[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 168 (Thursday, September 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49341-49342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18962]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0628]


National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) 
will meet in Portsmouth, Virginia 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; and aids to navigation 
systems. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: 
    Meeting: The Committee will meet on Tuesday, September 21, and 
Wednesday, September 22, 2021, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time (EDT). Please note that this meeting may adjourn early if 
the Committee has completed its business.
    Comments and supporting documentations: To ensure your comments are 
received by Committee members before the meeting, submit your written 
comments no later than September 15, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Portsmouth-
Norfolk Waterfront hotel, 425 Water Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704. 
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/orfpt-renaissance-portsmouth-norfolk-waterfront-hotel/?scid=bb1a189a-fec3-4d19-a255-4ba596febe2&y_source=1_MTYzODkzNC03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24uZ29vZ2xlX3dlYnNpdGVfb3ZlcnJpZGU%3D.
    Pre-registration Information: Pre-registration is not required for 
access. Attendees will be required to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines 
promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 
Masks will be provided for all attendees regardless of vaccination 
status. The most up to date CDC guidance can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/guidance.html.
    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 of 
this notice.
    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 comments no 
later than September 15, 2021. 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 words ``Department of Homeland 
Security'' and the docket number USCG-2021-0628. Comments received will 
be posted without alteration at https://www.regulations.gov, including 
any personal information provided. You may wish to view the Privacy and 
Security Notice available on the homepage of https://www.regulations.gov, and DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice 
(85FR 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 comment, 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. George Detweiler, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the National Navigation Safety Advisory 
Committee, telephone (202) 372-1566, or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. appendix). The National 
Navigation Safety Advisory Committee is authorized by section 601 of 
the Frank LoBiondo Act of 2018 and is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15107. The 
Committee operates under the

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provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. appendix) in 
addition to the administrative provisions applicable to all National 
Maritime Transportation Advisory Committees in 46 U.S.C. 15109. The 
Committee advises the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security 
through the Commandant of the 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; and aids to navigation 
systems.

Agenda

Day 1

    The agenda for the September 21, 2021 is as follows:

1. Call to order.
2. Introduction.
3. Remarks by the Chairman and the Designated Federal Officer (DFO).
4. Roll call of Committee members and determination of a quorum.
5. Presentations on autonomous and unmanned systems, chart carriage 
requirements, and navigation safety in and around Offshore Renewable 
Energy Installations (OREI).
6. Presentation of Tasks. Following the above presentations, the 
Committee Chairman and the Designated Federal Officer will form 
subcommittees to discuss the following task statement:
    1. Task Statement 21-01, Autonomous and unmanned systems.
    2. Task Statement 21-02, Chart carriage requirement.
    3. Task Statement 21-03, Navigation safety in and around Offshore 
Renewable Energy Installations.
7. Public comment period.
8. Report by Subcommittees on accomplishments.
9. Adjournment of meeting.

Day 2

    The agenda for September 22, 2021 meetings is as follows:

1. Call to order.
2. Introduction.
3. Remarks by the Chairman and the DFO.
4. Roll call of Committee members and determination of a quorum.
5. Subcommittee discussions continued from Tuesday, 21 September, 2021.
6. Public comment period.
7. Subcommittee reports presented to the Committee.
8. Schedule next meeting date.
9. Closing remarks by the Chairman and the DFO.
10. Adjournment of meeting.

    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available, by September 
15, 2021, by going to the Coast Guard Homeport website, https://homeport.uscg.mil, selecting the Missions tab, and navigating to the 
Federal Advisory Committees section. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. 
George Detweiler as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section above.
    A public comment period will be held during each Subcommittee and 
full Committee meeting concerning matters being discussed. Speakers are 
requested to limit their comments to 5 minutes. Please note that the 
public comment period will end following the last call for comments. 
Contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section above, to register as a speaker.

    Dated: August 27, 2021.
Michael D. Emerson,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems.
[FR Doc. 2021-18962 Filed 9-1-21; 8:45 am]
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