[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44508-44509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22138]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD08-97-029]


Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee Meetings

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of full meeting and subcommittee meetings.

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SUMMARY: The two Subcommittees (Waterways and Navigation) and the full 
committee of the Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee 
(HOGANSAC) will meet to discuss waterway improvements, aids to 
navigation, current matters, and various other navigation safety 
matters affecting the Houston/Galveston area. All meetings will be open 
to the public.

DATES: The meeting of the Navigation Subcommittee will be held on 
Thursday, September 4, 1997 at 9 a.m. and immediately following, the 
Waterways Subcommittee will meet. The meeting of HOGANSAC full 
committee will be held on Thursday, September 11, 1997 from 9 a.m. to 
approximately 1 p.m. Members of the public may present written or oral 
statements at the meetings.

ADDRESSES: The subcommittee meetings will be held at the Port of 
Houston Authority, 111 East Loop North, Houston, Texas. The HOGANSAC 
full committee meeting will be held in the conference room of the 
Houston Pilots Office, 8150 South Loop East, Houston, Texas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Captain Kevin Eldridge, Executive Director of HOGANSAC, telephone (713) 
671-5199, or Commander Paula Carroll, Executive Secretary of HOGANSAC, 
telephone (713) 671-5164.

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

Agendas of the Meetings

    Subcommittee on Waterways. The tentative agenda includes the 
following:
    (1) Presentation by each work group of its accomplishments and 
plans for the future, including permanent VTS deviations, aids to 
navigation knockdown discrepancies and the Hurricane Plan.
    (2) Review and discuss the work completed by each work group.
    Subcommittee on Navigation. The tentative agenda includes the 
following:
    (1) Presentation by each work group of its accomplishments and 
plans for the future, including ACOE dredging projects, current meters, 
National Weather Service and Baytown Tunnel removal.
    (2) Review and discuss the work completed by each work group.
    Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory (full) Committee 
(HOGANSAC). The tentative agenda includes the following:

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    (1) Opening remarks by the Executive Director (Capt. Eldridge) and 
chairman (Tim Leitzell).
    (2) Approval of the May 15, 1997 minutes.
    (3) Report from the Waterways Subcommittee.
    (4) Report from the Navigation Subcommittee.
    (5) Status reports on Committee membership, VTS rules deviations, 
Galveston anchorages, Bayport Tunnel removal, Army Corps of Engineers' 
dredging projects, and comments and discussions from the floor.

Procedural

    All meetings are open to the public. Members of the public may make 
oral presentations during the meetings.

Information on Services for the Handicapped

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

    Dated: August 4, 1997.
T.W. Josiah,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 97-22138 Filed 8-20-97; 8:45 am]
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