83_FR_42684 83 FR 42521 - National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

83 FR 42521 - National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 163 (August 22, 2018)

Page Range42521-42522
FR Document2018-18070

The National Offshore Safety Advisory will meet in Houston, Texas to discuss committee matters relating to the safety of operations and other matters affecting the offshore oil and gas industry. All meetings will be open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 163 (Wednesday, August 22, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42521-42522]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18070]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0786]


National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory will meet in Houston, 
Texas to discuss committee matters relating to the safety of operations 
and other matters affecting the offshore oil and gas industry. All 
meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: 
    Meetings: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee and its 
subcommittees will meet Monday, September 10, 2018, and Tuesday, 
September 11, 2018. The Regulatory Reform Subcommittees will meet on 
Monday, September 10, 2018, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and the Lessons 
Learned Subcommittee will meet from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (All times are 
Central Time). The full Committee will meet on Tuesday, September 11, 
2018, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Please note that these meetings may close 
early if the committee has completed its business.
    Comments and Supporting Documentation: To ensure your comments are 
received by Committee members before the meetings, submit your written 
comments no later than August 31, 2018.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at United States Coast Guard 
Sector Houston-Galveston, 13411 Hillard Street, Houston, Texas 77034.
    Pre-Registration Information: Foreign nationals participating will 
be required to pre-register no later than August 27, 2018, to be 
admitted to the meeting. To pre-register, contact Mr. Patrick W. Clark, 
(202) 372-1358, patrick.w.clark@uscg.mil with the National Offshore 
Safety Advisory Committee in the subject line and provide your name, 
company, and telephone number; if a foreign national, also provide your 
country citizenship, passport country, country of residence, place of 
birth as well as your passport number and expiration date. All 
attendees will be required to provide a REAL-ID Act-compliant 
government-issued picture identification card in order to gain 
admittance to the building. For more information on REAL-ID and to 
check the compliance status of your state/territory please see https://www.dhs.gov/real-id and https://www.dhs.gov/real-id-public-faqs.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact 
the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
as soon as possible.
    Written comments must be submitted using the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If you encounter technical 
difficulties with comments submission, contact the individuals listed 
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.
    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 August 31, 2018. We are particularly interested in the 
comments on the issues in the ``Agenda'' section below. You must 
include ``Department of Homeland Security'' and docket number USCG-
2018-0786. Comments received will be posted without alteration at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For more about privacy and the docket, review the Privacy and 
Security Notice for the Federal Docket Management System at https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
    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-2018-0786'' in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, and then 
click on the item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Commander William Nabach, 
Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the National Offshore Safety 
Advisory Committee, Commandant (CG-OES-2), U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 
Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509; 
telephone (202) 372-1410, fax (202) 372-8382 or email 
william.a.nabach@uscg.mil, or Mr. Patrick Clark, telephone (202) 372-
1358, fax (202) 372-8382 or email patrick.w.clark@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Title 5 U.S.C. Appendix). The 
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee provides advice and 
recommendations to the Department of Homeland Security on matters 
relating to activities directly involved with, or in support of, the 
exploration of offshore mineral and energy resources insofar as they 
relate to matters within Coast Guard jurisdiction.

Agenda

Day 1

    The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee's subcommittees on 
Regulatory Review will meet on September 10, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 
2:00 p.m. (Central Time) to review, discuss and formulate addendums to 
the recommendations presented to the full Committee during the March 
27, 2018 public meeting. This will be followed by a meeting of the 
Lessons Learned Subcommittee from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Central Time) 
where they will review, discuss and formulate recommendations for 
presentation to the Committee on September 11, 2018.

Day 2

    The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee will hold a public 
meeting on September 11, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Central Time) to 
review and discuss the progress of, and any reports and recommendations 
received from the above listed subcommittees from their deliberations. 
The Committee will then use this information and consider public 
comments in discussing and formulating recommendations to the United 
States Coast Guard. Public comments or questions will be taken at

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the discretion of the Designated Federal Officer during the discussion 
and recommendation portions of the meeting and during the public 
comment period, see Agenda item (5).
    A complete agenda for the September 11, 2018 full Committee meeting 
is as follows:
    (1) Welcoming remarks.
    (2) General Administration and acceptance of minutes from March 28, 
2018 National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee public meeting.
    (3) Current Business--Presentation and discussion of progress from 
the Regulatory Review Subcommittee and from the Lessons Learned 
Subcommittee.
    (4) New Business--
    (a) Panel on Recognized Organizations.
    (b) Panel discussion on Ballast Water Management and issues 
relating to Mobile Offshore Drilling Units.
    (c) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Operational 
Update.
    (d) Maritime Administration Update.
    (e) International Association of Drilling Contractors Presentation
    (f) Introduction of new task statements:
    (i) Use of Offshore Supply Vessels and other non-purpose built 
vessels for Restoration/Recovery Activities.
    (ii) Standards for Letters of Non-Availability.
    (5) Public comment period.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-committees/nosac/meetings no later than August 31, 2018. Alternatively, 
you may contact Lieutenant Commander William Nabach or Mr. Patrick 
Clark as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    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 3 minutes. 
Please note that the public comment period may end before the period 
allotted, following the last call for comments. Contact the individuals 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above to register 
as a speaker.

