[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58087-58088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29045]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[USCG-1998 4621]


Navigation Safety Advisory Council; Meeting

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 will be open to the public.

DATES: NAVSAC will meet on Saturday, November 21, 1998, from 8 a.m. to 
5 p.m. and on Sunday, November 22, 1998, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 
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 November 16, 1998. Requests to have a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the council should reach the Coast Guard 
on or before November 13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: NAVSAC will meet at the Monterey Bay Plaza Hotel, 400 
Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940. Send written material and requests to 
make oral presentations to Ms. Margie Hegy, Commandant (G-M-2), U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-
0001. This notice is available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For questions on this notice, contact Ms. Margie Hegy, Executive 
Director of NAVSAC, telephone 202-267-0415, fax 202-267-4700. For 
questions on viewing, or submitting material to the docket, contact 
Dorothy Walker, Chief, Dockets, Department of Transportation, telephone 
202-366-5149.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of the 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 Panel's recommendations on actions needed to 
protect the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
    (2) Update on the Ports and Waterways Safety System (PAWSS) and 
universal carriage requirements for Automatic Identification System 
(AIS) technology.
    (3) Vessels that lose propulsion or experience steering problems 
during transit.
    (4) Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS)--Where 
are we?
    (5) Marine Transportation System Initiative--What's next?

Procedural

    All sessions of the meeting are 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 Executive Director no later than 
November 16, 1998. If you would like a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the council in advance of the meeting, 
please submit 25 copies to the Executive Director no later than 
November 13, 1998.

Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities

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or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact the Executive 
Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: October 23, 1998.
R.C. North,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety 
and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 98-29045 Filed 10-28-98; 8:45 am]
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