[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5359-5360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2218]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2004-16980]


Workshop on Propeller-Injury Risk Avoidance Issues in 
Recreational Boating at the Miami International Boat Show

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard and the American Boat and Yacht Council 
(ABYC) are sponsoring a workshop to discuss various issues to improve 
recreational boating safety relating to propeller injuries and measures 
to avoid them. The workshop will be open to the public.

DATES: The workshop will meet on Friday, February 13, 2004, from 1:30 
p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The workshop may close early if all business is 
finished.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will meet in room A201 (in the A Lobby), Miami 
Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach, FL. 
This notice is available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov and at 
http://uscgboating.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Blackman, Project Manager, 
Office of Boating Safety, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone 202-267-6810, fax 
202-267-4285 or Caroline Chetelat, Marketing & Communications Manager, 
American Boat and Yacht Council, telephone 410-956-1050, fax 410-956-
2737. If you have questions on viewing material in the docket, call 
Andrea M. Jenkins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, Department of 
Transportation, telephone 202-366-0271.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard is 
responsible for carrying out the National Recreational Boating Safety 
Program. Recreational boaters are at risk in recreational boats as a 
result of incidents causing impact with propellers, lower units and 
appendages. The Coast Guard is engaged with industry, other government 
organizations, and the public to raise the level of public awareness 
regarding this safety risk, encourage technological advancement to 
lower the level of risk, and consider possible appropriate regulatory 
action. Although significant progress has been made, the Coast Guard 
intends to continue its efforts to foster active efforts to eliminate 
propeller related injury as a significant risk to the boating public.
    Based on feedback from prior meetings with marine industry 
representatives, the workshop will be in a panel format. The panelists 
were selected based on area of marine industry involvement, and will 
address relevant new technological developments and provide progress 
updates on a variety of ongoing efforts, as well as issues and 
questions raised by attendees at the workshop. We plan to prepare 
minutes of the workshop discussions and distribute them to everyone who 
registers attendance at the workshop by signing the attendance list at 
the workshop. You may also obtain a copy of the minutes from the 
persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Agenda of Workshop

    The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Introduction of the panel members and others.
    (2) Discussion of prepared issues and questions based on early 
input from the marine industry.
    (3) Discussion of issues and questions raised by attendees at the 
workshop.
    (4) Conclusion.

Procedural

    The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the workshop 
may close early if all business is finished.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities

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or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact the persons 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as soon as possible.

    Dated: January 27, 2004.
Kenneth A. Ward,
Captain, U. S. Coast Guard, Acting, Director of Operations Policy.
[FR Doc. 04-2218 Filed 2-3-04; 8:45 am]
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