[Federal Register: April 18, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 73)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[CGD08-05-023]

 
Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee 
(LMRWSAC) will meet to discuss various issues relating to navigational 
safety on the Lower Mississippi River and related waterways. The 
meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The next meeting of LMRWSAC will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 
2005, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. This meeting may adjourn early if all 
business is finished. Requests to make oral presentations or submit 
written materials for distribution at the meeting should reach the 
Coast Guard on or before May 2, 2005. Requests to have a copy of your 
material distributed to each member of the committee in advance of the 
meeting should reach the Coast Guard on or before May 2, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Crescent City Room Suite 
1830 at the World Trade Center Building, 2 Canal Street, New Orleans, 
Louisiana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) Melissa 
Owens, Assistant Committee Administrator, telephone (504) 589-4222, fax 
(504) 589-4216. Written materials and requests to make presentations 
should be mailed to Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Office New 
Orleans, Attn: LTJG Owens, 1615 Poydras Street, Suite 700, New Orleans, 
LA 70112.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Meeting

    Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee 
(LMRWSAC). The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Introduction of committee members.
    (2) Opening Remarks.
    (3) Approval of the November 16, 2004 minutes.
    (4) Old Business:
    (a) Captain of the Port status report.
    (b) VTS update report.
    (c) Subcommittee / Working Group update reports.
    (5) New Business.
    (6) Adjournment.

Procedural

    The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting may 
close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion, 
members of the public may make oral presentations during the meeting. 
If you would like to make an oral presentation at the meeting, please 
notify the Committee Administrator no later than May 2, 2005. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast

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Guard no later than May 2, 2005. If you would like a copy of your 
material distributed to each member of the committee in advance of the 
meeting, please submit 25 copies to the Committee Administrator no 
later than May 2, 2005.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact 
the Committee Administrator at the location indicated under Addresses 
as soon as possible.

    Dated: April 7, 2005.
R.F. Duncan,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 05-7700 Filed 4-15-05; 8:45 am]

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