[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51575-51576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20953]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2015-0693]


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 will meet in 
Washington, DC 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 29, 2015, from 
1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday, September 30, 2015, from 9:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This meeting may close early if all business is 
finished. All written public material and requests to make oral 
presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before September 23, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at U.S. Department of 
Transportation Headquarters (Oklahoma Room), 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., Washington, DC, 20590. Due to security, members of the public 
wishing to attend must register with Mr. Ryan Owens, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the National Maritime Security Advisory 
Committee, telephone 202-372-1108 or [email protected] no later 
than September 23, 2015. Additionally, all visitors to the Department 
of Transportation Headquarters must provide identification in the form 
of 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 1-855-475-2447; the pass code to join is 764 990 
20#. 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. Comments that the public wishes the members 
to see prior to the meeting should be submitted no later than September 
23, 2015. Identify your comments by docket number [USCG-2015-0693] 
using one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions 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 9:00 
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-2015-0693]. 
All submissions 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, insert 
``USCG-2015-0693'' in the ``Search'' box, and follow instructions on 
the Web site.
    Public comments will be sought throughout the meeting by the 
Designated Federal Officer as specific issues are discussed by the 
committee. Additionally, public oral comment periods will be held 
during the meetings on September 29, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., 
and September 30, 2015, from 11:10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Speakers are 
requested to limit their comments to 3 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Owens, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer 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 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.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/NMSAC by September 23, 2015. Alternatively, you may 
contact Ryan Owens as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section above.

Agenda of Meeting

Day 1

    The committee will meet to review, discuss and formulate 
recommendations on the following issues:
    (1) Coast Guard Cyber Security Strategy. The Coast Guard issued a 
Cyber Security Strategy on June 16, 2015. A copy of the strategy can be 
found at http://www.uscg.mil/seniorleadership/DOCS/cyber.pdf. The 
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee will meet to review and 
provide recommendations on this strategy.
    (2) Transportation Worker Identification Credential; Next

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Generation Specifications. The committee will discuss and formulate 
recommendations on what the next generation of Transportation Worker 
Credentials and readers should incorporate.
    (3) Coast Guard Industry Training Revisions. The Coast Guard 
operates a program that places members in positions within the maritime 
industry to better understand how it works. The Committee will be 
tasked with developing recommendations on how to enhance this program.
    (4) Update on harmonization of rules with Canada and the Beyond the 
Border Initiative. The Committee will receive an update brief on these 
two programs.
    (5) Public comment period.

Day 2

    The Committee will meet to review, discuss and formulate 
recommendations on the following issues:
    (1) Extremely Hazardous Cargo Strategy. The Committee will receive 
a brief and provide recommendations on the implementation of the 
Department of Homeland Security's Extremely Hazardous Cargo Strategy.
    (2) Energy Renaissance. National Maritime Security Advisory 
Committee will receive a brief and provide recommendations on the 
increased movement of petrochemical cargos in the inland waterways.
    (3) Election of New Chairman and Vice Chairman.
    (4) Public comment period.

    Dated: August 19, 2015.
V.B. Gifford,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015-20953 Filed 8-24-15; 8:45 am]
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