[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48697-48698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18785]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[CGD08-02-019]


Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee Meetings

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee 
(HOGANSAC) and its working groups will meet to discuss waterway 
improvements, aids to navigation, area projects impacting safety on the 
Houston Ship Channel, and various other navigation safety matters in 
the Galveston Bay area. All meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The next meeting of HOGANSAC will be held on Thursday, September 
19, 2002 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The meeting of the Committee's working 
groups will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2002 at 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. 
Members of the public may present written or oral statements at either 
meeting.

ADDRESSES: The full Committee meeting will be held at the Offices of 
the Houston Pilots Association, 8150 South Loop East, Houston, Texas 
(713-645-9620). The working groups' meeting will be held at the Offices 
of the Army Corps of Engineers, 2000 Fort Point Road, Galveston, Texas 
(409-766-3004).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain Kevin Cook, Executive Director 
of HOGANSAC, telephone (713) 671-5199, or Lieutenant Junior Grade Kelly 
Tobey, assistant to the Executive Secretary of HOGANSAC, telephone 
(713) 671-5103, e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given pursuant to 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2.

Agendas of the Meetings

    Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC). 
The tentative agenda includes the following:
    (1) Opening remarks by the Committee Sponsor (RADM Casto) (or the 
Committee Sponsor's representative), Executive Director (CAPT Cook) and
    Chairman (Tim Leitzell).
    (2) Approval of the May 23, 2002 minutes.
    (3) Old Business:
    (a) Dredging projects.
    (b) Electronic navigation.
    (c) AtoN Knockdown Working Group.
    (d) Mooring subcommittee report.
    (e) Bolivar Roads anchorage areas.
    (f) Recreational boating education initiative.
    (g) Port Security Subcommittee report.
    (h) Bridge Allision Working Group.
    (i) Swimmers near Lynchburg.
    (4) New Business:
    (a) Bayport Terminal Project.
    Working Groups' Meeting. The tentative agenda for the working 
groups' meeting includes the following:
    (1) Presentation by each working group of its accomplishments and 
plans for the future.
    (2) Review and discuss the work completed by each working group.

Procedural

    Working groups have been formed to examine the following issues: 
dredging and related issues, electronic navigation systems, AtoN 
knockdowns, impact of passing vessels on moored ships, recreational 
boater education issues, and port security. Not all working groups will 
necessarily report out at this session. Further, working group reports 
may not necessarily include discussions on all issues within the 
particular working group's area of responsibility. All meetings are 
open to the public. Please note that the meetings may adjourn early if 
all business is finished. Members of the public may make presentations, 
oral or written, at either meeting.

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Information on Services for the Handicapped

    For information on facilities or services for the handicapped or to 
request special assistance at the meetings, contact the Executive 
Director, or assistant to the Executive Secretary.

    Dated: July 11, 2002.
Roy J. Casto,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 02-18785 Filed 7-24-02; 8:45 am]
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