[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77167-77168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21513]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0781]


National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee; 
October 2024 Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee meetings.

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SUMMARY: The National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee 
(Committee) and its three subcommittees will meet in public in 
Washington, DC to discuss matters relating to the safe and secure 
marine transportation of hazardous materials. The Committee will be 
held in person only. The three subcommittee meetings will be virtual. 
For more detailed information regarding the subcommittee meetings, see 
Agenda Day 1 and Day 2 below.

DATES: 
    Four Open Meetings: (1) The Support Reductions to Emissions and 
Environmental Impacts Associated with Marine Transport of Chemicals, 
Liquefied Gases and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG); Including the Working 
Group on the update to 46 CFR 150 concerning Cargo Compatibility 
Testing subcommittee will meet virtually on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 
from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). If the subcommittee 
has completed its business the meeting may end early. (2) The Industry 
Best Practices and Regulatory Updates Related to the Maritime 
Transportation of Lithium Batteries subcommittee will meet virtually on 
Wednesday, October 9, 2024, from 9 a.m. to noon EDT. If the 
subcommittee has completed its business the meeting may end early. (3) 
The Updates to CG-ENG Policy Letter 02-15: Design Standards For U.S. 
Barges Intending to Carry Liquefied Natural Gas in Bulk subcommittee 
will meet virtually on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 
p.m. EDT. If the subcommittee has completed its business the meeting 
may end early. (4) The National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory 
Committee will meet in-person on Thursday, October 10, 2024, from 9 
a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT. If the Committee has completed its business the 
meeting may end early.
    The subcommittee taskings and other subcommittee information can be 
found using the following address: https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-chemical-transportation-safety-advisory-committee-(nctsac)/task-statements.
    Comments and supporting documents: To ensure your comments are 
received by Committee and subcommittee members before the meetings, 
submit your written comments no later than September 24, 2024. Please 
specify to whom your comments are directed: the Committee or the 
subcommittees.

ADDRESSES: The National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory 
Committee meeting will be held at the American Bureau of Shipping 
Group, 80 M Street Southeast, Suite 480, Washington, DC 20003.
    Pre-registration Information: Pre-registration is required for in-
person access to the full Committee meeting or to attend the 
subcommittee meetings via videoconference. Public attendees will be 
required to pre-register no later than noon EDT on September 24, 2024, 
to be admitted to the meetings. 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 
Joseph Kolb at [email protected]. You will be asked to provide 
your name, telephone number, email, company or group with which you are 
affiliated, and whether you wish to attend virtually for subcommittee 
meetings or in person for full Committee meeting. If you wish to attend 
virtually, please also provide the subcommittee meeting(s) you wish to 
attend.
    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 Joseph Kolb at 
[email protected] or call at 206-815-1623 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 or subcommittee members to review your comment before the 
meetings, please submit your comments no later than September 24, 2024. 
We are particularly interested in comments on the topics in the 
``Agenda'' section below. We encourage you to submit comments through 
the Federal Decision Making Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. To 
do so, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-2024-0781 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-2024-0781]. 
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 a link on 
the homepage of https://www.regulations.gov, and the Department of 
Homeland Security'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 the 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 Joseph Kolb, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the National Chemical Transportation 
Safety Advisory Committee, telephone 206-815-1623, or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is in compliance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

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(Pub. L. 117-286, 5. U.S.C. ch. 10). The Committee was authorized by 
section 601 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 
(Pub. L. 115-282, 132 Stat. 4192) and 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 on matters 
related to the safe and secure marine transportation of hazardous 
materials.

Agenda

Day 1

Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT

    The Support Reductions to Emissions and Environmental Impacts 
Associated with Marine Transport of Chemicals, Liquefied Gases and 
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG); Including the Working Group on the update 
to 46 CFR 150 concerning Cargo Compatibility Testing subcommittee (Task 
Statement 22-01).
    The subcommittee will meet to prepare findings and any proposed 
recommendations in response to the tasking.

Day 2

Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 9 a.m. to Noon EDT

    The Industry Best Practices and Regulatory Updates Related to the 
Maritime Transportation of Lithium Batteries subcommittee (Task 
Statement 22-02).
    The subcommittee will meet to prepare findings and any proposed 
recommendations in response to the tasking.

Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 1:30 to 5 p.m. EDT

    The Updates to CG-ENG Policy Letter 02-15: Design Standards For 
U.S. Barges Intending to Carry Liquefied Natural Gas in Bulk 
subcommittee (Task Statement 24-01).
    The subcommittee will meet to prepare findings and any proposed 
recommendations in response to the tasking.
    The agenda for each subcommittee will include the following:
    (1) Call to order by subcommittee Chair.
    (2) Introduction and review subcommittee tasking.
    (3) Public comment period.
    (4) Adjournment of subcommittee meetings.

Day 3

Thursday, October 10, 2024, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT

    The agenda for the National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory 
Committee meeting on Thursday, October 10, 2024 is as follows:
    (1) Call to order.
    (2) Roll call and determination of quorum.
    (3) Swearing in of new members.
    (4) Remarks from U.S. Coast Guard leadership.
    (5) Chairman and Designated Federal Officer's remarks.
    (6) Acceptance of February 1, 2024 meeting minutes and status of 
task items.
    (7) Each subcommittee Chair briefs and update the Committee:
    a. The Support Reductions to Emissions and Environmental Impacts 
Associated with Marine Transport of Chemicals, Liquefied Gases and 
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG); Including the Working Group on the update 
to 46 CFR 150 concerning Cargo Compatibility Testing subcommittee (Task 
Statement 22-01). Subcommittee chair briefs Committee, public comment, 
Committee deliberations and Committee vote.
    b. The Industry Best Practices and Regulatory Updates Related to 
the Maritime Transportation of Lithium Batteries subcommittee (Task 
Statement 22-02). Subcommittee chair briefs Committee, public comment, 
Committee deliberations and Committee vote.
    c. The CG-ENG Policy Letter 02-15: Design Standards for U.S. Barges 
Intending to Carry Liquefied Natural Gas in Bulk subcommittee (Task 
Statement 24-01). Subcommittee chair briefs Committee, public comment, 
Committee deliberations and Committee vote.
    (8) Election of Chair and Vice-Chair.
    (9) Recognition of outgoing members from the Committee.
    (10) Final 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 October 1, 2024. Alternatively, you may contact 
Lieutenant Joseph Kolb as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section above.
    Public comments will be taken throughout the meetings as the 
Committee and subcommittees discuss the issues and prior to 
deliberations and voting. There will be a final public comment period 
at the end of the full Committee meeting. Each public comment in the 
plenary session will be limited to two minutes.
    Please contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section above, to register as a speaker.

    Dated: September 16, 2024.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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