.
b. Consistently assess vulnerability to threats of intentional
attacks on the CDC Marine Transportation System and mitigate the
vulnerability to an acceptable level.
c. Dynamically assess the potential consequences of an intentional
attack on the CDC Marine Transportation System and capably mitigate,
through coordinated response, the impact of a successful attack.
d. Lead the development of national, regional, and local
resiliency/recovery capability from successful attacks on the CDC
Marine Transportation System.
e. Establish the internal organization and processes, and external
stakeholder
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relationships, to manage the national maritime CDC security program to
an acceptable risk level.
Dated: October 20, 2011.
K.C. Kiefer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Port and Facility Activities,
Designated Federal Official, NMSAC.
[FR Doc. 2011-27724 Filed 10-25-11; 8:45 am]
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