[Federal Register: October 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 196)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-1006]

 
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) will 
meet, in New Orleans, LA, to discuss various issues relating to 
offshore safety and security. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: NOSAC will meet on Thursday, November 13, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 3 
p.m. The meeting may close early if all business is finished. Written 
material and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast 
Guard on or before October 30, 2008. Requests to

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have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the 
committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before October 30, 2008.

ADDRESSES: NOSAC will meet in the Versailles Ballroom of the Hilton New 
Orleans Riverside Hotel, 2 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. Send 
written material and requests to make oral presentations to Commander 
P.W. Clark, Designated Federal Officer, Commandant (CG-5222), U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20593-0001. This notice is available on our online docket, USCG-2008-
0188, at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander P.W. Clark, Designated 
Federal Officer (previously referred to as Executive Director) of 
NOSAC, or Mr. Jim Magill, Assistant Designated Federal Officer 
(previously referred to as Assistant Executive Director), telephone 
202-372-1414, fax 202-372-1926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of the meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda for the November 13, 2008, committee meeting includes 
the following:
    (1) Report on issues concerning the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) and the International Organization for 
Standardization.
    (2) Revision of 46 CFR, Subchapter V, Subpart B--Commercial Diving 
Operations.
    (3) MARPOL Annex II Implementation for New and Existing Offshore 
Supply Vessels (OSVs).
    (4) Sandblasting standard for OCS facilities.
    (5) Evacuation of Injured Workers from remote Drilling and 
Production Facilities.
    (6) Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) impact 
on offshore facilities.
    (7) Effect of Hurricane IKE on OCS facilities.
    (8) Licensing of Large OSVs.
    (9) The LA 1 Project--New Access Road to GOM.
    (10) Information regarding notice of arrival on the U.S. Outer 
Continental Shelf.

Procedural

    The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting may 
close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion, 
members of the public may make oral presentations during the meeting. 
If you would like to make an oral presentation at the meeting, please 
notify the Designated Federal Officer no later than October 30, 2008. 
Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast 
Guard no later than October 30, 2008. If you would like a copy of your 
material distributed to each member of the committee in advance of the 
meeting, please submit 25 copies to the Designated Federal Officer no 
later than October 30, 2008.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the Executive Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: October 2, 2008.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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