AGENCY:

United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION:

Notice of open Federal advisory committee meetings.

SUMMARY:

The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet in-person along with the SEACOR POWER and Dynamic Positioning subcommittees over two days in Spring, Texas to discuss matters relating to activities directly involved with, or in support of, the exploration of offshore mineral and non-mineral energy resources, to the extent that such matters are within the jurisdiction of the United States Coast Guard. These three meetings will be open to the public.

DATES:

Meetings: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee's subcommittees will meet on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. The SEACOR POWER subcommittee, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. (CDT); and then the Dynamic Positioning subcommittee from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (CDT).

The full Committee will meet on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (CDT). Please note these meetings may end early if the subcommittees or the full Committee have completed their business.

Comments and supporting documents: To ensure your comments are reviewed by Committee and subcommittee members before the meetings, submit your written comments no later than September 4, 2024.

ADDRESSES:

The three meetings will be held at American Bureau of Shipping Global Headquarters, 1701 City Place Drive, Spring, TX 77389.

Pre-registration Information: Pre-registration is not required to attend the Committee or subcommittee meetings. Please ensure you arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the meetings, we will provide you with the appropriate handouts that the Committee and subcommittee members have in their possession.

The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee is committed to ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of disability status. If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to fully participate, please email Mr. Patrick Clark at patrick.w.clark@uscg.mil or telephone at 571-607-8236 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 and subcommittee members to review your comment before the meetings, please submit your comments no later than September 4, 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-2024-0609 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-2024-0609. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You may wish to review the Privacy and Security Notice, found via link on the homepage 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. Patrick W. Clark, Designated Federal Officer of the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee, telephone 571-607-8236 or email patrick.w.clark@uscg.mil.