26822 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 91 / Friday, May 11, 2007 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[CGD08–07–011] 

Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Houston/Galveston 

Navigation Safety Advisory Committee 

(HOGANSAC) and its working groups 

will meet 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 next meeting of HOGANSAC 

will be held on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 

at 9 a.m. The meeting of the 

Committee’s working groups will be 

held on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at 9 a.m. 

Members of the public may present 

written or oral statements at either 

meeting. Requests to make oral 

presentations or distribute written 

materials should reach the Coast Guard 

five (5) working days before the meeting 

at which the presentation will be made. 

Requests to have written materials 

distributed to each member of the 

committee in advance of the meeting 

should reach the Coast Guard at least 

ten (10) working days before the 

meeting at which the presentation will 

be made. 

ADDRESSES: The full Committee will be 

held at the Houston Pilots Association, 

8150 South Loop East, Houston, Texas 

7701–1747, (713) 645–9620. The 

working groups meeting will be held at 

the Foret Enterprises, Inc., 15201 East 

Freeway, Suite 109, Channelview, Texas 

77530, (281) 452–9940. This notice is 

available on the Internet at http:// 

dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Commander Jerry Torok, Executive 

Secretary of HOGANSAC, telephone 

(713) 671–5164, or Lieutenant Jon 

Stewart, Assistant to the Executive 

Secretary of HOGANSAC, telephone 

(713) 678–9001, e-mail 

jon.d.stewart@uscg.mil. Written 

materials and requests to make 

presentations should be sent to 

Commanding Officer, Sector Houston/ 

Galveston, Attn: LT Stewart, 9640 

Clinton Drive, Houston, TX 77029. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given pursuant to the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2. 

Agendas of the Meetings 

Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety 

Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC). The 

tentative agenda includes the following: 

(1) Opening remarks by the 

Committee Sponsor (RADM Whitehead) 

or the Committee Sponsor’s 

representative, Executive Director 

(CAPT Diehl) and Chairperson (Ms. 

Patricia Clark). 

(2) Approval of the January 23, 2007 

minutes. 

(3) Old Business: 

(a) Navigation Operations/Maritime 

Incident Review subcommittee report. 

(b) Deep draft Entry Facilitation 

subcommittee report. 

(c) Dredging subcommittee report. 

(d) Technology subcommittee report. 

(e) Area Maritime Security Committee 

Liaison’s report. 

(f) Harbor of Safe Refuge 

subcommittee report. 

(g) HOGANSAC Outreach report. 

(h) Maritime Awareness 

subcommittee report. 

(4) New Business: 

(a) Presentation of new HOGANSAC 

Charter—CDR Torok. 

Working Groups Meeting. The 

tentative agenda for the working groups 

meeting includes the following: 

(1) Review and discuss the work 

completed by each working group. 

(2) Put forth any action items for 

consideration at full committee meeting. 

Procedural. Working groups have 

been formed to examine the following 

issues: Dredging and related issues, 

electronic navigation systems, AtoN 

knockdowns, impact of passing vessels 

on moored ships, boater education 

issues, facilitating deep draft 

movements, mooring infrastructure, and 

safe refuge during hurricanes. Not all 

working groups will provide a report at 

this session. Further, working group 

reports may not necessarily include 

discussions on all issues within the 

particular working group’s area of 

responsibility. All meetings are open to 

the public. Members of the public may 

make presentations, oral or written, at 

either meeting. Requests to make oral or 

written presentations should reach the 

Coast Guard five (5) working days before 

the meeting at which the presentation 

will be made. If you would like to have 

written materials distributed to each 

member of the committee in advance of 

the meeting, you should send your 

request along with fifteen (15) copies of 

the materials to the Coast Guard at least 

ten (10) working days before the 

meeting at which the presentation will 

be made. 

Information on Services for the 

Handicapped: For information on 

facilities or services for the handicapped 

or to request special assistance at the 

meetings, contact the Executive 

Secretary or Assistant to the Executive 

Secretary as soon as possible. 

Dated: April 26, 2007. 

J.R. Whitehead, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Eighth Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. E7–9060 Filed 5–10–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2007–28120] 

Towing Safety Advisory Committee; 

Notice of Open Teleconference 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

teleconference of the Towing Safety 

Advisory Committee (TSAC). The 

purpose of this teleconference is for 

TSAC to present its comments to the 

Coast Guard on certain draft regulatory 

text contemplated for the Notice of 

Proposed Rule Making for Towing 

Vessel Inspection currently under 

development. 

DATES: The teleconference call will take 

place on Tuesday, May 22, 2007, from 

11 a.m. until 1 p.m. EDT. The meeting 

may adjourn early if all business is 

finished. 

ADDRESSES: Members of the public may 

participate by coming to Room 6319, 

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 

Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20593–0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions on this notice, contact Mr. 

Gerald Miante, TSAC’s Assistant 

Executive Director, telephone 202–372–

1401, fax 202–372–1926, or e-mail 

Gerald.P.Miante@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TSAC 

advises, consults with, and makes 

recommendations to the Secretary DHS 

on matters relating to shallow-draft 

inland and coastal waterway navigation 

and towing safety. Notice of these 

meetings is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

(Pub. L. 92–463). Members of the public 

may also participate in this meeting by 

dialing 1–866–675–0373, pass code 

8388087. Public participation is 

welcomed; however, the number of 

teleconference lines is limited and 


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