[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60755-60756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27603]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket Number USCG-2017-1004]


Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. 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 in New Orleans, Louisiana 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: 
    Meeting. The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory 
Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 
p.m. CST. The meeting may close early if the Committee has completed 
its business, or the meeting may be extended based on the number of 
public comments.
    Comments and supporting documents. Submit your comments no later 
than December 31, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
New Orleans District office, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 
70118. For driving directions: http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Portals/56/docs/PAO/usace_stripmap.pdf. All visitors to U.S. 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 December 31, 2017, to 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as 
soon as possible.
    Written comments must be submitted using the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If you encounter technical 
difficulties with comment submission, contact the individual listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meeting, but if you want Committee members to 
review your comment before the meeting, please submit your comment no 
later than December 31, 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-
2017-1004 in your comment. Comments received will be posted without 
alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided. You may review the Privacy Act 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-2017-1004 in the Search box, press Enter, and then click 
the item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Brian Porter, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the Lower Mississippi River Waterway 
Safety Advisory Committee, U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, 200 
Hendee Street, New Orleans, LA 70114; telephone (504) 365-2375, 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 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 of Meeting

    On January 9, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CST, the Lower 
Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee will meet to 
review, discuss, deliberate, and formulate recommendations, as 
appropriate, on the following:
    (1) Status of Systematic Port Planning Action Item.
    (2) U.S. Coast Guard Regulatory Reform Regulations.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://
homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-

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waterways/safety-advisory-committees/lmrwsac/general-information no 
later than December 31, 2017. Alternatively, you may contact Lieutenant 
Brian Porter as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
above.
    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.

    Dated: December 15, 2017.
Paul F. Thomas,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-27603 Filed 12-21-17; 8:45 am]
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