[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 199 (Friday, October 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 53479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26145]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 96-050]


National Boating Safety Advisory Council

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC) and its 
subcommittees on boat occupant protection, prevention through people, 
and navigation lights will meet to discuss various issues relating to 
recreational boating safety. All meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting of NBSAC will be held on Monday and Tuesday, 
November 11 and 12, 1996, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Meetings of the Boat 
Occupant Protection and Prevention Through People Subcommittees will be 
held on Saturday, November 9, 1996, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. A meeting 
of the Navigation Light Subcommittee will be held on Sunday, November 
10, 1996, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Written material and requests to make 
oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before October 
23, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The meeting of NBSAC will be held at the Pittsburg Hilton 
Hotel, Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The meetings of the 
Subcommittees will be held at the same address. Written material and 
requests to make oral presentations should be sent to Mr. Albert J. 
Marmo, Commandant (G-OPB-1), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Albert J. Marmo, Executive 
Director of NBSAC, telephopne (202) 267-0950, fax (202) 267-4285.

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

Agendas of Meetings

    National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC). The agenda 
includes the following:
    (1) Executive Director's report.
    (2) Chairman's session.
    (3) Boat Occupant Protection Subcommittee report.
    (4) Navigation Light Subcommittee report.
    (5) Prevention Through People Subcommittee report.
    (6) Coast Guard Auxiliary report.
    (7) National Association of State Boating Law Administrators 
report.
    (8) Development overview of new research tools to evaluate personal 
flotation devices.
    (9) Discussion of the development of the Life-Saving Index.
    (10) Discussion of waterways management issues developed by NBSAC 
and the Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC).
    (11) Discussion of the penalty for alteration of marine safety 
equipment under Section 310 of the ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
1996.''
    (12) Presentation on boating safety outreach.
    (13) Report on the Personal Watercraft Visibility Study.
    Boat Occupant Protection Subcommittee. The agenda includes the 
following:
    (1) Review and discuss comments on propeller injury avoidance in 
response to an advance notice of proposed rulemaking.
    (2) Discuss boat occupant protection research, completed and 
planned.
    (3) Discuss risk avoidance alternatives.
    Prevention Through People Subcommittee. The agenda includes the 
following:
    (1) Review Prevention Through People program status.
    (2) Develop a Prevention Through People action plan.
    Navigation Light Subcommittee. The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Review and discuss the interchange between NBSAC and NAVSAC 
concerning the proper display and installation of navigation lights and 
the resulting joint Council resolution.
    (2) Determine if there are any aspects of display and installation 
of navigation lights that need to be addressed through safety program 
intervention and recommend courses of corrective actions.

Procedural

    All meetings are open to the public. At the Chairpersons' 
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 October 18, 
1996. Written material for distribution at a meeting should reach the 
Coast Guard no later than October 23, 1996. If a person submitting 
material would like a copy distributed to each member of the committee 
or subcommittee in advance of a meeting, that person should submit 25 
copies to the Executive Director no later than October 16, 1996.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

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

    Dated: October 3, 1996.
M.F. McCormack,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director, Operations Policy.
[FR Doc. 96-26145 Filed 10-10-96; 8:45 am]
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