[Federal Register: May 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 84)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2009-0275]
Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee
(HOGANSAC) and its working groups will meet in Texas City, Texas to
discuss waterway improvements, aids to navigation, area projects
impacting safety on the Houston Ship Channel, and various other
navigation safety matters in the Galveston Bay area. All meetings will
be open to the public.
DATES: The Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 from 9 a.m. to
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12 p.m. The Committee's working groups will meet on Tuesday, May 5,
2009 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. These meetings may close early if all
business is finished. Written material and requests to make oral
presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before May 12, 2009.
Requests to have a copy of your materials distributed to each member of
the committee or working group should reach the Coast Guard on or
before May 12, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The full Committee will meet at Marine Safety Unit
Galveston, 3101 FM 2004, Texas City, Texas 77591, (409) 978-2700. The
working group meeting will be held at same location above. Send written
material and requests to make oral presentations to Lieutenant Sean
Hughes, Assistant to the Alternate Designated Federal Officer of
HOGANSAC, 9640 Clinton Drive, Houston, Texas 77029. This notice is
available in our online docket, USCG-2009-0275, at http://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Hal R. Pitts, Alternate
Designated Federal Officer (ADFO) of HOGANSAC, telephone (713) 671-
5164, e-mail hal.r.pitts@uscg.mil or Lieutenant Sean Hughes, Assistant
to the ADFO, telephone (713) 678-9001, e-mail sean.p.hughes@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. (Pub. L.
92-463).
Agendas of the Meetings
Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC).
The tentative agenda is as follows:
(1) Opening remarks by the Committee Sponsor's representative,
Designated Federal Officer (CAPT Diehl) and Chairperson (Ms. Tava
Foret).
(2) Approval of the February 5, 2009 minutes.
(3) Old Business:
(a) Navigation Operations (NAVOPS)/Maritime Incident Review
subcommittee report;
(b) Dredging subcommittee report;
(c) Technology subcommittee report;
(d) Waterways Safety and Utilization subcommittee report;
(e) HOGANSAC Outreach subcommittee report;
(f) Commercial Recovery Contingency (CRC) subcommittee report;
(g) Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC) Liaison's report.
(4) New Business: Transportation Workers Identification Card (TWIC)
Update/Status.
Working Groups Meeting. The tentative agenda for the working groups
meeting is as follows:
(1) Presentation by each working group of its accomplishments and
plans for the future;
(2) Review and discuss the work completed by each working group;
(3) Put forth any action items for consideration at full committee
meeting.
Procedural
Both meetings are open to the public. Please note that meetings may
close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's 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 Coast Guard no later than May 12, 2009. Written material for
distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than
May 12, 2009. If you would like a copy of your material distributed to
each member of the committee in advance of the meetings, please submit
19 copies to the Coast Guard no later than May 12, 2009.
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 ADFO or Assistant to the ADFO as soon as possible.
Dated: April 24, 2009.
J.R. Pasch,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 8th Coast Guard District, Acting.
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