[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 204 (Friday, October 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72815-72816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25477]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2016-0937]
Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee
will meet on November 8, 2016 in New Orleans, LA to discuss committee
matters relating to the safe transit of vessels and cargoes to and from
the ports of the Lower Mississippi River. The meeting will be open to
the public.
DATES: The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee
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will meet on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. CST.
However, on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.,
administrative items and issues will be discussed with the Committee
members only. The public meeting will commence at 9:30 a.m. Please note
that the meeting may close early if the Committee has completed its
business.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the US Army Corps of Engineers
New Orleans District office, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA.
All visitors to US Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District
office will have to pre-register to be admitted to the building. Please
provide your name, telephone number, and citizenship status by close of
business on November 1, 2016, to the contact person listed in FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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 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 November 1, 2016, if you want Committee members to review
your comment prior to the meeting. You must include ``Department of
Homeland Security'' and the docket number (USCG-2016-0937). Written
comments may also be submitted using Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. For technical difficulties, contact the person
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, and use ``USCG-2016-0937'' in the
``Search'' box, press Enter, and then click on the item you wish to
view.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Brian Porter, Alternate
Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, 200
Hendee Street, New Orleans, LA 70114; telephone 504-365-2375, fax 504-
365-2287, or email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 5 U.S.C. Appendix). The Lower
Mississippi River Waterway Safety 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 the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety 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
At 9 a.m., the Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory
Committee will meet to review, discuss, deliberate, and formulate
recommendations, as appropriate, on the topics contained in the agenda,
as follows: 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.: (Open to Committee members only).
Federal Advisory Committee Act administrative matters to include Lower
Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee member training.
At 9:30 a.m., the meeting will open to the public.
(1) Introduction and swearing-in of new members.
(2) Status of Action Items from March 2015 meeting.
(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
(3) Further development of systematic port planning principles and
procedures.
(4) Public Comment Period.
(5) Adjournment of meeting.
Public comments or questions will be taken throughout the meeting
as the Committee discusses the issues and prior to deliberations and
voting. There will also be a public comment period at the end of the
meeting. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes.
Please note that the public comment period may end before the period
allotted, following the last call for comments. Contact the individual
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to register as a
speaker.
D.R. Callahan,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-25477 Filed 10-20-16; 8:45 am]
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