[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 13208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6937]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD 97-017]


Navigation Safety Advisory Council

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC) will meet to 
discuss various issues relating to commercial and recreational boat 
safety. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting of NAVSAC will be held on Friday, April 18, 1997, 
from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday, April 19, 1997, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
and Sunday, April 20, 1997, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A public meeting on 
Prevention Through People will be held on Friday, April 18, 1997, from 
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Written material and requests to make oral 
presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before April 11, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel, Goat 
Island, Newport, RI 02840. Written material and requests to make oral 
presentations should be sent to Margie G. Hegy, Commandant (G-MOV-3), 
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 
20593-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Margie G. Hegy, Executive Director, telephone (202) 267-0415 or Diane 
Appleby, Executive Secretary; telephone (202) 267-0352, fax (202) 267-
4826.

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

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Review of ``Analysis of Propulsion Casualty Data'' prepared by 
the Fifth Coast Guard District, Portsmouth, VA.
    (2) Update on electronic navigational aids.
    (3) Meeting of Prevention Through People Committee.
    (4) Meeting of Navigation Rules Committee.

Procedural

    All sessions are open to the public. At the Chairperson's 
discretion, members of the public may make oral presentations during 
the meeting. Persons wishing to make oral presentations at the meeting 
should notify the Executive Director no later than April 11, 1997. 
Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast 
Guard no later than April 11, 1997. If a person submitting material 
would like a copy distributed to each member of the Council or 
Committee in advance of the meeting, that person should submit 25 
copies to the Executive Director no later than April 4, 1997.

Information on Services for the Handicapped

    For information on facilities or services for the handicapped or to 
request special assistance at the meeting, contact Diane Appleby as 
soon as possible.

    Dated: March 13, 1997.
G.N. Naccara,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Field Activities, Marine Safety 
and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 97-6937 Filed 3-18-97; 8:45 am]
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