[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 16029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6145]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2008-0187]


National Maritime Security Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) will 
meet in Portsmouth, VA to discuss various issues relating to national 
maritime security. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 from 9 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. This meeting may close early if all business is finished. 
Written material and requests to make oral presentations should reach 
the Coast Guard on or before April 1, 2008. Requests to have a copy of 
your material distributed to each member of the committee should reach 
the Coast Guard on or before April 1, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel 
and Waterfront Conference Center, Portsmouth Ballroom 4, 425 
Water Street, Portsmouth, VA. Send written material and requests to 
make oral presentations to Captain Mark O'Malley, Commandant (CG-544), 
Executive Director of NMSAC, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Room 5302, 
2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice may be 
viewed in our online docket, USCG-2008-0187 at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Owens, Assistant to DFO of 
NMSAC, telephone 202-372-1108.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda for the April 16, 2008 Committee meeting is as follows:
    (1) Presentation and Discussion of the Future Policy Issues Task 
Statement.
    (2) Presentation and Discussion of the Maritime Transportation 
Security User Fee Study Task Statement.
    (3) Report on the Status of the TWIC Program.
    (4) Briefing and Discussion on the Port Security Grant Program.
    (5) Briefing and Discussion on the National Strategy for Small 
Vessel Security.
    (6) Briefing and Discussion on the National Concept of Operations 
for Maritime Domain Awareness (Tentative).
    (7) Briefing and Discussion of the Long Range Identification and 
Tracking (LRIT) system.

Procedural

    This 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 a meeting, please 
notify the DFO no later than April 1, 2008. Written material for 
distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than 
April 1, 2008. If you would like a copy of your material distributed to 
each member of the committee in advance of a meeting, please submit 25 
copies to the DFO no later than April 1, 2008.

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 DFO as soon as possible.

    Dated: March 13, 2008.
M.P. O'Malley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Port and Facility 
Activities, Designated Federal Official, NMSAC.
 [FR Doc. E8-6145 Filed 3-25-08; 8:45 am]
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