[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 179 (Thursday, September 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 47810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22358]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2009-0434]


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 
will meet in New Orleans to discuss various issues relating to 
navigational safety on the Lower Mississippi River and related 
waterways. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Committee will meet on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 from 9 
a.m. to noon. 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 September 23, 2009. Requests to have a 
copy of your material distributed to each member of the committee 
should reach the Coast Guard on or before September 23, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the New Orleans Yacht Club, 403 
North Roadway, West End, New Orleans, LA 70124. Send written material 
and requests to make oral presentations to Commander, Coast Guard 
Sector New Orleans, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of Lower 
Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee, Attn: Waterways 
Management, 1615 Poydras St., New Orleans, LA 70112. This notice, and 
documents identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section as being 
available in the docket may be viewed in our online docket, USCG-2009-
0434, at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief Warrant Officer David Chapman, 
Assistant to DFO of Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory 
Committee, telephone 504-565-5103.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda for the October 7, 2009 Committee meeting is as follows:

    (1) Introduction of committee members.
    (2) Opening Remarks.
    (3) Approval of the June 2, 2009 minutes.
    (4) Old Business.
    (a) Captain of the Port status report.
    (b) VTS update report.
    (c) Subcommittee/Working Groups update reports.
    (5) New Business.
    (6) Adjournment.

Procedural

    This 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 a meeting, please 
notify the DFO no later than September 23, 2009. Written material for 
distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than 
September 23, 2009. 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 DFO no later than September 23, 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 meeting, contact 
the DFO as soon as possible.

    Dated: August 26, 2009.
Mary E. Landry,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 8th Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. E9-22358 Filed 9-16-09; 8:45 am]
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