[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9625-9626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4833]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[USCG-1998-3471]


Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory Committee 
(CFIVAC) and its Subcommittee will meet to discuss various issues 
relating to commercial vessel safety in the fishing industry. The 
meetings are open to the public.

DATES: The meetings of the subcommittees of CFIVAC will be held on 
Wednesday, March 18, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The general CFIVAC 
meeting will be held on March 19, 1998. from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
Written material and requests to make oral presentations should reach 
the Coast Guard on or before March 11, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The meeting of the Subcommittee on Voluntary Standards for 
U.S. Uninspected Commercial Fishing Vessels by Utilizing the 
Application of Prevention Through People (PTP) Principles will be held 
in Room 3328, Department of Transportation Headquarters (NASSIF 
Building), 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC. The meeting of the 
Subcommittee on Stability Standards for Commercial Fishing Industry 
Vessels will be held in Room 324A at the same address. The CFIVAC 
meeting will be held in Room 324A at the same address.
    Written material and requests to make oral presentations should be 
sent to Commander John J. Davin, Jr.,

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Commandant (G-MSO-2), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Commander John J. Davin, Jr., Executive Director of CFIVAC, or 
Lieutenant Commander Randy Clark, Assistant to the Executive Director, 
telephone (202) 267-0214, fax (202) 267-4570.

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

Agenda of Meetings on March 18, 1998

Subcommittee on Voluntary Standards Utilizing PTP

    (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

    (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.

Agenda of Meetings of CFIVAC on March 19, 1998

    (1) Update on the International Convention on Standards of 
Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) and Standards of 
Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessels (STCW-F).
    (2) Review of commercial fishing industry vessel casualty 
statistics.
    (3) Report on various Fishing Vessel Safety initiatives under the 
purview of other agencies and Coast Guard Groups.

Procedural

    All meetings are open to the public. Because of new security 
procedures at government buildings, each visitor should have a current 
picture ID to enter the NASSIF building. At the 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 March 11, 
1998. Written material for distribution at a meeting should reach the 
Coast Guard no later than March 11, 1998. 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 March 4, 1998.

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: February 18, 1998.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 98-4833 Filed 2-24-98; 8:45 am]
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