[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47185-47186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20127]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0164]


National Boating 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 National Boating Safety Advisory Council and its 
Subcommittees will meet to discuss issues relating to recreational 
boating safety. These meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: 
    Meetings. The National Boating Safety Advisory Council will meet on 
Thursday, October 18, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday, 
October 20, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The Boats and Associated 
Equipment Subcommittee will meet on Friday, October 19, 2018, from 8 
a.m. to 10 a.m. The Prevention through People Subcommittee will meet on 
Friday, October 19, 2018, from 10:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. The Recreational 
Boating Safety Strategic Planning Subcommittee will meet on Friday, 
October 19, 2018, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Please note that these meetings 
may conclude early if the National Boating Safety Advisory Council has 
completed all business.
    Comments and supporting documentation. To ensure your comments are 
reviewed by Council members before the meetings, submit your written 
comments no later than October 12, 2018.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at the U.S. Coast Guard Training 
Center Cape May, 1 Munro Avenue, Cape May, NJ 08204 in Building 252, 
Classroom 12. Access to Training Center Cape May is restricted. 
Individuals interested in attending the meeting need to pre-register 
using the following information:
    Pre-registration Information: Foreign nationals participating will 
be required to pre-register no later than October 1, 2018, to be 
admitted to the meeting. U.S. citizens participating will be required 
to pre-register no later than October 12, 2018, to be admitted to the 
meeting. To pre-register, contact Mr. Jeff Ludwig, (202) 372-1061, 
[email protected] with National Boating Safety Advisory Council in the 
subject line and provide your name, company, and telephone number; if a 
foreign national, also provide your country citizenship, passport 
country, country of residence, place of birth as well as your passport 
number and expiration date. All attendees will be required to provide a 
REAL ID Act-compliant government-issued picture identification card in 
order to gain admittance to the Coast Guard base where the meeting will 
be held. For more information on REAL-ID and to check the compliance 
status of your state/territory please see https://www.dhs.gov/real-id 
and https://www.dhs.gov/real-id-public-faqs.
    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 
below as soon as possible.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any times, 
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 1, 2018. We are particularly interested in the 
comments in the ``Agenda'' section below. You must include ``Department 
of Homeland Security'' and the docket number USCG-2010-0164. 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. For more about privacy and the docket, 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 to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov 
insert USCG-2010-0164 in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, then click 
the item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Ludwig, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer of the National Boating Safety Advisory Council, 
telephone (202) 372-1061, or at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given pursuant to 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 5, U.S.C. Appendix). Congress 
established the National Boating Safety Advisory Council in the Federal 
Boat Safety Act of 1971 (Pub. L. 92-75). The National Boating Safety 
Advisory Council currently operates under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 
13110 and 46 U.S.C. 4302(c). The latter requires the Secretary of 
Homeland Security and the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard by 
delegation to consult with the National Boating Safety Advisory Council 
in prescribing regulations for recreational vessels and associated 
equipment and on other major safety matters.

Agenda

Day 1

    The agenda for the National Boating Safety Advisory Council meeting 
is as follows:
Thursday, October 18, 2018
    (1) Opening remarks.
    (2) Presentation of Awards to Outgoing National Boating Safety 
Advisory Council Members.
    (3) Receipt and discussion of the following reports:
    (a) Chief, Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety, update on the 
U.S. Coast Guard's implementation of National Boating Safety Advisory 
Council Recommendations and Recreational Boating Safety Program Report.
    (b) Alternate Designated Federal Officer's report concerning 
Council administrative and logistical matters.
    (c) Update on the implementation of the National Recreational 
Boating Survey.

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    (d) Update on the National Recreational Boating Grant Program.
    (4) Presentation on voluntary life jacket wear efforts.
    (5) Presentation(s) on Boating under the Influence (BUI) reduction 
efforts.
    (6) Public comment period.
    (7) Meeting Recess.

Day 2

Friday, October 19, 2018
    The day will be dedicated to Subcommittee sessions:
    (1) Boats and Associated Equipment Subcommittee.
    Issues to be discussed include alternatives to pyrotechnic visual 
distress signals; grant projects related to boats and associated 
equipment; and updates to 33 CFR 181 ``Manufacturer Requirements'' and 
33 CFR 183 ``Boats and Associated Equipment.''
    (2) Prevention Through People Subcommittee.
    Issues to be discussed include paddlesports participation, overview 
of State boating Safety programs, and licensing requirements for on-
water boating safety instruction providers.
    (3) Recreational Boating Safety Strategic Planning Subcommittee.
    Issues to be discussed include progress on implementation of the 
2017-2021 Strategic Plan.

Day 3

Saturday, October 20, 2018
    The full Council will resume meeting.
    (1) Receipt and Discussion of the Boats and Associated Equipment, 
Prevention through People and Recreational Boating Safety Strategic 
Planning Subcommittee reports.
    (2) Discussion of any recommendations to be made to the U.S. Coast 
Guard.
    (3) Public comment period.
    (4) Voting on any recommendations to be made to the U.S. Coast 
Guard.
    (5) Closing remarks.
    (6) Adjournment of meeting.
    There will be a comment period for the National Boating Safety 
Advisory Council members and a comment period for the public after each 
report presentation, but before each is voted on by the Council. The 
Council members will review the information presented on each issue, 
deliberate on any recommendations presented in the Subcommittees' 
reports, and formulate recommendations for the Department's 
consideration.
    The meeting agenda and all meeting documentation can be found at: 
https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-committees/nbsac/announcements. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Jeff 
Ludwig as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    Public comments or questions will be taken throughout the meeting 
as the Council 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 call for comments. Contact the individual 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above to register 
as a speaker.

    Dated: September 10, 2018.
Jennifer F. Williams,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
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