[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 26400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10804]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[CGD08-04-015]


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, May 18, 
2004, 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 May 12, 2004. 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 May 4, 2004.

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. This notice is available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

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 November 18, 2003, minutes.
    (4) Old business:
    (a) Captain of the Port status report.
    (b) VTS update report.
    (c) PORTS update report.
    (5) New business.
    (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 May 12, 2004. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than May 12, 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 Committee Administrator no later than 
May 4, 2004.

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: May 3, 2004.
R.F. Duncan,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 04-10804 Filed 5-7-04; 3:43 pm]
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