    Dated: August 14, 2018.
Jeffery G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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                                              applicable, the business or professional                September 11, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 6                  for the Federal Docket Management
                                              affiliation of the interested person.                   p.m. Please note that these meetings                  System at https://www.regulations.gov/
                                                 In the interest of security, NIH has                 may close early if the committee has                  privacyNotice.
                                              instituted stringent procedures for entrance                                                                     Docket Search: For access to the
                                                                                                      completed its business.
                                              onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles,
                                                                                                         Comments and Supporting                            docket to read documents or comments
                                              including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles
                                              will be inspected before being allowed on               Documentation: To ensure your                         related to this notice, go to http://
                                              campus. Visitors will be asked to show one              comments are received by Committee                    www.regulations.gov, and use ‘‘USCG–
                                              form of identification (for example, a                  members before the meetings, submit                   2018–0786’’ in the ‘‘Search’’ box, press
                                              government-issued photo ID, driver’s license,           your written comments no later than                   Enter, and then click on the item you
                                              or passport) and to state the purpose of their          August 31, 2018.                                      wish to view.
                                              visit.                                                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                      ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at
                                                 Information is also available on the                                                                       Lieutenant Commander William
                                              Institute’s/Center’s home page:                         United States Coast Guard Sector
                                              www.niehs.nih.gov/dert/c-agenda.htm, where              Houston-Galveston, 13411 Hillard                      Nabach, Alternate Designated Federal
                                              an agenda and any additional information for            Street, Houston, Texas 77034.                         Officer of the National Offshore Safety
                                              the meeting will be posted when available.                 Pre-Registration Information: Foreign              Advisory Committee, Commandant
                                              (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance               nationals participating will be required              (CG–OES–2), U.S. Coast Guard, 2703
                                              Program Nos. 93.115, Biometry and Risk                  to pre-register no later than August 27,              Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, Stop
                                              Estimation—Health Risks from                            2018, to be admitted to the meeting. To               7509, Washington, DC 20593–7509;
                                              Environmental Exposures; 93.142, NIEHS                  pre-register, contact Mr. Patrick W.                  telephone (202) 372–1410, fax (202)
                                              Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety                Clark, (202) 372–1358, patrick.w.clark@               372–8382 or email william.a.nabach@
                                              Training; 93.143, NIEHS Superfund                       uscg.mil with the National Offshore                   uscg.mil, or Mr. Patrick Clark, telephone
                                              Hazardous Substances—Basic Research and                                                                       (202) 372–1358, fax (202) 372–8382 or
                                              Education; 93.894, Resources and Manpower
                                                                                                      Safety Advisory Committee in the
                                                                                                      subject line and provide your name,                   email patrick.w.clark@uscg.mil.
                                              Development in the Environmental Health
                                              Sciences; 93.113, Biological Response to                company, and telephone number; if a                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
                                              Environmental Health Hazards; 93.114,                   foreign national, also provide your                   this meeting is in compliance with the
                                              Applied Toxicological Research and Testing,             country citizenship, passport country,                Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Title
                                              National Institutes of Health, HHS)                     country of residence, place of birth as               5 U.S.C. Appendix). The National
                                                Dated: August 16, 2018.                               well as your passport number and                      Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
                                              Natasha M. Copeland,                                    expiration date. All attendees will be                provides advice and recommendations
                                                                                                      required to provide a REAL–ID Act-                    to the Department of Homeland Security
                                              Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
                                              Committee Policy.                                       compliant government-issued picture                   on matters relating to activities directly
                                                                                                      identification card in order to gain                  involved with, or in support of, the
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–18046 Filed 8–21–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                      admittance to the building. For more                  exploration of offshore mineral and
                                              BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
                                                                                                      information on REAL–ID and to check                   energy resources insofar as they relate to
                                                                                                      the compliance status of your state/                  matters within Coast Guard jurisdiction.
                                                                                                      territory please see https://                         Agenda
                                              DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  www.dhs.gov/real-id and https://
                                              SECURITY                                                www.dhs.gov/real-id-public-faqs.                      Day 1
                                              Coast Guard                                                For information on facilities or                     The National Offshore Safety
                                                                                                      services for individuals with disabilities            Advisory Committee’s subcommittees
                                              [Docket No. USCG–2018–0786]                             or to request special assistance at the               on Regulatory Review will meet on
                                                                                                      meetings, contact the individuals listed              September 10, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to
                                              National Offshore Safety Advisory                       in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                        2:00 p.m. (Central Time) to review,
                                              Committee                                               CONTACT section as soon as possible.                  discuss and formulate addendums to the
                                              AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department                       Written comments must be submitted                 recommendations presented to the full
                                              of Homeland Security.                                   using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at               Committee during the March 27, 2018
                                              ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory                      http://www.regulations.gov. If you                    public meeting. This will be followed by
                                              Committee meeting.                                      encounter technical difficulties with                 a meeting of the Lessons Learned
                                                                                                      comments submission, contact the                      Subcommittee from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00
                                              SUMMARY:   The National Offshore Safety                 individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER                 p.m. (Central Time) where they will
                                              Advisory will meet in Houston, Texas to                 INFORMATION CONTACT section below.                    review, discuss and formulate
                                              discuss committee matters relating to                      Instructions: You are free to submit               recommendations for presentation to the
                                              the safety of operations and other                      comments at any time, including orally                Committee on September 11, 2018.
                                              matters affecting the offshore oil and gas              at the meetings, but if you want
                                              industry. All meetings will be open to                  Committee members to review your                      Day 2
                                              the public.                                             comment before the meetings, please                      The National Offshore Safety
                                              DATES:                                                  submit your comments no later than                    Advisory Committee will hold a public
                                                Meetings: The National Offshore                       August 31, 2018. We are particularly                  meeting on September 11, 2018 from 8
                                              Safety Advisory Committee and its                       interested in the comments on the                     a.m. to 6 p.m. (Central Time) to review
                                              subcommittees will meet Monday,                         issues in the ‘‘Agenda’’ section below.               and discuss the progress of, and any
                                              September 10, 2018, and Tuesday,                        You must include ‘‘Department of                      reports and recommendations received
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                                              September 11, 2018. The Regulatory                      Homeland Security’’ and docket number                 from the above listed subcommittees
                                              Reform Subcommittees will meet on                       USCG–2018–0786. Comments received                     from their deliberations. The Committee
                                              Monday, September 10, 2018, from 1                      will be posted without alteration at                  will then use this information and
                                              p.m. to 2 p.m. and the Lessons Learned                  http://www.regulations.gov, including                 consider public comments in discussing
                                              Subcommittee will meet from 2 p.m. to                   any personal information provided. For                and formulating recommendations to
                                              4 p.m. (All times are Central Time). The                more about privacy and the docket,                    the United States Coast Guard. Public
                                              full Committee will meet on Tuesday,                    review the Privacy and Security Notice                comments or questions will be taken at


