49694 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 164 / Friday, August 22, 2008 / Notices 

• E-mail: HSAC@dhs.gov. Include 

docket number in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Fax: (202) 282–9207. 

• Mail: Homeland Security Advisory 

Council, Department of Homeland 

Security, Mailstop 0850, 245 Murray 

Lane, SW., Washington, DC 20528. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and DHS–2008–

0086, the docket number for this action. 

Comments received will be posted 

without alteration at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received by the DHS 

Homeland Security Advisory Council, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Myers, Homeland Security 

Advisory Council, Washington, DC 

20528, (202) 447–3135, HSAC@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

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

(Pub. L. 92–463). The HSAC provides 

independent advice to the Secretary of 

the Department of Homeland Security to 

aide in the creation and implementation 

of critical and actionable policies and 

capabilities across the spectrum of 

homeland security operations. The 

HSAC shall periodically report, as 

requested, to the Secretary, on such 

matters. The HSAC serves as an 

advisory body with the goal of 

providing strategic, timely and 

actionable advice upon the request of 

the Secretary. 

The HSAC will meet to review the ten 

most pressing strategic-level challenges 

that face the incoming Secretary of 

Homeland Security. 

Public Participation: Members of the 

public may register to participate in this 

HSAC teleconference via the procedures 

that follow. Each individual must 

provide his or her full legal name and 

e-mail address and phone number no 

later than 5 p.m. EST., September 8, 

2008, to Jennifer Myers or a staff 

member of the HSAC via e-mail at 

HSAC@dhs.gov or via phone at (202) 

447–3135. HSAC conference call details 

will be provided to interested members 

of the public. 

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 Jennifer Myers as soon 

as possible. 

Dated: August 18, 2008. 

Jeffrey D. Stern, 

Executive Director, Homeland Security 

Advisory Committees. 

[FR Doc. E8–19557 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2004–19621] 

Dry Cargo Residue Discharges in the 

Great Lakes 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces 

the availability of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 

which provides an assessment of the 

potential environmental impacts 

associated with the proposed regulation 

of residue resulting from the shipping of 

dry cargo on the Great Lakes. We 

request your comments on the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must reach the Docket Management 

Facility on or before September 22, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Coast Guard docket 

number USCG–2004–19621 to the 

Docket Management Facility at the U.S. 

Department of Transportation. To avoid 

duplication, please use only one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Online: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

(3) Hand delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is 202–366–9329. 

(4) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), 

please contact Mr. Greg Kirkbride, U.S 

Coast Guard, telephone 202–372–1479 

or e-mail Gregory.B.Kirkbride@uscg.mil. 

If you have questions on viewing or 

submitting material to the docket, call 

Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366–

9826. 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to submit 

comments and related material on the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(FEIS) for Dry Cargo Residue Discharges 

in the Great Lakes. All comments 

received will be posted, without change, 

to http://www.regulations.gov and will 

include any personal information you 

have provided. We have an agreement 

with the Department of Transportation 

to use the Docket Management Facility. 

Submitting comments: If you submit a 

comment, please include the docket 

number for this notice (USCG–2004–

19621), and give the reason for each 

comment. You may submit your 

comments and material by electronic 

means, mail, fax, or delivery to the 

Docket Management Facility at the 

address under ADDRESSES; but please 

submit your comments and material by 

only one means. We recommend that 

you include your name and a mailing 

address, an e-mail address, or a phone 

number in the body of your document 

so that we can contact you if we have 

questions regarding your submission. If 

you submit them by mail or delivery, 

submit them in an unbound format, no 

larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for 

copying and electronic filing. If you 

submit them by mail and would like to 

know that they reached the Facility, 

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. We will consider 

all comments and material received 

during the comment period. 

