[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 186 (Monday, September 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52116-52117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25059]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[USCG-1999-6238]


Navigation Safety Advisory Council

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC) and its 
Committees on Navigation Equipment, Prevention Through People, High 
Speed Craft, and the Marine Transportation System will meet to discuss 
various issues relating to the safety of navigation. All meetings are 
open to the public.

DATES: NAVSAC's Committees on Navigation Equipment, Prevention Through 
People, High Speed Craft, and the Marine Transportation System will 
meet on Monday, October 18, 1999, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The full 
Council will meet on Tuesday, October 19, 1999, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
and on Wednesday, October 20, 1999, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. These 
meetings 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 14, 1999. Requests to have a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the Council should reach the Coast Guard 
on or before October 8, 1999.

ADDRESSES: NAVSAC will meet at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1113 Sixth 
Avenue, Seattle, WA. Committee meetings will be held at the same 
location. Send written material and requests to make oral presentations 
to Ms. Margie G. Hegy, Commandant (G-MW), US 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: Ms. Margie G. Hegy, Executive Director 
of NAVSAC, telephone 202-267-0415, fax 202-267-4700.

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

Agendas of Meetings

    Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC). The agenda includes 
the following:
    (1) Report on NAVSAC's Puget Sound Panel.
    (2) Overview of Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Services.
    (3) The Marine Transportation System Report to Congress.
    (4) IMO Update.

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    (5) High Speed Craft--Discussion of safety concerns.
    Committee on Navigation Equipment. The agenda includes the 
following:
    (1) RTCM Standards for Electronic Chart Display and Information 
System (ECDIS).
    (2) Technology and ``all-weather 24 hour ports''.
    Committee on Prevention Through People (PTP). The agenda includes 
the following:
    (1) Pros and cons of Voyage Data Recorders.
    (2) Loading of Containerships.
    Committee on High Speed Craft. The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Review of Inland and International Rules of the Road.
    (2) Review of international proposals to revise Rules to address 
high speed craft.
    Committee on the Marine Transportation System. The agenda includes 
the following:
    (1) Review An Assessment of the U.S. Marine Transportation System--
A Report to Congress.
    (2) Identify NAVSAC's role in implementation.
    (3) Advise on next steps for implementation.

Procedural

    All meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings 
may close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's 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 Executive Director no later than October 14, 1999. Written 
material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no 
later than October 8, 1999. If you would like a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the Council in advance of a meeting, 
please submit 25 copies to the Executive Director no later than October 
8, 1999.

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: September 17, 1999.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Acting Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety and Environmental 
Protection, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 99-25059 Filed 9-24-99; 8:45 am]
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