82 FR 16407 - National Maritime Security Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 63 (April 4, 2017)

The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee will meet in Norfolk, Virginia, to review and discuss various issues relating to national maritime security. All meetings will be open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 4, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16407-16408]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06656]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0203]


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 
Norfolk, Virginia, to review and discuss various issues relating to 
national maritime security. All meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The Committee will meet on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, from 12 Noon 
to 4:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 12 Noon. 
This meeting may close early if all business is finished.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Port of Virginia Conference 
Room on the 6th floor of the World Trade Center,

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600 World Trade Center; Norfolk, Virginia 23510. The Port of Virginia's 
Web site is: http://www.portofvirginia.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. If you encounter 
technical difficulties, contact Mr. Ryan Owens at (202) 302-6565.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact 
the individual listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below as soon 
as possible.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meetings, but if you want committee members to 
review your comment before the meetings, please submit your comments no 
later than April 20, 2017. We are particularly interested in comments 
on the issues in the ``Agenda'' section below. You must include 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number [USCG-2017-
0203] in your submission. Written comments should be submitted using 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. If you 
encounter technical difficulties, contact Mr. Ryan F. Owens. 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, and 
use ``USCG-2017-0203'' in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, and then 
click on the item you wish to view.

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., 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 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 April 25, 2017. 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) Security and Partnerships in the Port Of Virginia. The 
Committee will receive a presentation from the Port of Virginia 
providing review of how the Port of Virginia is partnering to implement 
security strategies.
    (2) Container Security, Non-Intrusive Inspection/Radiation Portal 
Monitors. The Committee will discuss, receive a briefing and provide 
recommendations on Customs and Border Protections efforts to implement 
non-intrusive inspection in US ports.
    (3) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. The increase in the use of unmanned 
aerial vehicles within ports has introduced the need to provide 
guidance on how to identify and report potential suspicious activity 
associated with these vehicles. The Committee will discuss, receive a 
briefing and provide guidance.
    (4) Seafarer Access. The Committee will receive a follow-on brief 
from a discussion at the last October 2016 public meeting.
    (5) Regulatory Update. The Committee will receive an update brief 
on regulatory efforts to date.
    (6) Public Comment period.

Day 2

    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 discuss and receive an 
update from the Extremely Hazardous Cargo Working Group on their 
efforts.
    (2) Cyber Security. The Committee will discuss and receive a brief 
on the current efforts to implement cyber security strategies.
    (3) Cascadia Horizon. The Committee will discuss and receive a 
brief on the results of the Coast Guard's participation in the Cascadia 
Rising National Level exercise.
    (4) Public comment period.
    Public comments or questions will be taken throughout the meeting 
as the Committee discusses the issues and prior to deliberations and 
voting. There will also be a public comment period at the end of the 
meeting. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 5 minutes. 
Please note that the public comment period may end before the period 
allotted, following the last call for comments. Contact the individual 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above to register 
as a speaker.

    Dated: March 29, 2017.
V.B. Gifford, Jr.
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
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