[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 40 (Tuesday, February 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 10848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4744]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2000-6949]


Navigation Safety Advisory Committee

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 Thursday, March 30, 2000, from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. The full 
Council will meet on Friday, March 31, 2000, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. and on Saturday, April 1, 2000, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 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 March 24, 2000. Requests to have a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the council or committee should reach the 
Coast Guard on or before March 20, 2000.

ADDRESSES: NAVSAC will meet at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel (soon to 
be ``W New Orleans''), 333 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA. 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), 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: 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 the Ports and Waterways Safety System (PAWSS) and 
Ports and Waterways Safety Assessments (PAWSA).
    (2) Progress report on the New Orleans Automatic Identification 
System (AIS) Based Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) project.
    (3) Report on the future of AIS Implementation.
    (4) Overview of Electronic Chart Display and Information System 
(ECDIS) and Electronic Chart System (ECS)--the basics.
    Committee on Navigation Equipment. The agenda includes the 
following:
    (1) RTCM Standards for ECDIS.
    (2) Technology and ``all-weather 24 hour ports''.
    Committee on Prevention Through People (PTP). The agenda includes 
the following:
    (1) Standardized tug commands as they apply to assist and escort 
tugs.
    (2) Ergonomics and bridge design.
    (3) Fatigue Awareness Campaign
    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 of previous NAVSAC Resolutions.
    (2) Review of Harbor Safety Committee guidance and advise on 
implementation.

Procedural

    All meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings 
may close early if all business is finished. 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 Executive Director no later than March 24, 2000. Written 
material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no 
later than March 24, 2000. 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 25 copies to the Executive Director no 
later than March 20, 2000.

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: February 22, 2000.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Acting Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety and Environmental 
Protection.
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