[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 65 (Thursday, April 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 18295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6877]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2008-0123]


National Boating Safety Advisory Council

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC) and its 
subcommittees on boats and associated equipment, prevention through 
people, and recreational boating safety strategic planning will meet to 
discuss various issues relating to recreational boating safety. All 
meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: NBSAC will meet on Friday, April 25, 2008, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 
p.m. and on Sunday, April 27, 2008, from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Boats 
and Associated Equipment Subcommittee will meet on Friday, April 25, 
2008, from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Recreational Boating Safety 
Strategic Planning Subcommittee will meet on Saturday, April 26, 2008 
from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Prevention through People Subcommittee will 
meet on Saturday, April 26, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. These 
meetings may close early if all business is finished. On Saturday, 
April 26th, a Subcommittee meeting may start earlier if the preceding 
Subcommittee meeting has closed early.

ADDRESSES: NBSAC will meet at the The Samoset, 220 Warrenton Street, 
Rockport, ME 04856. The subcommittee meetings will be held at the same 
address. Send written material and requests to make oral presentations 
to Mr. Jeff Ludwig, Executive Secretary of NBSAC, Commandant (CG-
54221), 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 or at the Web site for the Boating Safety 
Division at http://www.uscgboating.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Ludwig, Executive Secretary of 
NBSAC, telephone 202-372-1061, fax 202-372-1932.

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

Tentative Agendas of Meetings

    National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC):
    (1) Remarks--Mr. James P. Muldoon, NBSAC Chairman;
    (2) Chief, Boating Safety Division Update on NBSAC Resolutions and 
Recreational Boating Safety Program report.
    (3) Executive Secretary's report.
    (4) Chairman's session.
    (5) TSAC Liaison's report.
    (6) NAVSAC Liaison's report.
    (7) National Association of State Boating Law Administrators 
report.
    (8) Report on upcoming national boating survey.
    (9) Prevention through People Subcommittee report.
    (10) Boats and Associated Equipment Subcommittee report.
    (11) Recreational Boating Safety Strategic Planning Subcommittee 
report.
    A more detailed agenda can be found at: http://www.uscgboating.org/nbsac/nbsac.htm, after April 10, 2008.
    Prevention Through People Subcommittee: Discuss current regulatory 
projects, grants, contracts, and new issues affecting the prevention of 
boating accidents through outreach and education of boaters.
    Boats and Associated Equipment Subcommittee: Discuss current 
regulatory projects, grants, contracts, and new issues affecting boats 
and associated equipment.
    Recreational Boating Safety Strategic Planning Subcommittee: 
Discuss current status of the strategic planning process and any new 
issues or factors that could impact, or contribute to, the development 
of the strategic plan for the recreational boating safety program.

Procedural

    All meetings are open to the public. These meetings may close early 
if all business is finished. At the Chairs' discretion, members of the 
public may make oral presentations during the meetings. If you would 
like to make an oral presentation at a meeting, please notify the 
Executive Secretary of your request no later than Friday, April 4, 
2008. If you would like a copy of your material distributed to each 
member of the committee or subcommittee in advance of a meeting, please 
submit 30 copies to the Executive Secretary no later than Friday, April 
4, 2008. If you would like written material to be distributed at the 
meeting, please submit at least 60 copies to the Executive Secretary no 
later than Friday, April 18, 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 meetings, contact 
the Executive Secretary as soon as possible.

    Dated: March 27, 2008.
F.J. Sturm,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy for Prevention Policy.
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