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The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register that the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee will meet to discuss matters relating to activities directly involved with, or in support of, the exploration of offshore mineral and energy resources, to the extent that such matters are within the jurisdiction of the United States Coast Guard. The meeting will be open to the public.

The Committee will hold a meeting on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). Please note the meeting may close early if the Committee has completed its business.

To ensure your comments are reviewed by Committee members before the meeting, submit your written comments no later than August 31, 2022.

The meeting will be held at the American Bureau of Shipping conference facility located at 1701 City Plaza Drive, Spring, Texas 77389. Attendees at the meeting will be required to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which may include the need to wear masks. CDC guidance on COVID protocols can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/​coronavirus/​2019-ncov/​communication/​guidance.html.

For further information contact Lieutenant Commander Kimberly Gates, Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509, telephone 202-372-1455 or Kimberly.M.Gates@uscg.mil.

This notice is available on the Federal Register under Docket number USCG-2022-0572.

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