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                                              the discretion of the Designated Federal                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                information describing the Collection’s
                                              Officer during the discussion and                       SECURITY                                              purpose, the Collection’s likely burden
                                              recommendation portions of the                                                                                on the affected public, an explanation of
                                              meeting and during the public comment                   Coast Guard                                           the necessity of the Collection, and
                                              period, see Agenda item (5).                            [Docket No. USCG–2018–0497]                           other important information describing
                                                 A complete agenda for the September                                                                        the Collection. There is one ICR for each
                                              11, 2018 full Committee meeting is as                   Information Collection Request to                     Collection.
                                              follows:                                                Office of Management and Budget;                        The Coast Guard invites comments on
                                                 (1) Welcoming remarks.                               OMB Control Number: 1625–0015                         whether this ICR should be granted
                                                 (2) General Administration and
                                              acceptance of minutes from March 28,                    AGENCY:Coast Guard, DHS.                              based on the Collection being necessary
                                              2018 National Offshore Safety Advisory                        Sixty-day notice requesting
                                                                                                      ACTION:
                                                                                                                                                            for the proper performance of
                                              Committee public meeting.                               comments.                                             Departmental functions. In particular,
                                                 (3) Current Business—Presentation                                                                          the Coast Guard would appreciate
                                              and discussion of progress from the                     SUMMARY:   In compliance with the                     comments addressing: (1) The practical
                                              Regulatory Review Subcommittee and                      Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the                  utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy
                                              from the Lessons Learned                                U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an                 of the estimated burden of the
                                              Subcommittee.                                           Information Collection Request (ICR) to               Collection; (3) ways to enhance the
                                                 (4) New Business—                                    the Office of Management and Budget                   quality, utility, and clarity of
                                                 (a) Panel on Recognized                              (OMB), Office of Information and                      information subject to the Collection;
                                              Organizations.                                          Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an              and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
                                                 (b) Panel discussion on Ballast Water                extension of its approval for the                     the Collection on respondents,
                                              Management and issues relating to                       following collection of information:                  including the use of automated
                                              Mobile Offshore Drilling Units.                         1625–0015, Bridge Permit Application                  collection techniques or other forms of
                                                 (c) Bureau of Safety and                             Guide, without change. Our ICR                        information technology. In response to
                                              Environmental Enforcement Operational                   describes the information we seek to                  your comments, we may revise this ICR
                                              Update.                                                 collect from the public. Before                       or decide not to seek an extension of
                                                 (d) Maritime Administration Update.                  submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast                approval for the Collection. We will
                                                 (e) International Association of                     Guard is inviting comments as                         consider all comments and material
                                              Drilling Contractors Presentation                       described below.                                      received during the comment period.
                                                 (f) Introduction of new task                         DATES: Comments must reach the Coast
                                                                                                                                                              We encourage you to respond to this
                                              statements:                                             Guard on or before October 22, 2018.                  request by submitting comments and
                                                 (i) Use of Offshore Supply Vessels and               ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                    related materials. Comments must
                                              other non-purpose built vessels for                     identified by Coast Guard docket
                                              Restoration/Recovery Activities.                                                                              contain the OMB Control Number of the
                                                                                                      number [USCG–2018–0497] to the Coast                  ICR and the docket number of this
                                                 (ii) Standards for Letters of Non-                   Guard using the Federal eRulemaking
                                              Availability.                                                                                                 request, [USCG–2018–0497], and must
                                                                                                      Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.                 be received by October 22, 2018.
                                                 (5) Public comment period.                           See the ‘‘Public participation and
                                                 A copy of all meeting documentation                  request for comments’’ portion of the                 Submitting Comments
                                              will be available at https://                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
                                              homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-                   further instructions on submitting                       We encourage you to submit
                                              waterways/safety-advisory-committees/                   comments.                                             comments through the Federal
                                              nosac/meetings no later than August 31,                   A copy of the ICR is available through              eRulemaking Portal at http://
                                              2018. Alternatively, you may contact                    the docket on the internet at http://                 www.regulations.gov. If your material
                                              Lieutenant Commander William Nabach                     www.regulations.gov. Additionally,                    cannot be submitted using http://
                                              or Mr. Patrick Clark as noted in the FOR                copies are available from:                            www.regulations.gov, contact the person
                                              FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section                     COMMANDANT (CG–612), ATTN:                            in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                              above.                                                  PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT                               CONTACT section of this document for
                                                 Public comments or questions will be                 MANAGER, U.S. COAST GUARD, 2703                       alternate instructions. Documents
                                              taken throughout the meeting as the                     MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AVE. SE,                       mentioned in this notice, and all public
                                              committee discusses the issues and                      STOP 7710, WASHINGTON, DC 20593–                      comments, are in our online docket at
                                              prior to deliberations and voting. There                7710.                                                 http://www.regulations.gov and can be
                                              will also be a public comment period at                                                                       viewed by following that website’s
                                                                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              the end of the meeting. Speakers are                                                                          instructions. Additionally, if you go to
                                                                                                      Contact Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of
                                              requested to limit their comments to 3                                                                        the online docket and sign up for email
                                                                                                      Information Management, telephone
                                              minutes. Please note that the public                                                                          alerts, you will be notified when
                                                                                                      202–475–3532, or fax 202–372–8405, for
                                              comment period may end before the                                                                             comments are posted.
                                                                                                      questions on these documents.
                                              period allotted, following the last call
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               We accept anonymous comments. All
                                              for comments. Contact the individuals
                                                                                                                                                            comments received will be posted
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                                              CONTACT section above to register as a                  Comments                                              www.regulations.gov and will include
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                                              speaker.
                                                                                                        This Notice relies on the authority of              any personal information you have
                                                Dated: August 14, 2018.                               the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995;                  provided. For more about privacy and
                                              Jeffery G. Lantz,                                       44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An                  the docket, you may review a Privacy
                                              Director of Commercial Regulations and                  ICR is an application to OIRA seeking                 Act notice regarding the Federal Docket
                                              Standards.                                              the approval, extension, or renewal of a              Management System in the March 24,
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–18070 Filed 8–21–18; 8:45 am]             Coast Guard collection of information                 2005, issue of the Federal Register (70
                                              BILLING CODE 9110–04–P                                  (Collection). The ICR contains                        FR 15086).


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
DatesMeetings: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee and its subcommittees will meet Monday, September 10, 2018, and Tuesday, September 11, 2018. The Regulatory Reform Subcommittees will meet on Monday, September 10, 2018, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and the Lessons Learned Subcommittee will meet from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (All times are Central Time). The full Committee will meet on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Please note that these meetings may close early if the committee has completed its business.
ContactLieutenant Commander William Nabach, Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee, Commandant (CG-OES-2), U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509; telephone (202) 372-1410, fax (202) 372-8382 or email [email protected], or Mr. Patrick Clark, telephone (202) 372- 1358, fax (202) 372-8382 or email [email protected]
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