Viewing the comments and FEIS: To 

view the comments and Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 

go to http://www.regulations.gov at any 

time. Enter the docket number for this 

notice (USCG–2004–19621) in the 

Search box, and click ‘‘Go >>.’’ If you 

do not have access to the internet, you 

may view the docket online by visiting 

the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 on the ground floor of 

the Department of Transportation West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Privacy Act: Anyone can search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review a Privacy Act system of records 

notice regarding our public dockets in 

the January 17, 2008 issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 


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Background and Purpose 

The Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) provides an 

assessment of the potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

the proposed regulation of residue 

resulting from the shipping of dry cargo 

on the Great Lakes. The preferred 

alternative would amend Coast Guard 

regulations in accordance with an 

existing policy that allows the discharge 

of nontoxic and nonhazardous bulk dry 

cargo residues in limited areas in the 

Great Lakes, with new requirements for 

recordkeeping and new designated 

special areas where discharges would be 

prohibited. The USCG has the authority 

to regulate such discharges on the Great 

Lakes under Section 623 of Public Law 

108–293. 

Dated: August 15, 2008. 

Howard L. Hime, 

Acting Director of Commercial Regulations 

and Standards, United States Coast Guard. 

[FR Doc. E8–19525 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2008–0778] 

Lower Mississippi River Waterway 

Safety Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

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 

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 from 9 

a.m. to 12 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 September 12, 2008. 

Requests to have a copy of your material 

distributed to each member of the 

committee should reach the Coast Guard 

on or before September 12, 2008. 

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 

Sector Commander, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) of Lower Mississippi 

River Waterway Safety Advisory 

Committee, USCG Sector New Orleans 

ATTN: Waterways Management, 1615 

Poydras St., New Orleans, LA 70112. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

CWO3 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 September 25, 

2008 Committee meeting is as follows: 

(1) Introduction of committee 

members. 

(2) Opening Remarks. 

(3) Approval of the June 26, 2008 

minutes. 

(4) Old Business. 

(a) Captain of the Port status report. 

(b) VTS update report. 

(c) Subcommittee/Working Groups 

update reports. 

(5) 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 12, 2008. Written material 

for distribution at a meeting should 

reach the Coast Guard no later than 

September 12, 2008. 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 12, 2008. 

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: July 28, 2008. 

Joel R. Whitehead, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, 

Eighth Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. E8–19527 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2008–0816] 

Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 

Committee; Meetings 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Merchant Marine 

Personnel Advisory Committee 

(MERPAC) will meet in Nashville, TN, 

to discuss various issues relating to the 

training and fitness of merchant marine 

personnel. These meetings will be open 

to the public. 

DATES: MERPAC will meet on Tuesday, 

September 23, 2008, and Wednesday, 

September 24, 2008, from 8 a.m. until 4 

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 September 10, 2008. Requests to 

have a copy of your material distributed 

to each member of the committee 

should reach the Coast Guard on or 

before September 10, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at 

the Innovation Center at Vanderbilt 

University Center for Better Health, 

3401 West End Avenue, Suite 100, 

Nashville, TN. Send written material 

and requests to make oral presentations 

to Captain Michael Blair, Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO) of MERPAC, at 

Commandant (CG–5221), U.S. Coast 

Guard, 2100 Second St., SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–0001. This 

notice, as well as all task statements 

discussed in this notice, may be viewed 

in our online docket, USCG–2008–0816, 

at http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Mark Gould, Assistant to the DFO of 

MERPAC, at 202–372–1409. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

these meetings is given under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92–463). 

Agenda of Meeting 

The agenda for the September 23, 

2008, Committee meeting is as follows: 

(1) The full committee will meet to 

discuss the objectives for the meeting. 

(2) Working groups addressing the 

following task statements may meet to 

deliberate—

(a) Task Statement 30, concerning 

‘‘Utilizing Military Sea Service for 

STCW Certifications’’; 

(b) Task Statement 58, concerning 

‘‘Stakeholder Communications During 

MLD Program Restructuring and 

Centralization’’; and 


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