[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 202 (Friday, October 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59299-59300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20660]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2007-0006]


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 in Seattle, WA, 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 November 13 and 14, 2007, 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 
October 12, 2007. Written material for distribution at the meeting 
should reach the Coast Guard on or before November 7, 2007. Requests to 
have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the 
committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before October 30, 2007. 
Send written material with 25 copies and requests to make oral 
presentations to Lieutenant Commander Kenneth Vazquez, Commandant (CG-
543-3), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice is available on the Internet at 
http://www.regulations.gov.

ADDRESSES: CFIVSAC will meet in the Court Room on the 5th Floor (Room 
514), at the Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, Seattle, 
Washington 98174.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Commander Kenneth Vazquez, 
Assistant to the Executive Director, by telephone at 202-372-1247, fax 
202-372-1918, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information about the CFIVSAC up to date 
meeting information and a listing of the past meeting minutes is 
available through the following World Wide Web address (i.e., Uniform 
Resource Locator or URL): http://www.FishSafe.info (``Advisory 
Committee'') or http://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/channelView.do?channelId=-18425&channelPage=%2Fep%2Fchannel%2Fdefault.jsp&pageTypeId=13489&BV.
    CFIVSAC will meet to discuss various issues relating to commercial 
vessel safety in the fishing industry. The meetings are open to the 
public. Notice of the meetings is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Approval of last meeting's minutes.
    (2) Update on past recommendations.
    (3) Status report on the NPRM.
    (4) WPI project.
    (5) Meeting of communication subcommittee.
    (6) Meeting of risk management subcommittee.
    (7) Status of Legislative proposals: The House and Senate fishing 
vessel safety related proposals discussed in their versions of the 
Coast Guard authorization bills; Pending final bills outcomes.
    (8) Discussions and working group sessions by the committees on 
long term strategies and future plans.

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 the meeting, please notify 
the Executive Director no later than October 12, 2007. Written material 
for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later 
than November 7, 2007. 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 October 
30, 2007.

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 as soon as possible but no later than November 
5, 2007.

    Dated: October 15, 2007.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, Assistant Commandant 
for Marine Safety, Security, and Stewardship.
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