Outer Continental Shelf; oil, gas, and sulphur operations: Public workshop,
[Federal Register: April 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 82)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 23029-23030]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr29ap99-15]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Training of Lessee and Contractor Employees Engaged in Oil and Gas and 'Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
SUMMARY: This notice announces a public workshop that MMS will conduct to discuss our proposed revision of the training regulations at 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart O. This workshop will provide the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed rule.
DATES: The date of the public workshop is June 10, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the location listed in the address section.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held in the ballroom of the Sheraton Crown Hotel, 15700 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77032. For directions, please call Ms. Donna Daniels of the Sheraton at (281) 442- 5100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wilbon Rhome, MMS, Operations Analysis Branch, telephone (703) 787-1587, Fax (703) 787-1555, or email wilbon.rhome@mms.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The goal of this workshop is to give the public an opportunity to provide MMS input on our proposal and to discuss our plans to use a series of performance measures to periodically assess lessee and contractor training programs. These measures may include the following: (1) audits; (2) written testing; (3) hands-on testing; and/or (4) employee interviews. Under the proposed rule, MMS would allow lessees and contractors to develop and implement their own training programs. They will also have the flexibility to
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develop alternative training programs. The MMS published the proposed rule in the Federal Register on April 20, 1999 (63 FR 19318). We will be accepting comments throughout the 90-day comment period, which closes on July 19, 1999.
Registration
The workshop will not have a registration fee. However, to assess the probable number of participants, MMS asks participants to register by contacting Wilbon Rhome by June 1, 1999, at the phone numbers or email address provided for further information.
Proceedings
Proceedings will be transcribed and copies will be available for purchase. We will provide details for obtaining copies of the proceedings during the workshop.
Dated: April 21, 1999. E. P. Danenberger, Chief, Engineering and Operations Division.
[FR Doc. 99-10737Filed4-28-99; 8:45 am]
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