[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51186-51187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20399]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2014-0790]


National Maritime Security Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee will meet in 
Baltimore, Maryland to discuss various issues relating to national 
maritime security. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Committee will meet on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 from 9 
a.m. to 12 Noon and Wednesday, September 17, 2014 from 8 a.m. to 11a.m. 
These meetings may close early if all business is finished. All 
submitted written materials, comments, and requests to make oral 
presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before September 11, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at Berry Hall (Building 28A), U.S. 
Coast Guard Yard, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21226. 
Due to security, members of the public wishing to attend shall register 
with Mr. Ryan Owens, Alternate Designated Federal Officer of National 
Maritime Security Advisory Committee, telephone 202-372-1108 or 
[email protected] no later than September 11, 2014. Additionally, 
all visitors to the Coast Guard Yard must provide identification in the 
form of a Government Issue picture identification card for access to 
the facility. Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the planned 
start of the meeting in order to pass through security.
    This meeting will be broadcasted via a web enabled interactive 
online format and teleconference line. To participate via 
teleconference, dial 866-810-4853; the pass code to join is 
9760138#. Additionally, if you would like to participate in 
this meeting via the online web format, please log onto https://share.dhs.gov/nmsac/ and follow the online instructions to register for 
this meeting.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, 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. Written comments must be submitted no later 
than September 11, 2014 if you want Committee members to review your 
comment prior to the meeting. Comments must be identified by the by 
docket number [USCG-2014-0790] and submitted by one of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. (Preferred method to 
avoid delays in processing.)
     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 9:00 
a.m. and 5:00 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-2014-0790]. 
All comments submitted will be posted without alteration at 
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: For access to the docket to read documents or comments 
related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov insert ``USCG-
2014-0790'' in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, and then click on the 
item you wish to view.
    Public comments will be sought throughout the meeting by the 
Designated Federal Officer as specific issues are discussed by the 
Committee. Additionally, a public oral comment period will be held 
during the meetings on September 16, 2014, from 11:30 p.m. to 12 Noon, 
and September 17, 2014 from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Speakers are 
requested to limit their comments to 5 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 below to register as a speaker.
    Any written material submitted by the public both before and after 
the meeting will be distributed to the National Maritime Security 
Advisory Committee and become part of the public record. A copy of each 
report, presentation, and the meeting agenda will be available at 
https://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/browse.do?channelId=-26462.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Owens, Alternate Designated 
Federal Official of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee, 
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Stop 7581, Washington, DC 
20593-7581; telephone 202-372-1108 or email [email protected]. If 
you have any questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, 
call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-
366-9826 or 1-800-647-5527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5, United

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States Code, Appendix. The National Maritime Security Advisory 
Committee operates under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 70112. The National 
Maritime Security Advisory Committee provides advice, consults with, 
and makes recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security, via 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard, on matters relating to national 
maritime security.

Agenda of Meeting

Day 1

    The Committee will meet to review, discuss and formulate 
recommendations on the following issues:
    (1) Cyber Security Symposium. The Coast Guard has been actively 
working on the issue of cyber security and is looking to hold a one-day 
public cyber security symposium to discuss the issue in depth. This 
symposium will not be associated with National Maritime Security 
Advisory Committee, but the Committee's expertise is being sought to 
review a draft agenda on the symposium and provide guidance on what the 
issues should be focused on during the symposium.
    (2) Suspicious Activity Reporting. The Suspicious Activity 
Reporting Working Group will report on their efforts to recommend 
specific guidelines for the Coast Guard to implement in refining the 
current policies/regulations governing Suspicious Activity Reporting. 
The Committee will discuss and formally present the guidelines to the 
Coast Guard.
    (3) Radiation Portal Monitoring. This is a follow on discussion 
from the September, 2013 public meeting. In this meeting, the Committee 
will have an opportunity to review and discuss the Radiation Portal 
Monitoring Program with both members from the Department of Homeland 
Security Domestic Nuclear Detection Office and the Bureau of Customs 
and Border Protection to further discuss the challenges involved in 
replacing/altering current Radiation Portal Monitors within ports.
    (4) Notification of Maritime Security Level Changes to 
International Partners. While the notification of Maritime Security 
level changes is well developed at the local and regional level, a gap 
exists in the notification to our international partners. The Committee 
will receive a brief and be tasked with providing guidance on how the 
Coast Guard can address this gap.
    (5) Public Comment period. There will be a comment period for 
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee members and a comment 
period for the public after each report presentation, but before each 
is voted on by the Committee. The Committee will review the information 
presented and formulate recommendations for the Department's 
consideration.

Day 2

    The Committee will meet to review, discuss and formulate 
recommendations on the following issues:
    (1) Working Group Briefing. The Committee will provide a briefing 
on the Working Group efforts of the previous afternoon.
    (2) Future Security Issues. The Committee will review the results 
of the Coast Guard's Future Security survey and provide comment to help 
the Coast Guard develop a long term vision for its maritime security 
program.
    (3) Public Comment Period. There will be a comment period for 
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee members and a comment 
period for the public after each report presentation, but before each 
is voted on by the Committee. The Committee will review the information 
presented and formulate recommendations for the Department's 
consideration.

    Dated: August 22, 2014.
J.C. Burton,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
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