[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51097-51098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20363]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0595]


Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee; 
Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee 
will meet in New Orleans to discuss various issues relating to 
navigational safety on the Lower Mississippi River and related 
waterways. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Committee will meet on Thursday, September 23, 2010 from 9 
a.m. to 12 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 September 9, 2010. Requests 
to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the 
committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before September 9, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the New Orleans Yacht Club, 403 
North Roadway, West End, New Orleans, LA 70124. Send written material 
and requests to make oral presentations to Chief Warrant Officer David 
Chapman, Assistant to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of Lower 
Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee, ATTN: Waterways 
Management, 1615 Poydras St., New Orleans, LA 70112. This notice, and 
documents identified in the Supplementary Information section as being 
available in the docket may be viewed in our online docket, USCG-2010-
0595, at http://www.regulations.gov. Meeting minutes and materials will 
be posted in the online docket, USCG-2010-0595, at http://www.regulations.gov following the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief Warrant Officer David Chapman, 
Assistant to DFO of Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory 
Committee, telephone 504-565-5103.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). 
LMRWSAC is chartered under the Section 19 of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 1991 (Pub. L. 102-241, as amended by section 
418(g) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004, 
(Pub. L. 108-293). It was established in accordance with and operates 
under FACA. LMRWSAC provides advice and makes recommendations to the 
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard on matters relating to communications, 
surveillance, traffic management, anchorages, development and operation 
of the New Orleans Vessel Traffic Service (VTS), and other related 
topics dealing with navigation safety on the Lower Mississippi River 
(LMR) as required.

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda for the September 23, 2010 Committee meeting is as 
follows:
    1. Introduction of committee members.
    2. Opening Remarks.
    3. Approval of the May 6, 2010 minutes.
    4. Old Business--Ongoing items of interest to LMRWSAC.
    a. Captain of the Port of New Orleans status report.
    b. Subcommittee/Working Groups update reports.
    5. New Business.
    6. Adjournment.
    The minutes of the May 6, 2010 meeting, which will be discussed by 
the Committee, may be viewed in our online docket. Go to http://www.regulations.gov, enter the docket number for this notice (USCG-
2010-0595) in the ``Keyword'' box, and then click ``Search.''

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 Assistant to the DFO no later than September 9, 2010. 
Written material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast 
Guard no later than September 9, 2010. 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 Assistant to the DFO no later 
than September 9, 2010.

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.


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    Dated: July 21, 2010.
Mary E. Landry,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2010-20363 Filed 8-17-10; 8:45 am]
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