[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27337-27338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11486]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2010-1116]


Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee 
postponed its originally scheduled February 3, 2011, meeting due to 
inclement weather. The new meeting date is June 21, 2011, in Texas 
City, Texas, to discuss waterway improvements, aids to navigation, area 
projects impacting safety on the Houston Ship Channel, and various 
other navigation safety matters in the Galveston Bay area. The meeting 
will be open to the public.

DATES: The Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, from 9 a.m. 
to noon. Please note that meeting may close early if the Committee has 
completed its business. Comments on the issues to be considered by the 
committee should reach the online docket or Docket Management Facility 
by June 7, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit 
Building in Texas City, 3101 FM 2004, Texas City, Texas 77591. For 
information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities 
or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact the person 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.
    You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-2010-1116 
using any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
    (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is 202-366-9329. To avoid duplication, please use only one of 
these four methods. See the ``Public Participation'' portion of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on submitting 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have any questions concerning 
the meeting, contact Lieutenant Junior Grade Margaret Brown, Waterways 
Management Branch, Coast Guard, telephone (713) 678-9001, e-mail 
[email protected]. If you have questions on viewing or 
submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 93-463). 
The

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HOGANSAC is an advisory committee as provided for in section 18 of the 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1991, (Pub. L. 102-241 as amended) and 
chartered under the provisions of the FACA. HOGANSAC provides advice 
and recommendations to the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on 
matters relating to safe transit of vessels and products through 
Galveston Bay, and to and from the Ports of Galveston, Houston, Texas 
City, and Galveston Bay.
    Public Participation: To facilitate public participation, we are 
inviting public comment on the issues to be considered by the committee 
as listed in the ``Agenda'' portion below. All submissions received 
must include the words ``Department of Homeland Security'' and the 
docket number for this action. Comments received will be posted without 
alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided. You may review a Privacy Act notice regarding our 
public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register 
(73 FR 3316).
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received by the committee, go to http://www.regulations.gov 
and enter the docket number in the search box.
    Public Comment Period: A public comment period will be held during 
the meeting on June 21 from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Speakers are requested to 
limit their comments to three minutes. Please note that the public 
comment period may end before the time indicated, following the last 
call for comments. Contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section to register as a speaker.

Agenda

    The tentative agenda for the Committee is as follows:
    (1) Opening Remarks by the Designated Federal Officer (CAPT 
Woodring) and Committee Chair (Mrs. Tava Foret).
    (2) Approval of September 23, 2010, minutes.
    The HOGANSAC minutes will be available at the following link as 
soon as they are approved by the committee: http://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/channelView.do?channelId=-18426&channelPage=%2Fep%2Fchannel%2Fdefault.jsp&pageTypeId=13489&BV_SessionID=@@@@1196828626.1302537172@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccccadfdfemhkfhcfjgcfgfdffhdghk.0.
    (3) Old Business.
    (a) Waterways Safety and Utilization subcommittee report. Copies of 
the report will be available to the public on June 8, 2011 at the 
Homeport Web site: http://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/programView.do?channelId18426&programId=13300&programPage=%2Fep%2Fprogram%2Feditorial.jsp&pageTypeId=13489&BV_SessionID=@@@@0584297917.1302013571@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccfadfdemifmekcfjgcfgfdffhdghm.0. The subcommittee is 
reviewing safety issues at Bolivar Ferry Landings and is requesting any 
real time videos and examples of unsafe wake in the area that users may 
have. The subcommittee continues to revise the safe boating 
publications including the Navigating the Houston Ship Channel 
brochure, a guide for commercial users of the waterway; and the Sharing 
Our Bay Brochure, a guide for recreational users of the waterway. The 
subcommittee is conducting a study of Galveston Anchorage Area and is 
requesting that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 
update Galveston-area nautical charts with new survey information. The 
subcommittee is also requesting that NOAA utilize bottom contour 
information for Anchorage A on applicable charts and that hydrography 
information is added to applicable charts for Anchorage A, B, and C in 
Galveston Bay. The subcommittee recently advised the Coast Guard 
regarding the costs and benefits of the new U.S. Coast Guard Boarding 
Procedures and has since closed the issue;
    (b) Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC) Liaison's report: The 
AMSC representative will discuss the Annual Report from the Facility 
Security Working Group, highlighting their new Web site and the 
progress they have made on various issues such as TWIC escorting and 
Mariner Access/Shore Leave. The representative will also discuss 
lessons learned from the 2011 SECUREX, which took place on March 24, 
2011. The SECUREX is an exercise that focused on long-term recovery of 
the ship channel and the marine transportation system following a 
security incident. The AMSC representative will summarize the amount, 
type, finances, and timeline associated with the Port Security Grants 
Round 11 proposed projects.
    (3) New Business.
    (a) Review of 2011 Area Maritime Security Committees/Harbor Safety 
Committees Conference in Houston, Texas;
    (b) Brief presentation on Seafarer Access;
    (5) Announcements.
    (a) Schedule Next Meetings;
    (b) Solicitation for public comments.

    Dated: April 14, 2011.
M.E. Woodring,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Sector Houston-Galveston.
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