[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 165 (Monday, August 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68453-68454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19083]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0431]


National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee; September 
2024 Meetings

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee meetings.

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SUMMARY: The National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee 
(Committee) will conduct a series of meetings over two days to review, 
discuss, and make recommendations to the Secretary on matters relating 
to marine investigation cases and other relevant initiatives pertaining 
to commercial fishing vessels (CFVs). For more detailed information see 
section VI below.

DATES: 
    Meetings: The Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, September 
10, 2024, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT), and 
Wednesday, September 11, 2024, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. AKDT. Please 
note these meetings may close early if the Committee has completed its 
business.
    Comments and supporting documentation: To ensure your comments are 
received before the meetings, please submit your written comments no 
later than September 2, 2024.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the William A. Eagan Civic & 
Convention Center 555 W Fifth Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501. https://anchorageconventioncenters.com/egan-center/overview.
    The National Commercial Fishing 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 Mr. Jonathan Wendland at 
[email protected] or call at 202-372-1245 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 your 
comment reviewed before the meetings, please submit your comments no 
later than September 2, 2024. We are particularly interested in 
comments regarding the topics in the ``Agenda'' section below. We 
encourage you to submit comments through Federal Decision Making Portal 
at https://www.regulations.gov. To do so, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-2024-0431 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, email the 
individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
document for alternate instructions. You must include the docket number 
USCG-2024-0431. Comments received will be posted without alteration at 
https://www.regulations.gov including any personal information 
provided. You may wish to review the Privacy and Security Notice found 
via 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: Mr. Jonathan Wendland, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the National Commercial Fishing Safety 
Advisory Committee, telephone 202-372-1245 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is in compliance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Pub. L. 117-286, 5 U.S.C. ch. 
10). The National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee was 
authorized on December 4, 2018, by section 601 of the Frank LoBiondo 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, (Pub. L. 115-282, 132 Stat. 
4190), and is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15102. 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 relating to the safe operation of vessels including 
the matters of:
    (A) navigation safety;
    (B) safety equipment and procedures;
    (C) marine insurance;

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    (D) vessel design, construction, maintenance, and operation; and
    (E) personnel qualifications and training;
    Additionally, the Committee will review regulations proposed under 
chapter 45 of Title 46 of U.S Code (during preparation of the 
regulations) and review marine casualties and investigations of vessels 
covered by chapter 45 of Title 46 U.S. Code and make recommendations to 
the Secretary to improve safety and reduce vessel casualties.

Agenda

Day 1 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. AKDT)

    The agenda for the National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory 
Committee is as follows:
I. Opening
    a. Call to Order/Designated Federal Officer (DFO) Remarks.
    b. Roll Call/Determination of Quorum.
    c. U.S. Coast Guard Leadership Remarks.
II. Administration
    a. Review and Adoption of Meeting Agenda.
    b. Meeting Goals.
    c. Roberts Rules Simplified.
III. General Updates
    a. Old Business.
    b. New Business.
IV. U.S. Coast Guard Information Session and Progress Update to 
Committee
    a. Brief: Numbers and types of injuries and deaths caused by 
rotational and mechanical equipment.
    b. Brief: U.S. Coast Guard initiatives with search and rescue 
operations in and around wind farms.
    c. Brief: Very High Frequency (VHF) radio relay tower maintenance 
and Digital Selecting Calling (DSC) operational status in coastal 
Alaska.
    d. Brief: Fire risks of emerging alternative propulsion technology 
(e.g., hydrogen, electric batteries etc.) on commercial fishing 
vessels.
V. Public Comment Period
VI. U.S. Coast Guard Committee Tasking and Investigation Review
    a. Task Statement #23-24: Review marine casualty investigations 
linked to fire and smoke detection devices on Commercial Fishing 
Vessels (CFVs). Make recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard.
    1. Public Comment Period.
    2. Committee Deliberation.
    3. Committee Vote on Recommendations Presented.
    b. Task Statement #24-24: Review CFV marine casualty investigations 
cases that resulted from structural failures which resulted in sinking 
and total loss of the vessel. Make recommendations to the U.S. Coast 
Guard on preferred standards for material conditions, construction, and 
design to improve vessel seaworthiness.
    1. Public Comment Period.
    2. Committee Deliberation.
    3. Committee Vote on Recommendations Presented.
    c. Task Statement #25-24: Advise the U.S. Coast Guard on whether 
CFVs should be subject to Safety Management System requirements.
    d. Task Statement #26-24: Craft a ``NCFSAC Posthumous Special 
Recognition Award'' that recognizes the accomplishments and 
contributions of an advocate to fishing industry safety.
    e. Task Statement #10-23: Continue review of the development of the 
CG-CVC-3 publicly accessible website that contains information related 
to fishing industry activities, including vessel safety, inspections, 
enforcement, hazards, training, and outages of the Rescue 21 system.
VII. Public Comment Period
VIII. Meeting Adjourns

Day 2 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. AKDT)

IX. Call to Order/Designated Federal Officer (DFO) Remarks
X. Roll Call/Determination of Quorum
XI. Committee Discussions/Actions
XII. Public Comment Period
XIII. Review Voluntary Best Practice Updates
XIV. Annual Election of Chair and Vice Chair
XV. Plans for Next Meeting
XVI. Closing Remarks/Committee and U.S. Coast Guard
XVII. Adjournment of Meeting

    A copy of pre-meeting documentation will be available at https://www.dco.uscg.mil/NCFSAC2024/ on or about August 23, 2024. 
Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Jonathan Wendland as noted in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    There will be public comment periods scheduled each day of the 
meeting. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. 
Please note that the public comment period may end before the period 
allotted, following the last call for comments.
    Please contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section to register as a speaker.

    Dated: August 21, 2024.
Amy M. Beach,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-19083 Filed 8-23-24; 8:45 am]
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