[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 37686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13503]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2010-0164]
National Boating Safety Advisory Council; July 2020
Teleconference
AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee teleconference meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Boating Safety Advisory Council (Council) and its
subcommittees will meet via teleconference to discuss matters relating
to recreational boating safety. The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: Meeting: The National Boating Safety Advisory Council and its
subcommittees will meet by teleconference on Wednesday, July 29, 2020,
from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., (Eastern Daylight Time). The
teleconference may adjourn early if the Council has completed its
business.
Comments and supporting documentation: To ensure your comments are
received by Council members before the teleconference, submit your
written comments no later than July 15, 2020.
ADDRESSES: To join the teleconference or to request special
accommodations, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. on July 15, 2020, to
obtain the needed information. The number of teleconferences lines is
limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time,
including orally at the teleconference as time permits, but if you want
Council members to review your comments before the teleconference,
please submit your comments no later than July 15, 2020. We are
particularly interested in comments on the issues in the ``Agenda''
section below. We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material
cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, call or email
the individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document for alternate instructions. You must include the docket number
[USCG-2010-0164]. Comments received will be posted without alteration
at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. For more about privacy and submissions in response to this
document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226,
March 11, 2020). If you encounter technical difficulties with comment
submission, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
Docket Search: Documents mentioned in this notice as being
available in the docket, and all public comments, will be in our online
docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following
that website's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online
docket and sign-up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments
are posted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Decker, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer of the National Boating Safety Advisory Council, 2703
Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509,
telephone 202-372-1507 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given pursuant to
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (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 provides advice and recommendations to the Department
of Homeland Security on matters relating to recreational vessels and
associated equipment and on other safety matters related to
recreational vessels.
Agenda
The agenda for the National Boating Safety Advisory Council meeting
is as follows:
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
(1) Call to Order.
(2) Opening remarks.
(3) National Boating Safety Advisory Council Boats and Associated
Equipment Subcommittee report on benefits of wearing Engine Cut-Off
Switch (ECOS) links for recreational vessel operators.
(4) National Boating Safety Advisory Council Prevention Through People
Subcommittee report on exemption from carriage of throwable personal
flotation devices requirement for rafts 16 feet or more in length.
(5) Receipt and discussion of the following reports from the Office of
Auxiliary and Boating Safety:
(a) 2018 National Recreational Boating Safety Survey Results.
(b) 2019 Annual Boating Statistics Report Results.
(c) Update on the current National Recreational Boating Safety
(RBS) Strategic Plan and discussion of the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan.
(d) Non-profit grant Areas of Interest for 2021.
(6) Closing remarks/plans for next meeting.
(7) Adjournment of meeting.
A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-committees/nbsac no later than July 15, 2020. Alternatively, you may
contact Mr. Jeff Decker as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section
above.
During the July 29, 2020 teleconference, a public comment period
will be held from approximately 2:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Public comments
will be limited to two minutes per speaker. Please note that the public
comment periods will end following the last call for comments.
Please contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section, to register as a speaker.
Dated: June 17, 2020.
Wayne R. Arguin Jr.,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-13503 Filed 6-22-20; 8:45 am]
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