[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5271-5272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2634]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[CGD 97-005]


Technology Symposium on Vessel Traffic Services; Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is undertaking an effort to identify the 
minimum requirements and capabilities a Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) 
must have to serve its wide range of users. This effort will form the 
basis for the Coast Guard to propose to Congress a viable production 
program for a VTS that takes advantage of available, off-the-shelf and 
open architecture systems that are inexpensive to build and operate. To

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this end, the Coast Guard will sponsor a Technology Symposium on VTS 
systems. The symposium will feature oral presentations by industry 
about VTS technology.

DATES: The Symposium will be held on February 12, 1997 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 4:45 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Symposium will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel 
Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gene Lockhart (USCG) (202) 267-2813; Robert Perris (USCG) (202) 267-
2220; FAX (202) 267-4018.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The preliminary agenda for the Symposium is 
as follows: 0800-0830 Registration; 0830-0835 Welcome; 0835-0900 
Announcements; 0900-1145 Industry Presentations by CDA Corp., Denbridge 
Digital Limited, GP&C Sweden AB, Hughes Aircraft Company, Kongsberg 
Norcontrol; 1145-1300 Lunch Break; 1300-1630 Industry Presentations by 
Lockheed Martin Corp., Meteor Communication Corp., Newcomb 
Communications Corp., Computer Sciences Corp., Ross Engineering, STN 
Atlas Elektronic; 1630-1645 Closing Remarks.
    The Hyatt Regency Hotel Crystal City is located at the southern end 
of Crystal City near National Airport. The hotel's phone number is 
(703) 418-1234/7226.

    Dated: January 29, 1997.
Frederic N. Squires,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director of Acquisition.
[FR Doc. 96-2634 Filed 2-3-95; 8:45 am]
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