[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 249 (Friday, December 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90192-90193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28753]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0292]


National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee; 
January 2024 Meeting

AGENCY: United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee 
(Committee) will conduct a series of subcommittee meetings over two 
days in League City, TX, and a full committee meeting in Texas City, TX 
to discuss matters relating to the safe and secure marine 
transportation of hazardous materials. The subcommittee meetings will 
also be available by videoconference for those unable to attend in 
person, however the full committee meeting will be held in person only. 
All meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: 
    Meetings: National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory 
Committee subcommittees will meet on Tuesday, January 30 and Wednesday, 
January 31, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) 
each day. The full Committee will meet on Thursday, February 1, 2024, 
from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. CST. Please note these meetings may close 
early if the Committee has completed its business.
    Comments and supporting documents: To ensure your comments are 
reviewed by Committee members before the meeting, submit your written 
comments no later than January 16, 2024.

ADDRESSES: The subcommittee meetings will be held at INEOS Oligomers 
USA, 2600 South Shore Boulevard, Suite 400, League City, TX 77573, and 
the full committee meeting will be held at U.S. Coast Guard Marine 
Safety Unit Texas City, 3101 FM 2004, Texas City, TX 77591.
    Pre-registration Information: Pre-registration is required for in-
person access to the meeting or to attend the subcommittee meetings by 
videoconference. Public attendees will be required to pre-register no 
later than noon Eastern Standard Time on January 16, 2024, to be 
admitted to the meeting. In-person attendance may be capped due to 
limited space in the meeting venue, and registration will be on a 
first-come-first-served basis. To pre-register, contact Lieutenant 
Ethan Beard at [email protected]. You will be asked to provide 
your name, telephone number, email, company, or group with which you 
are affiliated (for subcommittee meetings only), and whether you wish 
to attend virtually or in person; if a foreign national, also provide 
your country of citizenship, passport country, country of residence, 
place of birth, passport number, and passport expiration date.
    The National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee is 
committed to ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of 
disability status. If you require reasonable accommodation due to a 
disability to fully participate, please email Lieutenant Ethan Beard at 
[email protected] or call 202-372-1419 as soon as possible.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meetings as time permits, but if you want 
Committee members to review your comment before the meetings, please 
submit your comments no later than January 16, 2024. We are 
particularly interested in comments on the topics in the ``Agenda'' 
section below. We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal 
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Making Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. To do so, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-2023-0292 in the search box and click 
``Search''. Next, look for this document in the Search Results column, 
and click on it. Then click on the Comment option. If your material 
cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact the 
individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
document for alternate instructions. You must include the docket number 
USCG-2023-0292. We do not redact personal information from comments 
which are posted at https://www.regulations.gov, so any personal 
information provided in a comment posted will be viewable by the 
public. You may wish to review the Privacy and Security Notice found 
via a link on the homepage of https://www.regulations.gov, and DHS's 
eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). If 
you encounter technical difficulties with comment submission, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice.
    Docket Search: Documents mentioned in this notice as being 
available in the docket, and all public comments, will be in our online 
docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following 
that website's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online 
docket and sign-up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments 
are posted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Ethan T. Beard, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the National Chemical Transportation 
Safety Advisory Committee, telephone 202-372-1419, or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of the meeting of the National 
Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Pub. L. 117-286, 5. U.S.C. ch. 
10). The Committee is authorized by section 601 of the Frank LoBiondo 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-282, 132 Stat. 4192) 
and is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15101. The Committee operates under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and 46 U.S.C. 15109. 
The Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security through the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on 
matters related to the safe and secure marine transportation of 
hazardous materials. The subcommittees listed in the agenda below were 
established specifically to address open task statements and will be 
closed upon issuance of final report.

Agenda

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

    Two subcommittees will meet to discuss the following task 
statements:
9 a.m.-noon CST
    Task Statement 22-03: Recommendations on Testing Requirements for 
Anti-Flashback Burners for Vapor Control Systems.
1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. CST
    Task Statement 21-01: Recommendations on Loading Limits of Gas 
Carriers and USCG Supplement to International Hazardous Zone 
Requirements.

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

    Two subcommittees will meet to discuss the following task 
statements:
9 a.m.-noon CST
    Task Statement 22-01: Recommendations to Support Reductions to 
Emissions and Environmental Impacts Associated with Marine Transport of 
Chemicals, Liquefied Gases and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. CST
    Task Statement 22-02: Recommendations on Industry Best Practices 
and Regulatory Updates Related to the Maritime Transportation of 
Lithium Batteries.
    The task statements and other subcommittee information are located 
at Homeport at the following address: https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-chemical-transportation-safety-advisory-committee-(nctsac)/task-statements. The agenda for the 
discussion of each task statement will include the following:
    (1) Introduction and review subcommittee task statement.
    (2) Public comment period.
    (3) Subcommittee discussion and preparation of any proposed 
recommendations for the full Committee meeting on February 1, 2024.
    (4) Adjournment of meeting.

Thursday, February 1, 2024

    The agenda for the National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory 
Committee meeting on Thursday, February 1, 2024 is as follows:
    (1) Call to order.
    (2) Roll call and determination of quorum.
    (3) Remarks from U.S. Coast Guard leadership.
    (4) Chairman and Designated Federal Officer's remarks.
    (5) Acceptance of June 15, 2023 meeting minutes and status of task 
items.
    (6) Committee will review, discuss, and formulate recommendations 
on the following items:
    a. Task Statement 21-01: Recommendations on Loading Limits of Gas 
Carriers and U.S. Coast Guard Supplement to International Hazardous 
Zone Requirements;
    b. Task Statement 22-01: Recommendations to Support Reductions to 
Emissions and Environmental Impacts Associated with Marine Transport of 
Chemicals, Liquefied Gases and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG);
    c. Task Statement 22-02: Recommendations on Industry Best Practices 
and Regulatory Updates Related to the Maritime Transportation of 
Lithium Batteries;
    d. Task Statement 22-03: Recommendations on Testing Requirements 
for Anti-Flashback Burners for Vapor Control Systems.
    (7) Subcommittee recommendation discussion.
    (8) Presentation of Task Statement 23-01: Recommendations to Update 
CG-ENG Policy Letter 02-15.
    (9) Task statement tracking discussion.
    (10) Public comment period.
    (11) Set next meeting date and location.
    (12) Adjournment of meeting.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at: https://homeportr.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-chemical-transportation-safety-advisory-committee-(nctsac)/committee-
meetings no later than January 24, 2024. Alternatively, you may contact 
Lieutenant Ethan Beard as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section above.
    Public comments or questions will be taken throughout the meetings 
as the Committee discusses the issues and prior to deliberations and 
voting. There will be a final public comment period at the end of 
meetings. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to two 
minutes. Contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section above, to register as a speaker.

    Dated: December 22, 2023.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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