[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17463-17464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7950]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2001-9255]


Navigation Safety Advisory Council

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC) and its High 
Speed Craft and Rules of the Road Subcommittees will meet to discuss 
various issues relating to the safety of navigation. The meetings are 
open to the public.

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DATES: NAVSAC will meet in plenary session on Tuesday, April 17, 2001, 
from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Thursday, April 19, 2001, from 8 a.m. 
3 p.m. The High Speed Craft and Rules of the Road Subcommittees will 
meet on Wednesday, April 18, 2001, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 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 April 6, 2001. Requests to have material distributed to each 
member of the Council prior to the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
on or before April 4, 2001.

ADDRESSES: NAVSAC will meet at The Westin Francis Marion Hotel, 387 
King Street, Charleston, SC 29403. 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 this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Meetings

    Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC). The agenda includes 
the following:

(1) Introduction and swearing-in of new members.
(2) Update on the Marine Transportation System (MTS) Initiative.
(3) Business Plan Development for NAVSAC 2001.
(4) Review of Process for Considering Human Element in Deliberations.
(5) Report of Ad Hoc Piracy Working Group.

    High Speed Craft (HSC) Subcommittee. The agenda includes the 
following:
(1) Definition of HSC.
(2) High-speed recreational boats.
(3) Training and Manning of HSC.
(4) HSC from the Perspective of Slower Vessels that Encounter Them.

    Rules of the Road Subcommittee. The agenda includes the following:
(1) Responsibility of Vessels ``Under Oars''.
(2) Lighting Requirements for Moored Barges and Barges Underway.

    You may request a copy of the agenda from Ms. Hegy at the number 
listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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, please notify the 
Executive Director no later than April 6, 2001. Written material for 
distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than 
April 6, 2001. 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 April 4, 2001.

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: March 23, 2001.
R.C. North,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety 
and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 01-7950 Filed 3-27-01; 3:30 pm]
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