05-3019. National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) and its Subcommittee on SOLAS Application for Offshore Support Vessels will meet to discuss various issues relating to offshore safety and security. Both meetings will be open to the public.

DATES:

NOSAC will meet on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Subcommittee on SOLAS Application for OSVs will meet on Monday, April 4, 2005, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. These meetings may close early if all business is finished. Written material and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before March 22, 2005. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before March 22, 2005.

ADDRESSES:

NOSAC will meet in room 2415 of the Coast Guard Headquarters Bldg, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC. The SOLAS Application for OSVs Subcommittee will meet in room 6319 of the Coast Guard Headquarters Bldg, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to Commander J.M. Cushing, Commandant (G-MSO-2), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice is available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Commander J. M. Cushing, Executive Director of NOSAC, or Mr. Jim Magill, Assistant to the Executive Director, telephone [phone], fax [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of the meetings is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Meetings

National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee. The agenda includes the following:

(1) Report on issues concerning the International Maritime Organization and the International Organization for Standardization.

(2) SOLAS compliance for foreign operation of U.S. flagged Offshore Support Vessels including Liftboats.

(3) Report from the Liftboat Subcommittee on operations procedure/training for liftboat operators.

(4) Offshore Helidecks—new and revised API and ICAO standards.

(5) Revision of 33 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Outer Continental Shelf activities.

(6) 33 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter NN, Temporary Final Rule on Deepwater Ports, and status of license submissions for LNG deepwater ports.

SOLAS Application for OSVs Subcommittee. The agenda includes the following:

(1) Review and discuss previous work.

(2) Work on outline of Draft Report.

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 Executive Director no later than March 22, 2005. Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than March 22, 2005. 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 Executive Director no later than March 22, 2005.

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: February 9, 2005.

Howard L. Hime,

Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection.