Document ID: USCG-2010-0164-0054
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; August 2022 Virtual Meeting
Posted Date: 2022-07-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45119-45120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16039]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0164]

National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; August 2022 Virtual 
Meeting

AGENCY:  U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee virtual meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Boating Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) 
will meet virtually to discuss matters relating to national boating 
safety. The virtual meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: Meeting: The Committee will meet on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 
from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). This virtual 
meeting may adjourn early if the Committee has completed its business.
    Comments and supporting documentation: To ensure your comments are 
received by Committee members before the virtual meeting, submit your 
written comments no later than August 23, 2022.

ADDRESSES: To join the virtual meeting or to request special 
accommodations, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. EDT on August 23, 
2022. The number of virtual lines are limited and will be available on 
a first-come, first served basis.
    Pre-registration information: Pre-registration is required for 
attending virtual meeting. You must request attendance by contacting 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice. You will receive a response with attendance instructions.
    The National Boating Safety Advisory Committee is committed to 
ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of disability 
status. If you require reasonable accommodation due to a disability to 
fully participate, please call Mr. Jeff Decker at 202-372-1507 or email 
Mr. Decker at [email protected] as soon as possible.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meeting as time permits, but if you want 
Committee members to review your comments before the meeting, please 
submit your comments no later than August 23, 2022. We are particularly 
interested in comments on the issues in the ``Agenda'' section below. 
We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 
submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, call or email the 
individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
document for alternate instructions. You must include the docket number 
[USCG-2010-0164]. Comments received will be posted without alteration 
at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For more about privacy and submissions in response to this 
document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, 
March 11, 2020). If you encounter technical difficulties with comment 
submission, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
    Docket Search: Documents mentioned in this notice as being 
available in the docket, and all public comments, will be in our online 
docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following 
that website's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online 
docket and sign-up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments 
are posted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Decker, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer of the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee, 2703 
Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509, 
telephone 202-372-1507 or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given pursuant to 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (5 U.S.C. Appendix). The Committee 
was established on December 4, 2018, by Sec.  601 of the Frank LoBiondo 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-282, 132 Stat. 
4192), and is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15105. The

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Committee operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix), and 46 U.S.C. 15109. The National 
Boating Safety Advisory Committee provides advice and recommendations 
to the Secretary of Homeland Security through the Commandant of the 
United States Coast Guard on matters relating to national boating 
safety. This notice is issued under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 
15109(a).

Agenda

    The agenda for the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee 
meeting is as follows:
(1) Call to order.
(2) Roll call of Committee members and determination of quorum.
(3) Opening remarks.
(4) Swearing in of new members (tentative).
(5) Conflict of interest statement.
(6) Receipt and discussion of the following reports from the Office of 
Auxiliary and Boating Safety:
    (a) Presentation/Training on the National Recreational Boating 
Safety Survey (NRBSS).
    (b) Presentation and discussion on the 2022-2027 National 
Recreational Boating Strategic Plan.
    (c) 2021 National Recreational Boating Incident Reporting 
Statistics.
    (d) Recreational Boating Incident Reporting Policy.
    (e) eFoils and JetBoards Update.
    (f) Non-Profit Grant Overview.
(7) Presentation of new Task 2022-01--New technology 33 CFR Subchapter 
S, parts 181 and 183 to include autonomous vessels.
(8) Presentation of new Task 2022-02--Human Factors.
(9) Presentation of new Task 2022-03--Rental Boats.
(10) Discussion on Subcommittee recommendations.
(11) Committee discussion of boating safety related topics.
(12) Public comment period.
(13) Closing remarks.
(14) Adjournment of meeting.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/Lists/Content/DispForm.aspx?ID=75937&Source=/Lists/Content/DispForm.aspx?ID=75937 no later than August 23, 2022. 
Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Jeff Decker as noted in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    There will be a public comment period from approximately 3:45 p.m. 
until 4 p.m. (EDT). Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 
minutes. Please note that the public comment period may end before the 
period allotted, following the last call for comments. Please contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
above to register as a speaker.

    Dated: July 21, 2022.
Amy M. Beach,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-16039 Filed 7-26-22; 8:45 am]
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