[Federal Register: September 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 175)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2007-29095]

 
National Boating Safety Advisory Council

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC) and its 
subcommittees on boats and associated equipment, prevention through 
people, and recreational boating safety strategic planning will meet to 
discuss issues relating to recreational boating safety. All meetings 
will be open to the public.

DATES: NBSAC will meet on Saturday, October 20, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m., and on Monday, October 22, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 
The Prevention through People Subcommittee will meet on Saturday, 
October 20, 2007, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Recreational Boating 
Safety Strategic Planning Subcommittee will meet on Sunday, October 21, 
2007, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Boats and Associated Equipment 
Subcommittee will meet on Sunday, October 21, 2007, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 
p.m. These meetings may close early if all business is finished. On 
Sunday, October 21, 2007, a subcommittee meeting may start earlier if 
the preceding Subcommittee meeting closed early.

ADDRESSES: NBSAC will meet at the Residence Inn Arlington--Pentagon 
City, 550 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. The subcommittee 
meetings will be held at the same address. Send written material and 
requests to make oral presentations to Mr. Jeff Ludwig, Executive 
Secretary of NBSAC, Commandant (CG-3PCB-1), U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. This 
notice is available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov or the Office of Boating Safety's Web site at http://www.uscgboating.org/nbsac/

nbsac.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Ludwig, Executive Secretary of 
NBSAC, telephone 202-372-1061, fax 202-372-1932.

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

Tentative Agendas of Meetings

National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC)

    (1) Remarks--Mr. James P. Muldoon, NBSAC Chairman;
    (2) Chief, Office of Boating Safety Update on NBSAC Resolutions and 
Recreational Boating Safety Program report.
    (3) Executive Secretary's report.
    (4) Chairman's session.
    (5) TSAC Liaison's report.
    (6) NAVSAC Liaison's report.
    (7) Coast Guard Auxiliary report.
    (8) National Association of State Boating Law Administrators 
report.
    (9) Report on upcoming national boating survey.
    (10) Prevention Through People Subcommittee report.
    (11) Boats and Associated Equipment Subcommittee report.
    (12) Recreational Boating Safety Strategic Planning Subcommittee 
report.
    A more detailed agenda can be found at: http://www.uscgboating.org/nbsac/nbsac.htm
, after October 9, 2007.

    Prevention Through People Subcommittee: Discuss current regulatory 
projects, grants, contracts, and new issues affecting the prevention of 
boating accidents through outreach and education of boaters.
    Boats and Associated Equipment Subcommittee: Discuss current 
regulatory projects, grants, contracts, and new issues affecting boats 
and associated equipment.
    Recreational Boating Safety Strategic Planning Subcommittee: 
Discuss current status of the strategic planning process and any new 
issues or factors that could impact, or contribute to, the development 
of the strategic plan for the recreational boating safety program.

Procedural

    All meetings are open to the public. At the Chairs' discretion, 
members of the public may make oral presentations during the meetings. 
If you would like to make an oral presentation at a meeting, please 
notify the Executive Secretary of your request no later than Monday, 
October 1, 2007. Written material for distribution at a meeting should 
reach the Coast Guard no later than Monday, October 8, 2007. If you 
would like a copy of your material distributed to each member of the 
committee or subcommittee in advance of a meeting, please submit 30 
copies to the Executive Director no later than Thursday, October 4, 
2007.

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 Executive Secretary of NBSAC as soon as possible.

    Dated: August 29, 2007.
Frank J. Sturm,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance 
(Acting).
 [FR Doc. E7-17804 Filed 9-10-07; 8:45 am]

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