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[FR Doc No: 94-9554]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD-94-035]

 

National Boating Safety Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC) will meet 
to discuss various recreational boating safety issues. Agenda items 
include personal watercraft, multiple-uses of the waterways, boating 
accident reporting, boating education and lifesaving devices. The 
meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 16 and 17, 1994, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. daily. Written material should be submitted not later than 
May 2, 1994.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sonesta Hotel Portland, 157 
High Street, Portland, Maine 04101. Written material should be 
submitted to Mr. Albert J. Marmo, Executive Director, Commandant (G-
NAB), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-
0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Albert J. Marmo, Executive Director, Commandant (G-NAB), U.S. Coast 
Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001, telephone 
(202) 267-1077.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given pursuant to 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 section 1 et seq. 
The agenda will include discussion of the following topics:
    (1) Review of action taken at the 52nd meeting of the Council.
    (2) Executive Director's Report.
    (3) Discussion of Fiscal Year 1995 Coast Guard Budget.
    (4) Update on Boating Standards Issues.
    (5) Multiple-Use Waterways Subcommittee Report.
    (6) Personal Watercraft Definition and Requirements Subcommittee 
Report.
    (7) Presentation on R-BAR Insurance Based Boating Accident Register 
Coast Guard Grant Project.
    (8) Report on the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993.
    (9) Council Discussion on Mandatory Boating Safety Education.
    (10) Discussion of State of Principal Use Definition.
    (11) Report on Inflatable Personal Flotation devices (PFDs) and 
Other Lifesaving Devices and Issues.
    (12) Presentation on the Interaction Between Commercial and 
Recreational Vessels.
    (13) Chairman's Session.
    Attendance is open to the public. With advance notice, and at the 
Chairman's discretion, members of the public may present oral 
statements during the meeting. Persons wishing to make oral statements 
should notify the Executive Director, listed above under ``ADDRESSES'', 
no later than the day before the meeting. Written material may be 
submitted at any time for presentation to the Council. However, to 
ensure advance distribution to each Council member, persons submitting 
written material are asked to provide 25 copies to the Executive 
Director no later than May 2, 1994.

    Dated: April 14, 1994.
W.J. Ecker,
Chief, Office of Navigation Safety and Waterway Services.
[FR Doc. 94-9554 Filed 4-19-94; 8:45 am]
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