[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49664-49665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16793]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[CGD08-05-047]


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 Tuesday, October 
18, 2005 at 1 p.m. The meeting of the Committee's working groups will 
be held on Monday, October 3, 2005 at 1:30 p.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 Galveston 
Cruise Ship Terminal, 2502 Harborside Drive, Galveston, TX 77553, (409-
765-9321). The working groups meeting will be held at the West Gulf 
Maritime Association boardroom, 1717 East Loop North 200, 
Houston, TX 77029 (713-678-7655). This notice is available on the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain Richard Kaser, Executive 
Director of HOGANSAC, telephone (713) 671-5199, Commander Jerry Torok, 
Executive Secretary of HOGANSAC, telephone (713) 671-5164, or 
Lieutenant Brandon Finley, Assistant to the Executive Secretary of 
HOGANSAC, telephone (713) 671-5103, e-mail [email protected]. 
Written materials and requests to make presentations should be sent to 
Commanding Officer, VTS Houston/Galveston, Attn: LT Finley, 9640 
Clinton Drive, Floor 2, Houston, TX 77029.

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 Kaser) and 
Chairperson (Ms. Patricia Clark).
    (2) Approval of the May 25, 2005 minutes.
    (3) Old Business:
    (a) Dredging projects.
    (b) AtoN Knockdown Working Group.
    (c) Navigation Operations subcommittee report.
    (d) Area Maritime Security Committee Liaison's report.
    (e) Technology subcommittee report.
    (f) Deepdraft Entry Facilitation Working Group.
    (k) Port Coordination Team Updates.
    (4) New Business.
    (a) 2005-2007 Charters and New Membership Terms.
    (b) Dredging Subcommittee Establishment.
    (c) Restricted Visibility Working Group.
    (d) Liquified Natural Gas Working Group.
    (e) Bayport Container Terminal Update.
    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 passing vessels on moored ships, boater education 
issues, facilitating deep draft movements and mooring infrastructure. 
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

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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 fifteen 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: August 11, 2005.
R.F. Duncan,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 05-16793 Filed 8-23-05; 8:45 am]
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