[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18615-18616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07155]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0194]


Navigation Safety Advisory Council

AGENCY: United States Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC) will meet 
April 10-11, 2013, in Arlington, Virginia to discuss matters relating 
to maritime collisions, rammings, groundings; Inland and International 
Rules of the Road; navigation regulations and equipment; routing 
measures; marine information; diving safety; and aids to navigation 
systems. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: NAVSAC will meet Wednesday, April 10, 2013, from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m., and Thursday, April 11, 2013, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please note 
that the meeting may close early if the committee has completed its 
business. Pre-registration and written comments are due April 1, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Navy League Building, Coast 
Guard Recruiting Command, 5th floor conference room, 2300 Wilson 
Boulevard, Suite 500, Arlington, Virginia 20598. All visitors to the 
Navy League Building must pre-register to be admitted to the building. 
You may pre-register by contacting Mr. Burt Lahn listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Mr. Burt Lahn listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
below as soon as possible.
    To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment 
on the issues to be considered by the committee prior to the 
formulation of recommendations as listed in the ``Agenda'' section 
below. You may submit written comments no later than April 1, 2013, and 
must be identified by USCG-2013-0194 using one of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments (preferred method to 
avoid delays in processing).
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     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.
     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.
    Instructions: 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 documents or comments 
related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    A public comment period will be held during the meeting on April 
10, 2013, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and April 11, 2013, from 11:00 
a.m. until the close of the meeting. Public presentations may also be 
given. Speakers are requested to limit their presentation and comments 
to 10 minutes. Please note that the public comment period may end 
before the time indicated, following the last call for comments. To 
register as a speaker, contact Mr. Burt Lahn listed

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in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
meeting, please contact Mr. Mike Sollosi, the NAVSAC Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), by telephone at 202-372-1545 or via 
email at [email protected]; or Mr. Burt Lahn, NAVSAC meeting 
coordinator, at telephone 202-372-1526 or email [email protected]. 
If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, 
call Barbara Hairston, 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. 92-463).
    The NAVSAC is an advisory committee authorized by 33 U.S.C. 2073 
and chartered under the provisions of the FACA. NAVSAC provides advice 
and recommendations to the Secretary, through the Commandant of the 
U.S. Coast Guard, on matters relating to prevention of maritime 
collisions, rammings, and groundings; Inland and International Rules of 
the Road; navigation regulations and equipment; routing measures; 
marine information; diving safety; and aids to navigation systems.
    The meeting will be held at the Navy League Building, Coast Guard 
Recruiting Command, 5th floor conference room, 2300 Wilson Boulevard, 
Suite 500, Arlington, Virginia 20598. http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&gbv=2&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=navy+league+building+arlington+va&fb=1≷=us&hq=navy+league+building&hnear=0x89b7b69d7ba7a70f:0xf8cf6fc845f6b093,Arlington,+VA&cid=0,0,16025978759884607342&sa=X&ei=c-4YUcGuKcy50AH0nYGgDQ&ved=0CCIQtQMwAg.
    Agenda: The NAVSAC will meet to review, discuss and formulate 
recommendations on the following topics: Wednesday, April 10, 2013:
    (1) Update on all past Resolutions to the Council. The Council will 
receive an update on the status of all outstanding resolutions and open 
action items.
    (2) Risk assessment updates. The Coast Guard is currently 
conducting formal risk assessments for several U.S. ports/waterways. 
The Council will receive a briefing on why the risk assessments were 
initiated, how they are being conducted, what the risk assessments will 
produce, and how the Coast Guard will act on the results.
    (3) E-Navigation Strategy. Under the auspices of the Committee on 
the Marine Transportation System, the Coast Guard and other agencies 
have developed a National e-Navigation Strategy that will establish a 
framework for data exchange between and among ships and shore 
facilities. The Council will receive an update on how the use of the 
Automatic Identification System (AIS) and the Physical Oceanographic 
Real Time System support the E-Navigation Strategy.
    (4) Atlantic Coast Ports Access Route Study (ACPARS). The Council 
will receive an update on the ACPARS undertaken to accommodate offshore 
wind energy development. The update will include a presentation on how 
AIS track data is being included as a Geospatial Information System 
component of the study.
    (5) In response to a statement made by a member of the public 
during the April 2012 meeting, the Council will receive an update on 
requirements for encoding information into shipboard AIS devices.
    Following the above presentations, the Council will form working 
groups to discuss and provide recommendations on the following tasks as 
appropriate:
    (1) NAVSAC Task 05-05--Lights for Public Safety and Law Enforcement 
Vessels. At the November 2012 NAVSAC meeting, the Council briefly 
discussed the task and its ongoing work, and in response to task 
statement 05-05, provided Resolution 12-07, concerning lights on 
vessels engaged in defined public safety activities. The Council will 
be asked to continue discussions on this task and provide an update to 
Resolution 12-07 that includes recommendations for lights on law 
enforcement vessels engaged in law enforcement activities.
    (2) NAVSAC Task 12-03--Unmanned vehicles/vessels (UV). The Council 
was asked to review current UV standards of operation, consider whether 
the latest generation of these vessels should employ AIS, and propose 
additional rules/standards of operation for both unmanned underwater 
vehicles, and unmanned surface vessels. NAVSAC was asked to provide a 
Resolution to this task at the spring 2013 meeting. At the November 
2012 NAVSAC meeting, the Council briefly discussed the task and its 
ongoing work, and in response to task statement 12-03, provided 
Resolution 12-08 on recommendations for unmanned underwater vehicles. 
The Council will be asked to continue discussions on this task and 
provide an update to Resolution 12-08 that includes recommendations for 
rules/standards of operation for unmanned surface vessels.
    (3) NAVSAC Task 13-01--Special Distinctive Lights for Small 
Passenger Vessels. Various port and government authorities, in 
conjunction with operators of small passenger vessels, have designed 
and installed distinctive lights for their vessels. The Council will be 
briefed on some of these lighting schemes and asked to consider whether 
a change to the navigation rules is needed to standardize these 
lighting schemes nationwide.
    Public comments or questions will be taken during the meeting after 
the Council discusses each issue and prior to the Council formulating 
recommendations on each issue. There will also be a public comment 
period at the end of the meeting.
    Thursday, April 11, 2013:

(1) Working Group Discussions continued from April 10.
(2) Working Group Reports presented to the Council.
(3) New Business:
    a. Summary of NAVSAC Action Items.
    b. Schedule Next Meeting Date--Fall 2013.
    c. Council discussions and summary of new tasks and pending action 
items.

    A public comment period will be held after the discussion of new 
tasks. Speakers' comments are limited to 10 minutes each. Public 
comments or questions may also be taken during the discussion and 
recommendations, and new business portions of the meeting.

    Dated: March 22, 2013.
P.F. Cook,
Acting Director, Marine Transportation Systems, Captain, U.S. Coast 
Guard.
[FR Doc. 2013-07155 Filed 3-27-13; 8:45 am]
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