[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 43 (Monday, March 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13838-13839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04506]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0097]


National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee Meeting; March 2023 
Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meetings.

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SUMMARY: The National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) 
will conduct a series of meetings over 2 days 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. All meetings will be open 
to the public.

DATES: 
    Meetings: The Committee will hold meetings on Tuesday, March 28, 
and Wednesday, March 29, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time (EDT). Please note these meetings may adjourn early if 
the Committee has completed its business.
    Comments and supporting documents: To ensure your comments are 
reviewed by Committee members before the meetings, submit your written 
comments no later than March 14, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Renaissance Portsmouth-
Norfolk Waterfront hotel located at 425 Water Street, Portsmouth, VA 
23704, website: https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/orfpt-renaissance-portsmouth-norfolk-waterfront-hotel/overview/. The meetings 
will also be held virtually. To join the virtual meetings, contact the 
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section no 
later than 1 p.m., EDT on March 24, 2023, to obtain the needed 
information. The number of virtual lines are limited and will be 
available on a first-come first-served basis.
    Pre-registration information: Pre-registration is required for 
attending virtual meetings. You must request attendance by contacting 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice. You will receive a response with attendance instructions.
    Attendees at the in-person meetings will be required to follow 
COVID-19 safety guidelines promulgated by the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC), which may include the need to wear masks. 
CDC guidance on COVID protocols can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/guidance.html.

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    The National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee is committed to 
ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of disability 
status. If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to 
fully participate, please email Lieutenant Ryan Burk at 
[email protected] or call (202) 372-1562 as soon as possible.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meeting as time permits, but if you want 
Committee members to review your comment before the meeting, please 
submit your comments no later than March 14, 2023. We are particularly 
interested in comments regarding the topics 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-2023-0097]. 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. For more 
about the 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 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: Lieutenant Ryan Burk, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the National Navigation Safety Advisory 
Committee, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, SE, Stop 7418, Washington, 
DC 20593-7418, telephone (202) 372-1562, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 117-286, 5 U.S.C., ch. 10). 
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 provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act and 46 U.S.C. 15109. The Committee 
provides advice the Secretary of Homeland Security via 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; and aids to navigation systems.

Agenda

Day 1

    The agenda for the March 28, 2023, meeting 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 electronic charts and navigation equipment 
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 DFO will form subcommittees to discuss the 
following task statements:
    (a) Task Statement 21-01, Electronic Charts and Navigational 
Equipment Carriage Requirements.
    (b) Task Statement 23-01: Review of NVIC 01-19 (CH 1) which 
incorporated recommendations provided by Committee Resolution 21-02--
Navigation Safety in and around Offshore Renewable Energy Installations
    (c) Task Statement 23-02: Defining the term ``prudent mariner'' 
referenced in the Rules of the Road, on nautical charts and in 
navigation publications.
    (d) Task Statement 23-03: Recommendation to clarify the term 
``crosses a navigational channel'' as used in Rules of the Road, Rule 
27.
    (7) Public comment period.
    (8) Report by Subcommittees on accomplishments.
    (9) Adjournment of meeting.

Day 2

    The agenda for the March 29, 2023, meeting 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, March 28, 
2023.
    (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 March 14, 
2023, 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 
Lieutenant Ryan Burk as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section.
    A public comment period will be held during each Committee meeting 
concerning matters being discussed. Speakers are requested to limit 
their comments to 3 minutes. Please note that this public comment 
period may end before the period allotted following the last call for 
comments.
    Please contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section above to register as a speaker.

    Dated: March 1, 2023.
Michael D. Emerson,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems.
[FR Doc. 2023-04506 Filed 3-3-23; 8:45 am]
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