[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 65829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18900]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[CGD08-06-039]


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 Thursday, December 
14, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. 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 December 1, 2006. 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 December 1, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Hale Boggs Building, 500 
Poydras St., New Orleans, LA 70130. This notice is available on the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) Thao 
Nguyen, Assistant Committee Administrator, e-mail 
[email protected]. Written materials and requests to make 
presentations should be mailed to Commanding Officer, USCG Sector New 
Orleans, Attn: Waterways Management, 1615 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 
70112.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463; 86 Stat. 770 (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) Opening Remarks.
(3) Approval of the April 25, 2006 minutes.
(4) Old Business:
    (a) Captain of the Port status report.
    (b) VTS update report.
    (c) Subcommittee/Working Group update reports.
(5) New Business.
    (a) New Orleans PORTS System.
(6) 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 December 1, 2006. 
Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast 
Guard no later than December 1, 2006. 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 December 1, 2006.

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: October 23, 2006.
J.R. Whitehead,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
 [FR Doc. E6-18900 Filed 11-8-06; 8:45 am]
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