[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10060-10061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5098]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[USCG-1998-3481]


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 meetings are open to the public.

DATES: NAVSAC will meet on Saturday, March 21, 1998, from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m. and on Sunday, March 22, 1998, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Written 
material and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast 
Guard on or before March 13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: NAVSAC will meet at the Holiday Inn Select, 111 West Fortune 
Street, Tampa, FL 33602. Send written material and requests to make 
oral presentations to Margie G. Hegy, Commandant (G-M-2), U.S. Coast 
Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie G. Hegy, Executive Director of 
NAVSAC, telephone (202) 267-0415, fax (202) 267-4700, or Diane 
Schneider, NAVSAC Executive Secretary, telephone (202) 267-0352.

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

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Panel efforts to 
determine what, if any, vessel regulations are needed to protect 
Sanctuary resources.
    (2) Vessel Traffic Information Services (VTIS) in Tampa.
    (3) Vessels that lose propulsion or experience steering problems 
during transit.
    (4) Permitting of Artificial Reefs.
    (5) Waterways Management Workshop.

Procedural

    All sessions are open to the public. At the Chair's discretion, 
members of the public may make oral presentations during the meeting. 
If you would like to make an oral presentation at the meeting, please 
notify the Executive Director no later than March 13, 1998. If you 
would like a copy of your material distributed to each member of the 
Council or Committee in advance of the meeting, please submit 25 copies 
to

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the Executive Director no later than March 10, 1998.

Information on Services for the Handicapped

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

    Dated: February 23, 1998.
R.C. North,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety 
and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 98-5098 Filed 2-26-98; 8:45 am]
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