[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 81 (Monday, April 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22408-22409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10291]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[CGD08-03-015]


Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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, June 5, 
2003, from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. (noon). The meeting of the Committee's 
working groups will be held on Thursday, May 15, 2003, at 9 a.m. to 11 
a.m. The meetings may adjourn early if all business is finished. 
Members of the public may present written or oral statements at either 
meeting. Requests to make oral presentations or distribute written 
materials should reach the Coast Guard 5 working days before the 
meeting at which the presentation will be made. Requests to have 
written materials distributed to each member of the committee in 
advance of the meeting should reach the Coast Guard at least 10 working 
days before the meeting at which the presentation will be made.

ADDRESSES: The full Committee meeting will be held at the Offices of 
the Houston Pilots Association, 8150 South Loop East, Houston, TX, 
telephone (713) 645-9620. The working groups meeting will be held at 
the Port of Houston Authority Seaman's Church Building, 111 East Loop 
North, Houston, TX, telephone (713) 670-2400. Written materials and 
requests to make presentations should be sent to Commanding Officer, 
VTS Houston-Galveston, Attn: LTJG Tobey, 9640 Clinton Drive, Floor 2, 
Houston, TX 77029. This notice is available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain Kevin Cook, Executive Director 
of HOGANSAC, telephone (713) 671-5199, Commander Tom Marian, Executive 
Secretary of HOGANSAC, telephone (713) 671-5164, or Lieutenant Junior 
Grade Kelly Tobey, assistant to the Executive Secretary of HOGANSAC, 
telephone (713) 671-5155, 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 Duncan) (or the 
Committee Sponsor's representative), Executive Director (CAPT Cook) and 
Chairman (Tim Leitzell).
    (2) Approval of the January 30, 2003, minutes.
    (3) Old Business:
    (a) Dredging projects.
    (b) Electronic navigation.
    (c) Aids to Navigation (AtoN) Knockdown Working Group.
    (d) Mooring subcommittee report.
    (e) Texas City Container Terminal Update.
    (f) Recreational boating education initiative.
    (g) Port Security Subcommittee report.
    (h) Bridge Allision Prevention Working Group.
    (4) New Business:
    (a) Maritime Security Regulations Presentation.
    (b) Hurricane Season Presentation.
    (c) Galveston Bay System Design Team.
    (d) Industry Expo.
    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

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passing vessels on moored ships, recreational boater education issues, 
and port security. Not all working groups will provide a report 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. Requests to make oral or written presentations should 
reach the Coast Guard 5 working days before the meeting at which the 
presentation will be made. If you would like to have written materials 
distributed to each member of the committee in advance of the meeting, 
you should send your request along with 15 copies of the materials to 
the Coast Guard at least 10 working days before the meeting at which 
the presentation will be made.

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, Executive Secretary, or assistant to the Executive Secretary 
as soon as possible.

    Dated: April 17, 2003.
J.W. Stark,
Captain, Coast Guard, Commander, 8th Coast Guard Dist., Acting.
[FR Doc. 03-10291 Filed 4-25-03; 8:45 am]
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