[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9468-9469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03542]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0023]


Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee; 
Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee 
will meet to discuss safe transit of vessels and cargoes to and from 
the ports of the Lower Mississippi River. This meeting will be open to 
the public.

DATES: The Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, from 9 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Written comments for distribution to committee 
members and for inclusion on the Lower Mississippi River Waterway 
Safety Advisory Committee Web site must be submitted on or before March 
2, 2015. Please note that this meeting may close early if all business 
is finished.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the New Orleans Yacht Club, 403 
North Roadway Street, New Orleans, LA 70124 http://noyc.org/wordpress/.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance, please contact 
Lieutenant Junior Grade Colin Marquis as indicated in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT paragraph below.
    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. Written comments must be identified by the 
Docket No. USCG-2015-0023 and submitted by 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 for the Docket Management Facility is 202-366-9329.
    Instructions: All submissions 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, enter the 
docket number in the ``Search'' field and follow the instructions on 
the Web site.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Junior Grade Colin Marquis, 
Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the Lower Mississippi River 
Waterway Safety Advisory Committee, telephone 504-365-2280, or at 
[email protected]. If you have any questions on reviewing or 
submitting material to the

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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 (Public Law 92-463, 5 U.S.C. Appendix). 
The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Advisory Committee is an advisory 
committee authorized in Section 19 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 
of 1991, (Public Law 102-241), as amended by section 621(d) of the 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010, (Public Law 111-281) and 
chartered under the provisions of Federal Advisory Committee Act. The 
Lower Mississippi River Waterway Advisory Committee provides advice and 
recommendations to the Department of Homeland Security on matters 
relating to communications, surveillance, traffic management, 
anchorages, development and operation of the New Orleans Vessel Traffic 
Service, and other related topics dealing with navigation safety on the 
Lower Mississippi River as required by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Agenda

    The agenda for the March 11, 2015, Committee meeting is as follows:
    (1) Opening Remarks.
    (2) Introduction;
    (3) Roll call of committee members and determination of a quorum;
    (4) Approval of the April 2014 minutes.
    (5) Old Business:
    (a) Status of Action Items from April 2014 Meeting.
    (6) Agency Updates:
    (a) Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority--East and West
    i. Procedures used by Flood Protection Authority--West for Bayou 
Segnette and Western Closure Complex Gate Closures including Routine 
Exercises and Response to Tropical Events.
    (b) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association
    i. Move to Electronic Navigation Charts.
    ii. Digital Accessibility of National Oceanic and Atmosphere 
Association Chart Data for Navigation, Restoration and Coastal 
Planning, and Spill and Incident Response.
    iii. National Oceanic and Atmosphere Association Physical 
Oceanographic Real-Time System.
    iv. National Oceanic and Atmosphere Association Northern Gulf 
Operational Forecast System Grid Model Improvements.
    v. Surveying and Chart Updates to Navigation Hazards in and around 
the Southern Bird-foot Delta.
    vi. Recognition of Electronic Displays on Tow Boats and Cruise 
Ships.
    vii. Support to the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Alternate Route 
Establishment.
    (c) Army Corps of Engineers
    i. Water Resources Reform and Development Act impacts to Flood 
Control Structures and Dredging Operations.
    (d) Coast Guard
    i. Establishment of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Alternate 
Route.
    ii. Status of Sensors at 81 Mile Point.
    iii. Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Terminals and Waterway Impacts.
    (7) New Business, to include discussion of:
    (a) Mile Marker 73 Memorandum of Understanding.
    (b) Anchorage Establishment and Amendments.
    (c) Systematic Port Planning.
    (d) Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee 
Vacancy Notice.
    (8) Public comment period.
    (9) Adjournment.
    There will be a comment period for the Lower Mississippi River 
Waterway Safety Advisory Committee and comment period for the public 
after each deliberation and voting, but before each recommendation is 
formulated. The Committee will review the information presented on each 
issue, deliberate on any recommendations presented, and formulate 
recommendations for the Department's consideration. Please note that 
the public oral comment period may end before the prescribed ending 
time following the last call for comments. Speakers are requested to 
limit their comments to 3 minutes. Please contact Lieutenant Junior 
Grade Colin Marquis listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section to register as a speaker. This notice may be viewed in our 
online docket, USCG-2015-0023, at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: February 10, 2015.
Kevin S. Cook,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
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