Document ID: USCG-2010-0032-0002
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Houston/Galveston NavigationSafety Advisory Committee (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2010-05-04T04:00Z

[Federal Register: May 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 85)]
[Notices]               
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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-2010-0032]

 
Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee 
(``HOGANSAC'' or ``the Committee'') and its working groups will meet in 
Houston, Texas to discuss waterway improvements, aids to navigation, 
area projects impacting safety on the Houston Ship Channel, and various

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other navigation safety matters in the Galveston Bay area. All meetings 
will be open to the public.

DATES: The Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 
12 p.m. The Committee's working groups will meet on Tuesday, May 11, 
2010 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. These meetings may close early if all 
business is finished. Written material and requests to make oral 
presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before May 18, 2010. 
Requests to have a copy of your materials distributed to each member of 
the committee or working group should reach the Coast Guard on or 
before May 10, 2010. All comments and related material submitted after 
the meeting must be received by the Coast Guard on or before June 25, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: The full Committee will meet at the Charles T. Doyle 
Convention Center, 2010 5th Avenue North, Texas City, TX 77590, (409) 
643-5990. The working group meeting will be held at Western Gulf 
Maritime Association (WGMA), 1717 East Loop, Suite 200, Houston, Texas 
77029, (713) 678-7655.
    Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to 
Commander Michael Zidik, Assistant Designated Federal Officer (ADFO) of 
HOGANSAC, CG SEC Houston-Galveston, 9640 Clinton Drive, Houston, TX 
77029. This notice and documents identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section as being available in the docket may be viewed in 
our online docket, USCG-2010-0032, at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning the 
meeting, please call or e-mail Lieutenant Junior Grade Margaret Brown, 
Waterways Management Branch, Coast Guard; telephone 713-678-9001, e-
mail Margaret.A.Brown@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or 
submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given pursuant 
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).

Agenda of the Meeting

    Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC). 
The tentative agenda is as follows:
    (1) Opening Remarks by the Designated Federal Officer (CAPT 
Woodring) and Committee Chair (Mrs. Tava Foret).
    (2) Approval of March 11, 2010 minutes.
    (3) Old Business.
    (a) Navigation Operations (NAVOPS) subcommittee report;
    (b) Dredging subcommittee report;
    (c) Technology subcommittee report;
    (d) Waterways Safety and Utilization subcommittee report;
    (e) Commercial Recovery Contingency (CRC) subcommittee report;
    (f) HOGANSAC Outreach subcommittee report;
    (g) Freeport working group report;
    (h) Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC) Liaison's report.
    (4) New Business.
    (a) Discussion on bid for hosting 2011 AMSC/HSC Conference in 
Houston.
    (5) Announcements.
    (a) Schedule Next Meetings.
    Working Groups Meeting. The tentative agenda for the working groups 
meeting is as follows:
    (1) Presentation by each working group of its accomplishments and 
plans for the future;
    (2) Review and discuss the work completed by each working group;
    (3) Put forth any action items for consideration at full committee 
meeting.

Procedural

    Both meetings are open to the public. Please note that meetings may 
close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion, 
members of the public may make oral presentations during the meetings. 
If you would like to make an oral presentation at the Committee 
meeting, please notify the ADFO no later than May 18, 2010. Written 
material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no 
later than May 10, 2010. If you would like a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the Committee in advance of the meetings, 
please submit 19 copies to the Coast Guard no later than May 10, 2010.

Information on Service for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the public meeting, 
contact Lieutenant Junior Grade Margaret Brown at the telephone number 
or e-mail address indicated under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this notice.

    Dated: April 14, 2010.
M.E. Woodring,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Sector Houston-Galveston.
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