[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 210 (Thursday, October 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61819-61820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27288]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[CGD08-03-044]


Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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: The next meeting of LMRWSAC will be held on Tuesday, November 
18, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. This meeting may adjourn early if all 
business is finished. Requests to make oral presentations or submit 
written materials for distribution at the meeting should reach the 
Coast Guard on or before November 12, 2003. Requests to have a copy of 
your material distributed to each member of the committee in advance of 
the meeting should reach the Coast Guard on or before November 4, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Crescent City Room Suite 
1830 at the World Trade Center Building, 2 Canal Street, New Orleans, 
Louisiana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant (LT) Rick Paciorka, 
Committee Administrator, telephone (504) 589-4222, fax (504) 589-4241. 
Written materials and requests to make presentations should be mailed 
to Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Office New Orleans, Attn: LT 
Paciorka, 1615 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70112.

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.
    (2) Remarks by CAPT R. W. Branch, Executive Director.
    (3) Approval of the May 6, 2003 minutes.
    (4) Old Business:
    (a) Captain of the Port status report.
    (b) VTS update report.
    (c) PORTS update report.
    (5) New Business.

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    (6) Next meeting.
    (7) 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 November 12, 2003. 
Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast 
Guard no later than November 12, 2003. If you would like a copy of your 
material distributed to each member of the committee in advance of the 
meeting, please submit 25 copies to the Committee Administrator no 
later than November 4, 2003.

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: October 22, 2003.
R.F. Duncan,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 03-27288 Filed 10-29-03; 8:45 am]
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