20552 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 26, 1995 / Notices

with the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) and Commandant

Instruction M16475.1B, the U.S. Coast

Guard must conduct an Environmental

Assessment (EA) before a Marine Event

Permit can be issued. An EA is a brief

report that provides sufficient evidence

and analysis of the potential

environmental effects of a proposed

action and its alternatives. An EA is the

document used for determining whether

to prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) or a Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI).

Background and Discussion

The Seattle Seafair Unlimited

Hydroplane Race and Airshow is an

annual event held on the waters of Lake

Washington in an area west of Mercer

Island, south of the I–90 floating bridge,

and north of Bailey Peninsula.

Waterborne activities during the event

will include two days of hydroplane

time-trials and one day (Sunday, August

6, 1995) of hydroplane races. A log

boom will separate the race course and

the boaters’ viewing area. Spectator craft

will congregate in the area east of the

log boom and will be present, in

increasing numbers, on all three days.

The number of spectator boats on

Sunday, August 6, 1995, is estimated to

be between 1700 and 2000.

On the shores of Jefferson Park along

the west side of the race course,

vendors, spectators, race officials, and

boat crews will conduct shoreside

activities. First aid stations will also be

set up close to the pit area and on

Mercer Island. Increased traffic, both

vehicular and pedestrian, is expected

during the event. This may result in

temporary road closures in residential

areas to keep traffic on arterial streets.

During the three day event, airshows

will periodically be performed over

Lake Washington. All flight

demonstrations will be done over the

hydroplane race track in a designated

‘‘airbox.’’ Acrobatic maneuvers and

aerial stunts will be confined to the

airbox and will be performed only when

the area below the airbox is clear of

waterborne craft. In addition to the

marine event permit issued by the Coast

Guard, the sponsors of this event must

obtain a separate permit from the

Federal Aviation Administration for the

airshow.

Drafting Information

The principal persons involved in

drafting this notice are LTJG Ben White,

U.S. Coast Guard Group Seattle, WA,

Project Officer, and LCDR John C. Odell,

Project Attorney, Thirteenth Coast

Guard District Legal Office, Seattle, WA.

Request for Comments

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act and the Coast

Guard’s policy encouraging all

interested and effected parties to

participate in the early consultation

process, the Coast Guard requests

scoping comments from the public. The

Coast Guard is interested in receiving

comments about possible environmental

effects, alternative proposals, and other

relevant issues related to the scope of its

Environmental Assessment of this

marine event.

Persons submitting comments should

include their names and addresses,

identify this notice (CGD13–95–015)

and the specific section of this notice to

which each comment applies, and give

the reason for each comment. Please

submit two copies of all comments and

attachments in an unbound format, no

larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for

copying and filing. Persons wanting

acknowledgment of receipt of their

comments should enclose stamped, selfaddressed postcards or envelopes.

Dated: April 18, 1995.

G.O. Kinney,

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,

Coast Guard Group Seattle.

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National Boating Safety Advisory

Council Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The National Boating Safety

Advisory Council (NBSAC) will meet to

discuss various issues related to

recreational boating safety. Agenda

items include: Boating education, boat

occupant protection, multiple use

waterways, inflatable personal flotation

devices, nighttime boating, search and

rescue, and Recreational Boating Safety

Program direction. The meeting will be

open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May

22 and 23, 1995, from 8:30 a.m. to 5

p.m. daily. Written material should be

submitted not later than May 10, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, 187

Monroe, NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan

49503. Written material should be

submitted to Mr. Albert J. Marmo,

Executive Director, Commandant (G–

NAB), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second

Street SW, Washington, DC 20593–0001,

telephone (202) 267–1077.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

this meeting is given pursuant to the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C. App. 2, Section 1 et seq. The

agenda will include discussion of the

following topics:

1. Review of action taken at the 54th

meeting of the Council.

2. Executive Director’s Report.

3. Boat Occupant Protection

Subcommittee Report.

4. Multiple Use Waterways

Subcommittee Report.

5. Mandatory Education

Subcommittee Report.

6. Report on Boating Safety Education

in California.

7. Report on the Oil Pollution Act of

1990 Subcommittee.

8. Report on Recreational Boating

Safety Program Direction.

9. Presentation on Inflatable Personal

Flotation Device Rulemaking.

10. Report on Nighttime Boating

Study.

11. Report on the Search and Rescue

Program.

12. Presentation on Streamlining and

Other Issues.

13. Chairman’s Session.

Attendance is open to the interested

public. With advance notice, members

of the public may present oral

statements at the meeting. Persons

wishing to present oral statements

should so notify the Executive Director

listed above under ADDRESSES, no later

than the day before the meeting. Written

material may be submitted at any time

for presentation to the Council.

However, to ensure advance distribution

to each Council member, persons

submitting written material are asked to

provide 25 copies to the Executive

Director no later than May 10, 1995.

Dated: April 19, 1995.

G. A. Pennington,

Chief, Office of Navigation Safety and

Waterway Services.

[FR Doc. 95–10236 Filed 4–25–95; 8:45 am]

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[GGD95–035]

National Boating Safety Advisory

Council Subcommittee Meetings

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: The National Boating Safety

Advisory Council’s Subcommittees on

Boat Occupant Protection, Mandatory

Education, and Multiple Use Waterways

will meet to discuss various issues

related to these topics. The meetings

will be open to the public.

DATES: The meetings will be held on

May 20 and 21, 1995, from 1:00 p.m. to

5 p.m. on May 20, and from 8:30 a.m.