81 FR 66977 - National Maritime Security Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 189 (September 29, 2016)

The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee will meet in Leesburg, VA to discuss various issues relating to national maritime security. This meeting will be open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66977-66978]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23515]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2016-0499]


National Maritime Security Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee will meet in 
Leesburg, VA to discuss various issues relating to national maritime 
security. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, from 1:15 
p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday, October 19, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 12 
Noon. Either session may close early if all business is finished.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Belmont A and B Room at The 
National Conference Center, 18980 Upper Belmont Place, Leesburg, VA 
20176. The location's Web site is http://www.conferencecenter.com.
    This meeting will be broadcast 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.
    Instructions: 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 October 10, 2016, if you want Committee members 
to be able to review your comments before the meeting. You must include 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number [USCG-2016-
0499]. Written comments may be submitted using Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. For assistance with technical 
difficulties, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
    All comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You 
may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal Docket Management 
System in the March 24, 2005 issue of the Federal Register (70 FR 
15086)
    Docket Search: For access to the docket to read documents or 
comments related to this Notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov 
insert ``USCG-2016-0499'' in the ``Search'' box, press Enter and then 
click on the item you wish to view.
    Public oral 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 October 18, 2016, from 4 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., and 
October 19, 2016, from 11:30 a.m. to 12 Noon. 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, even if the 
entire scheduled period has not elapsed. Contact the person listed in 
the FOR

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FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below to register as a speaker.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Owens, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer for the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee, 
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593, Stop 
7581, Washington, DC 20593-7581; telephone 202-372-1108 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
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 Committee provides advice 
to, 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 October 17, 2016. Alternatively, you may 
contact the person 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) Extremely Hazardous Cargo Strategy. In July, the Coast Guard 
tasked the Committee to work with the Chemical Transportation Advisory 
Committee to assist in the development of an Extremely Hazardous Cargo 
Strategy Implementation Plan. The Committee will receive an update from 
the Extremely Hazardous Cargo Working Group on their efforts.
    (2) Transportation Worker Identification Credential. The Committee 
will receive a brief and provide comment on current Transportation 
Worker Identification Credential efforts.
    (3) Facility Security Officer Regulation and Training. The 
Committee will receive a brief and provide comment on current 
regulation and training efforts
    (4) Regulatory Update. The Committee will receive an update brief 
on regulatory efforts to date.
    (5) Public Comment period.

Day 2

    The Committee will meet to review, discuss and formulate 
recommendations on the following issues:
    (1) Future Maritime Security Concerns. The Committee will be tasked 
with developing a long term list of maritime concerns for potential 
future taskings.
    (2) Joint Port Recovery Protocols. The Committee will receive a 
brief and provide recommendations on the efforts to update the United 
States Coast Guard/Customs and Border Protection Joint Port Recovery 
Protocols.
    (3) Transportation Security Administration's Intermodal Security 
Training and Exercise Program ``Maritime Active Shooter Tabletop 
Exercises'' for Large Passenger Vessel Operations. The Committee will 
receive a brief and provide recommendations on the efforts to update on 
this training program
    (4) Public comment period.

    Dated: September 24, 2016.
V.B. Gifford, Jr.,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
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