[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 28022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13640]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD08-97-050]


Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee 
(LMRWSAC) will meet to discuss various issues relating to navigational 
safety on the Lower Mississippi River and related waterways. The 
meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: LMRWSAC will meet on Monday, June 15, 1998, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 
noon. This meeting may close early if all business is finished. Written 
material and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast 
Guard on or before June 5, 1998. Requests to have a copy of your 
material distributed to each member of the committee or subcommittee 
should reach the Coast Guard on or before June 5, 1998.

ADDRESSES: LMRWSAC will meet in the basement conference room of the 
Hale Boggs Federal Building, 501 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA. Send 
written material and requests to make oral presentations to Mr. M.M. 
Ledet, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District (m), 501 Magazine Street, 
New Orleans, LA 70130-3396.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:M.M. Ledet, committee administrator, 
telephone 504-589-4686, fax 504-589-4999.

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

Agendas of Meeting

    Lower Mississippi River Waterways Safety Advisory Committee 
(MLRWSAC). The agenda includes the following:

(1) Introduction of committee members.
(2) Introduction and remarks by RADM P. Pluta, Committee Sponsor.
    (3) Approval of the January 28, 1998 minutes.
    (4) Old Business.
    a. Widening of the navigational channel.
    b. VTS update.
    c. Bridge clearance gauges.
(5) New Business.
    a. South Pass dredging.
    b. Bear Industries permit request.
    c. Southwest Pass wingdam.
    d. Visual surveillance of area around new steel dock at Mississippi 
River mile 161.0.
(6) Next meeting.
(7) Adjournment.

Procedural

    The meeting is open to the public. At the Chairs' discretion, 
members of the public may make oral presentations during the meetings. 
If you would like to make an oral presentation at a meeting, please 
notify the Committee Administrator no later than June 5, 1998. Written 
material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no 
later than June 5, 1998. If you would like a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the committee or subcommittee in advance 
of a meeting, please submit 28 copies to the Committee Administrator no 
later than June 5, 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 Committee Administrator as soon as possible.

    Dated: May 5, 1998.
A.L. Gerfin, Jr.,
Capt., USCG, Acting Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 98-13640 Filed 5-20-98; 8:45 am]
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