Document ID: USCG-2020-0490-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee; Meeting
Posted Date: 2020-09-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 54587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19400]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0490]

Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee; Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee virtual meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) 
will meet via a virtual meeting to discuss voluntary guidelines for the 
prevention of falls overboard situations, as described in task 
statement #01-19(b). The virtual meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: 
    Meeting. The Committee is scheduled to meet virtually on Thursday, 
September 24, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Please 
note that this virtual meeting may adjourn early if the Committee has 
completed its business.
    Comments and supporting documents: To ensure your comments are 
received by Committee members before the virtual meeting, submit your 
written comments no later than September 17, 2020.

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. on September 17, 2020.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the virtual meeting as time permits, however, if 
you desire that the Committee members review your comments before the 
virtual meeting, please submit your comments no later than September 
17, 2020. 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-2020-0490]. Comments received will be posted without alteration 
at http://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. Jonathan Wendland, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer (ADFO) of the Commercial Fishing Safety 
Advisory Committee, telephone (202) 372-1245, or email at 
CGFishsafe@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (5 U.S.C., Appendix).
    The Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee is authorized by 
Title 46 United States Code Section 4508. The Committee's purpose is to 
provide advice and recommendations to the United States Coast Guard and 
the Department of Homeland Security on matters relating to the safe 
operation of commercial fishing industry vessels.

Agenda

    The agenda for the September 24, 2020, virtual meeting is as 
follows:
     Introduction.
     Roll call of Committee members and determination of a 
quorum.
     Comments by Designated Federal Officer (DFO).
     Comments by ADFO.
     Comments by the Committee Chairman.
     Comments by Federal Advisory Committee Representative.
     Old Business from the 40th Commercial Fishing Safety 
Advisory Committee meeting.
     Comments by U.S. Coast Guard Office of Standards 
Evaluation and Development.
     Comments by CG-NAV-3.
     New Business.
     Comments by Committee Chairman.
     Public comment period.
     Discussion: Task # 01-19(b)--Lifesaving/Man Overboard 
(MOB) Voluntary Best Practice Guide.
     Public comment period.
     Comments by DFO.
     Comments by Committee Chairman.
     Adjournment of meeting.
    A copy of all pre-meeting documentation will be available at 
https://www.dco.uscg.mil/fishsafe no later than September 21, 2020. 
Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Jonathan Wendland as noted in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    During the September 24, 2020, virtual meeting, public comments 
will be limited to three minutes per person. 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 
prior to September 22, 2020.

    Dated: August 28, 2020.
Wayne R. Arguin Jr.,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-19400 Filed 9-1-20; 8:45 am]
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