Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 245 / Thursday, December 20, 2001 / Notices 65775

passengers (and their accompanying

baggage) and cargo, as follows: (1)

Between any point or points in

Germany and any point or points in

the United States; (2) between any

point or points in the United States

and any point or points in a Third

country or countries, provided that,

except with respect to cargo

charters, such service constitutes a

part of a continuous operation, with

or without a change of aircraft, that

includes service to Germany for the

purpose of carrying local traffic

between Germany and the United

States; and, (3) on other charter

flights between points in the United

States and points in third countries

in accordance with the provisions

of part 212.

Docket Number: OST–2001–11079.

Date Filed: November 30, 2001.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: December 21, 2001.

Description:

Application of Northwest Airlines,

Inc., pursuant to 49 U.S.C. sections

41108 and 41102 and subpart B,

requesting issuance of a Certificate

of Public Convenience and

Necessity to engage in scheduled

foreign air transportation of

persons, property and mail between

a point or points in the United

States via intermediate points to a

point or points in Portugal and

beyond.

Dorothy Y. Beard,

Federal Register Liaison.

[FR Doc. 01–31394 Filed 12–19–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[CGD08–01–047]

Lower Mississippi River Waterways

Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for applications.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks

applications for membership on the

Lower Mississippi River Waterway

Safety Advisory Committee

(LMRWSAC). LMRWSAC advises and

makes recommendations to the Coast

Guard on matters relating to the transit

of vessels and products to and from

ports on the Lower Mississippi River.

DATES: Application forms should be

received by the Coast Guard on or before

February 1, 2002.

ADDRESSES: You may request an

application form by writing to U.S.

Coast Guard, Marine Safety Office New

Orleans, 1615 Poydras Street, New

Orleans, LA 70112–2711, ATTN:

Waterways Management; by calling

504–589–4222; or by faxing 504–589–

4241. Send your application in written

form to the above street address. This

notice and the application form are also

available via the internet at http://

dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT

Ricardo Alonso, Committee

Administrator of LMRWSAC, telephone

(504) 589–4252, fax (504) 589–4241.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lower

Mississippi River Waterways Safety

Advisory Committee (LMRWSAC) is a

Federal advisory committee under 5

U.S.C. App. 2. This committee provides

local expertise on communication,

surveillance, traffic control, anchorages,

aids to navigation and other related

topics dealing with navigational safety

on the Lower Mississippi River. The

committee normally meets twice a year

at the Hale Boggs Federal Building, 501

Magazine Street, New Orleans,

Louisiana.

The committee consists of 24

members who have particular expertise,

knowledge, and experience regarding

transportation, equipment, and

techniques that are used to ship cargo

and navigate vessels on the Lower

Mississippi River and its connecting

navigable waterways, including the Gulf

of Mexico.

Each member serves a term of two

years. Occasionally, some members may

serve consecutive terms. All members

serve at their own expense and receive

no salary, reimbursement of travel

expenses, or other compensation from

the Federal Government.

Applications are sought for the

following:

(1) Five members representing River

Port Authorities between Baton

Rouge, Louisiana, and the Head of

Passes of the Lower Mississippi

River, of which one member shall

be from the Port of St. Bernard and

one member from the Port of

Plaquemines.

(2) Two members representing vessel

owners or ship owners domiciled in

the State of Louisiana.

(3) Two members representing

organizations that operate harbor

tugs or barge fleets in the

geographical area covered by the

Committee.

(4) Two members representing

companies that transport cargo or

passengers on the navigable

waterways in the geographical area

covered by the Committee.

(5) Three members representing State

Commissioned Pilot organizations,

with one member each representing

the New Orleans/Baton Rouge

Steamship Pilots Association, the

Crescent River Port Pilots

Association, and the Associated

Branch Pilots Association.

(6) Two at-large members who utilize

water transportation facilities

located in the geographical area

covered by the Committee.

(7) Three members representing

consumers, shippers, or importers/

exporters that utilize vessels which

utilize the navigable waterways

covered by the Committee.

(8) Two members representing those

licensed merchant mariners, other

than pilots, who perform shipboard

duties on those vessels which

utilize navigable waterways covered

by the Committee.

(9) One member representing an

organization that serves in a

consulting or advisory capacity to

the maritime industry.

(10) One member representing an

environmental organization.

(11) One member representing the

general public.

In support of the policy of the

Department of Transportation on gender

and ethnic diversity, we encourage

qualified women and members of

minority groups to apply.

If you are selected as a member who

represents the general public, we will

require you to complete a Confidential

Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form

450). We may not release the report or

the information in it to the public,

except under an order issued by a

Federal court or as otherwise provided

under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a).

Dated: December 10, 2001.

Roy J. Casto,

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

Eight Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 01–31392 Filed 12–19–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[CGD08–01–046]

Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety

Advisory Committee Meetings

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: The Houston/Galveston

Navigation Safety Advisory Committee