[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 198 (Monday, October 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48106-48107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22291]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0900]


Navigation Safety Advisory Council

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Navigation Safety Advisory Council will meet 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 1, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on Thursday, November 
2, 2017, 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 the Holiday Inn Arlington at 
Ballston, 4610 Fairfax Drive, Arlington VA 22203. https://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/arlington/wasfx/hoteldetail/directions.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Mr. Detweiler as soon as possible using the contact information in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meetings, but if you want Council members to 
review your comment before the meetings, please submit your comments no 
later than October 23, 2017. We are particularly interested in comments 
on the issues in the ``Agenda'' section below. You must include 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number USCG-2017-
0900. Written comments may also be submitted using the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If you encounter 
technical difficulties with comments submission, contact the individual 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below. Comments 
received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You 
may review the Privacy and Security Notice for the Federal Docket 
Management System at https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
    Docket Search: For access to the docket or to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, 
insert USCG-2017-0900 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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given pursuant to 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 United States Code, 
Appendix.
    The Navigation Safety Advisory Council is an advisory committee 
authorized under Title 33 United States Code, Section 2073 and 
chartered under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
Title 5, United States Code, Appendix. 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 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.

Agenda

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

    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;
    (2) The Atlantic and Gulf Coast Seacoast Waterways and Analysis 
Management System Study being conducted by the Coast Guard; and
    (3) Use of Automatic Identification System-Aids and Navigation in 
Pre-Storm Preparations and Post Storm Recovery.
    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;
    (2) Navigation Safety Advisory Council Task 16-02 Develop criteria 
for reporting ``near miss'' incidents; and
    (3) Navigation Safety Advisory Council Task 17-001 Input to Support 
Regulatory Reform of Coast Guard Regulations under Executive Orders 
13771 and 13783.

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    The Designated Federal Officer will form subcommittees to discuss 
and provide recommendations on the following new task statement, as 
appropriate:
    (1) Navigation Safety Advisory Council Task 17-002 Carriage 
requirement for a bell, dayshapes and a hard copy of the Inland 
Navigation Rules.
    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 2, 2017

    (1) Subcommittee discussions continued from Wednesday, November 1 
2017;
    (2) Subcommittee reports presented to the Council; and
    (3) New Business.
    a. Summary of Navigation Safety Advisory Council action items;
    b. Schedule next meeting date--Spring, 2018; and
    c. Council discussions and acceptance of new tasks.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at http://homeport.uscg.mil/navsac no later than October 25, 2017.
    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. Detweiler listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section, to register as a speaker.

    Dated: October 10, 2017.
Michael David Emerson,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems.
[FR Doc. 2017-22291 Filed 10-13-17; 8:45 am]
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