[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50017-50018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20378]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0673]


Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee will meet in 
Seattle, Washington to discuss various issues relating to safety in the 
commercial fishing industry. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Committee will meet on Tuesday, September 15 and Wednesday, 
September 16, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The meeting may close 
early if all business is finished.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the United States District Court 
House located at 700 Stewart Street, Seattle, Washington, Room 19205. 
http://www.wawd.uscourts.gov/visitors/seattle-courthouse
    If you are planning to attend the meeting, you will be required to 
pass through a security checkpoint. You will be required to show valid 
government identification. Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the 
planned start of the meeting in order to pass through security.
    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 4, 2015 if you want Committee members to be able to 
review your comments before the meeting. Comments must be identified by 
docket number USCG-2015-0673, and submitted by one of the following 
methods:
     Federal Electronic Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov (preferred method to avoid delays in processing).
     Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), United States 
Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, South East, Washington, District of Columbia 
20590-0001.
     Facsimile: (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 for this action. 
Comments received 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, enter the 
docket number in the ``SEARCH'' box, press Enter and then click on the 
item you wish to view.
    Public oral comment periods will be held during the meeting after 
each presentation and at the end of each day. Speakers are requested to 
limit their comments to 3 minutes. Please note that the public oral 
comment periods may end before the prescribed ending time following the 
last call for comments. Contact Jack Kemerer as indicated below to 
register as a speaker.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack Kemerer, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer of Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee, 
Commandant (CG-CVC-3), United States Coast Guard Headquarters, 2703 
Martin Luther King Junior Avenue, South East, Mail Stop 7501, 
Washington, DC 20593-7501; telephone 202-372-1249, facsimile 202-372-
8376, electronic mail: [email protected]. If you have any 
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl 
Collins, Program Manager, Docket

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Operations, telephone 202-493-0402 or 1-800-647-5527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 United States Code, Appendix.
    The Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee is authorized by 
Title 46 United States Code Section 4508. The Committee's purpose is to 
provide advice and recommendations to the United States Coast Guard and 
the Department of Homeland Security on matters relating to the safety 
of commercial fishing industry vessels.
    A copy of available meeting documentation should be posted to the 
docket, as noted above, and at http://fishsafe.info/ by August 31, 
2015. Post-meeting documentation will be posted to the Web site within 
30 days after the meeting, or as soon as possible. Alternatively, you 
may contact Jack Kemerer as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section above.

Agenda

    The Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee will meet to 
review, discuss and formulate recommendations on topics contained in 
the agenda:

DAY 1

    The meeting will include administrative matters, reports, 
presentations, discussions, and Subcommittee/working group sessions as 
follows:
    (1) Swearing-in of new members, election of Chair and Vice-Chair, 
and completion of Department of Homeland Security Form 420 by Special 
Government Employee members.
    (2) Status of Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Rulemaking projects 
resulting from requirements set forth in the Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 2010 and the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 
2012.
    (3) Coast Guard District Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety 
Coordinator reports on activities and initiatives.
    (4) Industry Representative updates on safety and survival 
equipment, and classification of fishing vessels.
    (5) Presentation and discussion on casualties by regions and 
fisheries and update on safety and risk reduction-related projects by 
the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
    (6) Presentation and discussion on tonnage and documentation 
issues.
    (7) Subcommittee/working group sessions, as time allows, on (a) 
standards for alternative safety compliance program(s) development, (b) 
definitions and safety equipment requirements that should be considered 
in future rulemaking projects, and (c) requirements of the 
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and 
Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel, 1995.
    (8) Public comment period.
    (9) Adjournment of meeting.
    There will be a comment period for Commercial Fishing Safety 
Advisory Committee members and a comment period for the public after 
each presentation and discussion. The Committee will review the 
information presented on any issues, deliberate on any recommendations 
presented in Subcommittee reports, and formulate recommendations for 
the Department's consideration.

DAY 2

    The meeting will primarily be dedicated to continuing Subcommittee/
working group sessions, but will also include:
    (1) Reports and recommendations from Subcommittees/working groups 
to the full committee for discussion, deliberation, and adoption for 
presentation to the Coast Guard as determined by committee voting. The 
public will have opportunity to comment on reports and discussions 
prior to the committee taking action on such reports or 
recommendations.
    (2) Other safety recommendations and safety program strategies from 
the Committee.
    (3) Public comment period.
    (4) Future plans and goals for the Committee.
    (5) Adjournment of meeting.

    Dated: August 12, 2015.
V.B. Gifford,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015-20378 Filed 8-17-15; 8:45 am]
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