Document ID: USCG-2008-0307-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2008-05-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register: May 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 90)]
[Notices]               
[Page 26128]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2008-0307]

 
Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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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, June 26, 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 June 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 June 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: LT Tonya Lim, Assistant to DFO of 
Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee, telephone 
504-565-5108.

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 June 26, 2008 Committee meeting is as follows:
    (1) Introduction of committee members.
    (2) Opening Remarks.
    (3) Approval of the March 20, 2008 minutes.
    (4) Old Business.
    (a) Captain of the Port status report.
    (b) VTS update report.
    (c) Subcommittee/Working Groups update reports.
    (5) New Business
    (6) 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 June 12, 2008. Written material for 
distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than 
June 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 June 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: April 17, 2008.
J.H. Korn,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, 8th Coast Guard District, Acting.
 [FR Doc. E8-10260 Filed 5-7-08; 8:45 am]

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