Document ID: USCG-2010-0164-0037
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Boating Safety Advisory Council
Posted Date: 2019-02-22T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5695-5697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03052]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0164]

National Boating Safety Advisory Council

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

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Boating Safety Advisory Council and its 
Subcommittees will meet to discuss issues relating to recreational 
boating safety. These meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: Meetings. The National Boating Safety Advisory Council will meet 
on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on Wednesday 
April 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on Thursday, April 11, 2019 
from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Boats and Associated Equipment 
Subcommittee will meet on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. to 
10:00 a.m. The Prevention through People Subcommittee will meet on 
Wednesday, April 10, 2019, from 10:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. The 
Recreational Boating Safety Strategic Planning Subcommittee will meet 
on Wednesday, April 10, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please note that 
these meetings may conclude early if the National Boating Safety 
Advisory Council completed all business.
    Comments and supporting documentation. To ensure your comments are 
reviewed by Council members before the meetings, submit your written 
comments no later than March 29, 2019.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 
Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA 70130. https://www.sonesta.com/us/louisiana/new-orleans/royal-sonesta-new-orleans.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
below as soon as possible.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any times, 
including orally at the meetings, but if you want Council members to 
review your comment before the meetings, please submit your comments no 
later than March 22, 2019. We are particularly interested in the 
comments in the ``Agenda'' section below. You must include ``Department 
of Homeland Security'' and the docket number USCG-2010-0164. Written 
comments may also be submitted using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov.
    If you encounter technical difficulties with comments submission, 
contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section below. Comments received will be posted without alteration at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For more information about privacy and the docket, review the 
Privacy and Security Notice for the Federal Docket Management System at 
https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
    Docket Search: For access to the docket to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov 
insert USCG-2010-0164 in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, then click 
the item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Decker, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer of the National Boating Safety Advisory Council, 
telephone (202) 372-1507, or at NBSAC@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given pursuant to 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Title 5, U.S.C, Appendix). 
Congress established the National Boating Safety Advisory Council in 
the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 (Pub. L. 92-75). The National 
Boating Safety Advisory Council currently operates under the authority 
of 46 U.S.C. 13110 and 46 U.S.C. 4302(c). The latter requires the 
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Commandant of the U.S. Coast 
Guard by delegation to consult with the National Boating Safety 
Advisory Council in prescribing regulations for recreational vessels 
and associated equipment and on other major safety matters.

Agenda

Day 1

    The agenda for the National Boating Safety Advisory Council meeting 
is as follows:
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
    (1) Opening remarks.
    (2) Presentation of Awards to Outgoing National Boating Safety 
Advisory Committee Members.
    (3) Receipt and discussion of the following reports:
    (a) Chief, Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety, update on the 
U.S. Coast Guard's implementation of National boating Safety Advisory 
Council Recommendations and Recreational Boating Safety Program Report.
    (b) Alternate Designated Federal Officer's report concerning 
Council administrative and logistical matters including update on key 
elements contained in the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act 
of 2018 affecting the Council.
    (c) Update on the implementation of the National Recreational 
Boating Survey.
    (d) Update on the National Recreational Boating Grant Program.
    (4) Presentation on regulatory changes contained in the Frank 
LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018.
    (5) Presentation on voluntary life jacket wear efforts.
    (6) Presentation on driverless boats research.
    (7) Presentation on high yield interventions for accident 
reduction.
    (8) Presentation on the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Safety 
Trust Fund.
    (9) Public comment period.
    (10) Meeting Recess.

Day 2

Wednesday, April 10, 2019
    The day will be dedicated to Subcommittee sessions:
    (1) Boats and Associated Equipment Subcommittee.
    Issues to be discussed include alternatives to pyrotechnic visual 
distress signals; grant projects related to boats and associated 
equipment; and updates to 33 CFR 181 ``Manufacturer Requirements'' and 
33 CFR 183 ``Boats and Associated Equipment.''
    (2) Prevention Through People Subcommittee.
    Issues to be discussed include paddle sports participation, 
overview of State boating Safety programs, and licensing requirements 
for on-water boating safety instruction providers.
    (3) Recreational Boating Safety Strategic Planning Subcommittee.
    Issues to be discussed include progress on implementation of the 
2017-2021 Strategic Plan.

Day 3

Thursday, April 11, 2019
    The full Council will resume meeting.
    (1) Receipt and Discussion of the Boats and Associated Equipment, 
Prevention through People and Recreational Boating Safety Strategic 
Planning Subcommittee reports.
    (2) Discussion of any recommendations to be made to the U.S. Coast 
Guard.
    (3) Public comment period.
    (4) Voting on any recommendations to be made to the U.S. Coast 
Guard.
    (5) Closing remarks.
    (6) Adjournment of meeting.
    There will be a comment period for the National Boating Safety 
Advisory Council members and a comment period for the public after each 
report presentation, but before each is voted on by the Council. The 
Council members will review the information presented on each issue, 
deliberate on any recommendations presented in the Subcommittees' 
reports, and formulate recommendations for the Department's 
consideration.
    The meeting agenda and all meeting documentation can be found at: 
https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-
committees/

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nbsac/announcements. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Jeff Decker as 
noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    Public comments or questions will be taken throughout the meeting 
as the Council discusses the issues and prior to deliberations and 
voting. There will also be a public comment period at the end of the 
meeting. 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 call for comments. Contact the individual 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above to register 
as a speaker.

    Dated: February 15, 2019.
Jennifer F. Williams,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
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