[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29787-29789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11958]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0405]


Navigation Safety Advisory Council

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC) will meet on 
June 11-12, 2014 in Arlington,

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Virginia to discuss matters relating to maritime collisions, rammings, 
and groundings, Inland Rules of the Road, International Rules of the 
Road, navigation regulations and equipment, routing measures, marine 
information, diving safety, and aids to navigation systems. These 
meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: NAVSAC will meet Wednesday, June 11, 2014, from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m., and Thursday, June 12, 2014, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please note 
that these meetings may close early if the Council has completed its 
business. Pre-registration, all submitted written materials, comments 
and request to make oral presentations at the meetings should reach Mr. 
Burt Lahn, NAVSAC meeting Coordinator no later than
    May 28, 2014. For contact information, please see the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section below. Any written material submitted by 
the public will be distributed to the Council and become part of the 
public record.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Coast Guard Personnel 
Service Center, 9th floor conference room, 4200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 
900, Arlington, Virginia 20598.
    https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&gbv=2&safe=active&q=4200+Wilson+Boulevard,+Suite+900&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89b7b42469129bbb:0xe556c5a677a3032b,4200+Wilson+Blvd.+%23900,+Arlington,+VA+22203≷=us&ei=-utCU6e2Gq_NsQTF-4CIBA&ved=0CBwQ8gEoATAA. All visitors to the Coast Guard Personnel 
Service Center 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 as listed in the 
``Agenda'' section below. You may submit written comments no later than 
May 28, 2014 and must be identified by USCG-2014-0405 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 insert USCG-
2014-0405 in the Search box, press Enter, and then click on the item 
you wish to view.
    A public comment period will be held during the meeting on June 11, 
2014, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and June 12, 2014 prior to 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 in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about these 
meetings, please contact Mr. Mike Sollosi, the NAVSAC Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), Commandant (CG-NAV-3), U.S. Coast 
Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Stop 7418, Washington, 
DC 20593, telephone 202-372-1545 or email [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 Cheryl Collins, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826 or 1-800-647-5527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix, Public Law 
92-463, 86 Stat, 770, as amended.
    The NAVSAC is an advisory committee authorized in 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.
    A copy of all meeting documentation is available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/NAVSAC. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Burt Lahn 
as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    The meeting will be held at the Coast Guard Personnel Service 
Center, 9th floor conference room, 4200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 900, 
Arlington, Virginia 20598.
    Agenda: The NAVSAC will meet to review, discuss and formulate 
recommendations on the following topics:
    Wednesday, June 11, 2014:
    (1) Update on all past resolutions to the Council.
    (2) The Coast Guard's Future of Navigation initiative. This program 
leverages technology in order to optimize navigation services provided 
by the Coast Guard in cooperation with the U.S. Corps of Engineers and 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Coast Guard 
will provide information on this project including updates on 
international developments in E-Navigation and the Coast Guard's 
efforts to put e-Navigation principles into practice, which includes 
deployment of AIS aids to Navigation and enhanced delivery of marine 
safety information to better serve commercial and recreational waterway 
users.
    (3) Atlantic Coast Ports Access Route Study (ACPARS). The ACPARS 
was initiated to study the navigational users and industrial 
development off the Atlantic Coast. The Coast Guard will provide an 
update on the results of this ongoing effort.

    Following the above presentations, the Council will form working 
groups to discuss and provide recommendations on the following tasks as 
appropriate:

(1) NAVSAC Task 14-01--Modernization of Marine Safety Information 
systems
(2) NAVSAC Task 14-02--Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) Aids to 
Navigation
(3) NAVSAC Task 14-03--Navigation Interests in Marine Planning

    Public comments or questions will be taken during the meeting as 
the Council discusses each issue and prior to the Council formulating 
recommendations

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on each issue. There will also be a public comment period at the end of 
the meeting.
    Thursday, June 12, 2014:

(1) Working Group discussions continued from June 11, 2014.
(2) Working Group reports presented to the Council.
(3) New Business:
    a. Summary of NAVSAC action items.
    b. Schedule next meeting date--Fall 2014.
    c. Council discussions and acceptance of new tasks.

    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 will be taken at the discretion of the Designated 
Federal Official (DFO) during the discussion and recommendations, and 
new business portion of the meeting.
    Minutes: Minutes from the meeting will be available for public view 
and copying within 90 days following the meeting at https://homeport.mil/NAVSAC.

    Dated: May 19, 2014.
G.C. Rasicot,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems, U.S. Coast Guard.
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