[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 8983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4281]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2004-17134]


Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Advisory 
Committee (CFIVSAC) will meet to discuss various issues relating to 
commercial vessel safety in the fishing industry. The meetings are open 
to the public.

DATES: CFIVSAC will meet on March 30 and 31, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m. The meetings may close early if all business is finished. Requests 
to make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
March 8, 2004. Written material for distribution at the meeting should 
reach the Coast Guard on or before March 22, 2004. Requests to have a 
copy of your material distributed to each member of the committee 
should reach the Coast Guard on or before March 14, 2004. Send written 
material with 25 copies and requests to make oral presentations to 
Ensign Ken Rockhold, Commandant (G-MOC-3), 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.

ADDRESSES: CFIVSAC will meet at the Hotel Galvez, 2024 Seawall 
Boulevard Galveston, Texas 77550. The Web site can be found at: http://www.galveston.com/accom/galvez.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Ken Vazquez, Assistant to 
the CFIVSAC Executive Director, telephone (202) 267-0478, fax (202) 
267-0506. Information about the CFIVSAC, up to date meeting 
information, and a listing of the past meeting minutes are available at 
the following Web site: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/cfvs/cfivac.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel 
Safety Advisory Committee (CFIVSAC) will meet to discuss various issues 
relating to commercial vessel safety in the fishing industry. This 
meeting is open to the public. Notice of the meetings is given under 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Approval of last meeting's minutes.
    (2) Brief from the Coast Guard on the Arctic Rose casualty report. 
The brief will cover lessons learned and recommendations.
    (3) Updated status report from the Coast Guard on the commercial 
fishing vessel World Wide Web site and other communication issues.
    (4) Updated report on the implementation of the Personal Digital 
Assistant Performance Job Aid.
    (5) Presentations on substandard commercial fishing vessels.
    (6) Vessel stability presentation by the Society of Naval 
Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME).
    (7) Discussions and working group sessions by the subcommittees on 
Risk-based Decision-making examinations, training and drill 
documentation, and production of damage control pamphlets.

Procedural

    The meetings are open to the public. Please note the meetings may 
close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion, 
members of the public may make presentations during the meeting. If you 
would like to make an oral presentation at a meeting, please notify the 
Executive Director no later than March 8, 2004. Written material for 
distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than 
March 22, 2004. 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 Executive Director no later than March 14, 
2004. Send written material with 25 copies and requests to make oral 
presentations to Ensign Ken Rockhold, Commandant (G-MOC-3), 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.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the Executive Director at the location listed in the Addresses section 
of this notice as soon as possible but no later than March 8, 2004.

    Dated: February 19, 2004.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security & Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 04-4281 Filed 2-25-04; 8:45 am]
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