[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71748-71749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25119]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0301]


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 will meet in Tampa, 
Florida 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: The Navigation Safety Advisory Council will meet on Wednesday, 
November 2, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on Thursday, November 
3, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Please note these meetings may close 
early if the Council has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Hilton Saint Petersburg 
Bayfront, 333 1st Street S., Saint Petersburg, Florida 33701-4342. The 
hotel Web site http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/florida/hilton-st-petersburg-bayfront-SPTSHHF/index.html.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Mr. Lahn listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as soon as possible.
    Instructions: To facilitate public participation, written comments 
on the issues in the ``Agenda'' section below must be submitted no 
later than October 30, 2016 if you want Council members to be able to 
review your comments before the meeting. You must include ``Department 
of Homeland Security'' and the docket number, USCG-2016-0301. Written 
comments may also be submitted using Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. For technical difficulties, contact Mr. Lahn 
listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 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 the Federal Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, 
issue of the Federal Register (70 FR 15086).
    Docket Search: For access to the docket to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov 
insert USCG-2016-0301 in the Search box, press Enter, and then click on 
the item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about these 
meetings, please contact Mr. George Detweiler, the Navigation Safety 
Advisory Council Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Commandant (CG-
NAV-2), U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Stop 
7418, Washington, DC 20593, telephone 202-372-1566 or email 
[email protected] or Mr. Burt Lahn, Commandant (CG-NAV-2), 
U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Stop 7418, 
Washington, DC 20593, telephone 202-372-1526 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 United States Code, 
Appendix.
    The Navigation Safety Advisory Council is an advisory committee 
authorized in 33 U.S.C. 2073 and chartered under the provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Navigation Safety Advisory Council 
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.

Agenda

    Wednesday, November 2, 2016: The Navigation Safety Advisory Council 
members will receive presentations on the following topics from agency 
representatives who performed the studies:
    (1) The Vessel Traffic Service Study conducted by the National 
Transportation Safety Board; and
    (2) The Atlantic and Gulf Coast Seacoast Waterways and Analysis 
Management System Study being conducted by the Coast Guard.
    Following the above presentations, the Designated Federal Officer 
will form subcommittees to continue discussions on the following task 
statements:
    (1) Navigation Safety Advisory Council Task 16-01 Review the 
navigation safety consequences of ships using Ultra Low Sulphur Fuel 
Oil and recommend measures to mitigate those consequences; and
    (2) Navigation Safety Advisory Council Task 16-02 Develop criteria 
for reporting ``near miss'' incidents.
    Public comments or questions will be taken during the meeting as 
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, November 3, 2016:
    (1) Subcommittee discussions continued from Wednesday, November 2, 
2016;
    (2) Subcommittee reports presented to the Council;
    (3) New Business; and
    a. Summary of Navigation Safety Advisory Council action items.
    b. Schedule next meeting date--Summer, 2017.
    c. Council discussions and acceptance of new tasks.

    A public comment period will be held after the discussion of new 
tasks. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 10 minutes 
each. Public comments or questions will be taken at the discretion of 
the Designated Federal Officer during the discussion and 
recommendations, and new business portion of the meeting. Please 
contact Mr. Lahn, listed in the FOR FURTHER

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INFORMATION CONTACT section, to register as a speaker.

    Dated: October 13, 2016.
M. D. Emerson,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems.
[FR Doc. 2016-25119 Filed 10-17-16; 8:45 am]
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