[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 196 (Friday, October 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 54513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27248]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[USCGD08-98-063]


Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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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 Tuesday, October 27, 1998, from 9 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 October 23, 1998. Requests to have a copy 
of your material distributed to each member of the committee should 
reach the Coast Guard on or before October 23, 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 M.M. Ledet, 
Committee Administrator, c/o Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District 
(m), 501 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130-3396. This notice is 
available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For questions on this notice, contact M.M. Ledet, Committee 
Administrator, telephone (504) 589-6271, Fax (504) 589-4999.

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

Agenda of Meeting

    Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee 
(LMRWSAC). The agenda includes the following:
(1) Introduction of committee members
(2) Remarks by RADM P. Pluta, Committee Sponsor
(3) Approval of the June 15, 1998 minutes
(4) Old Business:
    a. VTS update
    b. Bridge Clearance Gauge
    c. South Pass Dredging
    d. Southwest Pass Wingdam
    e. Red Eye Crossing Soft Dikes
(5) New Business:
(6) Next meeting.
(7) Adjournment.

Procedural

    The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting may 
close early if all business is finished. 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 Committee Administrator no later than October 23, 1998.
    Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the 
Coast Guard no later than October 13, 1998. If you would like a copy of 
your material distributed to each member of the committee or 
subcommittee in advance of the meeting, please submit 28 copies to the 
Committee Administrator at the location indicated under ADDRESSES no 
later than October 23, 1998.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information in facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact 
the Committee Administrator at the location indicated under ADDRESSES 
as soon as possible.

    Dated: September 22, 1998.
A.L. Gerfin, Jr.,
Acting Commander Eighth, Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 98-27248 Filed 10-8-98; 8:45 am]
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