[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 161 (Monday, August 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 42936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21089]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 96-040]


Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: Two subcommittees of the Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel 
Advisory Committee (CFIVAC) will meet to discuss various issues 
relating to vessel safety in the fishing industry. They are the 
Subcommittee on Voluntary Standards for U.S. Uninspected Commercial 
Fishing Vessels by Utilizing the Application of Prevention Through 
People (PTP) Principles and the Subcommittee on Stability Standards for 
Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels. The meetings are open to the 
public.

DATES: The meetings of the subcommittees of CFIVAC will be held on 
Thursday and Friday, September 12 and 13, 1996, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m. daily. Written material and requests to make oral presentations 
should reach the Coast Guard on or before September 6, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The meeting of the Subcommittee on Voluntary Standards 
Utilizing PTP will be held in room 1303, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC. The meeting of the Subcommittee 
on Stability Standards will be held in room 1103 at the same address. 
Written material and requests to make oral presentations should be sent 
to Commander Adan D. Guerrero, Commandant (G-MSO-2), U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Adan D. Guerrero, Executive 
Director of CFIVAC, or Commander Mark D. Bobal, Assistant to the 
Executive Director, telephone (202) 267-1181, fax (202) 267-4570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given pursuant 
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agendas of Meetings

    Subcommittee on Voluntary Standards Utilizing PTP (Prevention 
Through People). The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Review Voluntary Standards of Uninspected Commercial Fishing 
Vessels found in Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC 5-86) 
to ascertain which standards should be continued as voluntary in light 
of the regulations in 46 CFR part 28.
    (2) Assist the commercial fishing community by developing voluntary 
standards which minimize casualties and injuries through application of 
the principles of PTP.
    (3) Review possible methods to develop these voluntary standards.
    Subcommittee on Stability Standards. The agenda includes the 
following:
    (1) Review existing stability standards for Uninspected Commercial 
Fishing Vessels less than 79 feet in length.
    (2) Review possible stability standards to increase the safe 
operation of these vessels.

Procedural

    Both meetings are open to the public. At the Sub-Chairperson's 
discretion, members of the public may make oral presentations during 
the meetings. Persons wishing to make oral presentations at the 
meetings should notify the Executive Director no later than September 
6, 1996. Written material for distribution at a meeting should reach 
the Coast Guard no later than September 6, 1996. If a person submitting 
material would like a copy distributed to each member of a subcommittee 
in advance of a meeting, that person should submit 20 copies to the 
Executive Director no later than August 30, 1996.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

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

    Dated: August 7, 1996.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 96-21089 Filed 8-16-96; 8:45 am]
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