[Federal Register: April 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 74)]
[Notices]
[Page 17979-17980]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG 2009-0257]
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee; Meeting
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC),
established as a discretionary committee in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub.
L. 92-463), will meet in Washington, DC to discuss various issues
relating to national maritime security. This meeting will be open to
the public in the morning and will be closed to the public in the
afternoon.
DATES: The Committee will meet on Monday, May 4, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. This meeting may close early if all business is finished. Written
material and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast
Guard on or before April 24, 2009. Requests to have a copy of your
material distributed to each member of the committee should reach the
Coast Guard on or before April 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at Coast Guard Headquarters, Room
4202, 2100 2nd Street SW., Washington, DC 20593. A government-issued
photo identification (for example, driver's license) will be required
for entrance to the building. Additionally, this meeting will be
broadcast via a Web enabled interactive online format. Send written
material and requests to make oral presentations to Mr. Ryan Owens,
Deputy Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of the National Maritime
Security Advisory Committee, 2100 2nd Street SW., Room 6228,
Washington, DC 20593. You may also e-mail material to
ryan.f.owens@uscg.mil. This notice may be viewed in our online docket,
USCG-2009-0257, at http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Owens, Deputy DFO of NMSAC,
telephone 202-372-1108 or ryan.f.owens@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).
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Agenda of Public Meeting
The agenda for the public portion of the May 4 Committee meeting is
as follows:
(1) Update on Transportation Workers Identification Credential.
(2) Update on Seafarers' Access to Shore leave.
(3) Discussion of USCG 5 year review of the International Ship and
Port Facility Security (ISPS) code.
(5) Discussion of Tiering Maritime Transportation Security Act
(MTSA) regulated facilities.
(6) Discussion of the eNOAD process.
The purpose of the second half of the meeting is to discuss
national security matters. Because these matters are of a sensitive and
classified nature, it has been determined that this portion of the
committee meeting will be closed to the public pursuant to subsection
(c)(1)of section 552b of Title 5 U.S.C.
Procedural
This meeting is open to the public for the morning session and will
also be conducted via an online meeting format. Please note that the
public portion of the meeting may close early if all business is
finished. Seating is very limited, and members of the public will
require additional screening and an escort while in Coast Guard
Headquarters. Members of the public wishing to attend should register
with Mr. Ryan Owens, Deputy DFO of NMSAC, telephone 202-372-1108 or
ryan.f.owens@uscg.mil no later than April 29, 2009. Parking near the
building is limited. Public transportation to the building (Bus Route
71) is limited to rush hours, approximately 6 to 9:30 a.m. and 3 to 6
p.m. Contact the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority at 202-
637-7000 or http://www.wmata.com/ for additional public transit
information.
Additionally, if you would like to participate in this meeting via
the online web format, please log onto https://fedgov.webex.com/fedgov/
onstage/g.php?t=a&d=690008779 and follow the online instructions to
register for this meeting. Public libraries offer free Internet access
to members of the public. A recording of the meeting will also be
available through a link in our online docket. The docket may be
accessed by going to http://www.regulations.gov, selecting the Advanced
Docket Search option on the right side of the screen, inserting USCG-
2009-0257 in the Docket ID box, pressing Enter, and then clicking on
the item in the Docket ID column.
At the Chair's discretion, members of the public may make oral
presentations during the public portion of the meeting. If you would
like to make an oral presentation at the public portion of the meeting,
please notify the Deputy DFO no later than Friday, April 24. Written
material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no
later than Friday, April 24. If you would like a copy of your material
distributed to each member of the committee in advance of a meeting,
please submit 25 copies to the Deputy DFO no later than Friday, April
24.
Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, please
contact Mr. Ryan Owens, the Deputy DFO, as soon as possible at
telephone 202-372-1108 or ryan.f.owens@uscg.mil.
Dated: April 14, 2009.
Ryan F. Owens,
U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Port and Facility Activities.
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