[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 190 (Monday, October 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 57613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19663]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2005-22569]


Meeting of the Office of Boating Safety's Recreational Boating 
Safety Strategic Planning Panel

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard's Office of Boating Safety is sponsoring a 
panel of representatives of the recreational boating community to 
discuss strategic planning goals, objectives and strategies that the 
Coast Guard may use to improve recreational boating safety. This 
meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will occur on Monday and Tuesday, October 17 and 18, 
2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will occur at the Holiday Inn National Airport, 
2650 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. This notice is available 
on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov and at http://uscgboating.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dionca Williams, Administrative 
Assistant, Office of Boating Safety, U.S. Coast Guard telephone 202-
267-1077, fax 202-267-4285. If you have questions on viewing material 
in the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket 
Operations, Department of Transportation, telephone 202-493-0402.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the 2004 Fall meeting of the National 
Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC), the Office of Boating Safety 
proposed to assemble a Goal-Setting Recommendation Panel. NBSAC 
endorsed this proposal. To facilitate this, the Coast Guard invited 
representatives of the recreational boating community to participate on 
this panel.
    The Coast Guard held the meeting on February 8 and 9, 2005 at the 
Crystal City Sheraton Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, in 
Arlington, VA. The panel considered, analyzed, and proposed 
recreational boating safety performance goals that can be supported by 
the government, industry, and the boating public. A representative of 
the panel presented its conclusions at the April 2005 NBSAC meeting. 
Minutes of the panel's February 2005 meeting may be obtained from the 
person listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
    A professional facilitator will moderate the second meeting. The 
panel will further consider, analyze, and propose recreational boating 
safety objectives and strategies that can be supported by the 
government, industry, and the boating public. A representative of the 
panel will present its conclusions at the November 2005 NBSAC meeting. 
We will also prepare minutes of the second meeting. You may obtain them 
from the person listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

Procedural

    The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting 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 or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION as soon as possible.

    Dated: September 26, 2005.
James M. Hass,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director of Operations Policy.
[FR Doc. 05-19663 Filed 9-30-05; 8:45 am]
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