[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 174 (Thursday, September 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54335-54336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22977]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[CGD08-00-022]


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 3, 2000, 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 September 25, 2000. Requests to have a copy of your 
material distributed to each member of the committee should reach the 
Coast Guard on or before September 25, 2000.

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.

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    (2) Election of Committee Chairman & Vice Chairman
    (3) Remarks by RADM P. Pluta, Committee Sponsor.
    (4) Approval of the April 26, 2000 minutes.
    (5) Old Business: VTS Update and PORTS Update reports.
    (6) New Business:
    (7) Next meeting.
    (8) 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 September 25, 2000. 
Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast 
Guard no later than September 25, 2000. 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 September 25, 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 Committee Administrator at the location indicated under Addresses 
as soon as possible.

    Dated: August 18, 2000.
K.J. Eldridge,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Eighth Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 00-22977 Filed 9-6-00; 8:45 am]
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