[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27337-27338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11486]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2010-1116]
Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee
postponed its originally scheduled February 3, 2011, meeting due to
inclement weather. The new meeting date is June 21, 2011, in Texas
City, Texas, to discuss waterway improvements, aids to navigation, area
projects impacting safety on the Houston Ship Channel, and various
other navigation safety matters in the Galveston Bay area. The meeting
will be open to the public.
DATES: The Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, from 9 a.m.
to noon. Please note that meeting may close early if the Committee has
completed its business. Comments on the issues to be considered by the
committee should reach the online docket or Docket Management Facility
by June 7, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit
Building in Texas City, 3101 FM 2004, Texas City, Texas 77591. For
information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities
or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.
You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-2010-1116
using any one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329. To avoid duplication, please use only one of
these four methods. See the ``Public Participation'' portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on submitting
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have any questions concerning
the meeting, contact Lieutenant Junior Grade Margaret Brown, Waterways
Management Branch, Coast Guard, telephone (713) 678-9001, e-mail
[email protected]. 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 this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 93-463).
The
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HOGANSAC is an advisory committee as provided for in section 18 of the
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1991, (Pub. L. 102-241 as amended) and
chartered under the provisions of the FACA. HOGANSAC provides advice
and recommendations to the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on
matters relating to safe transit of vessels and products through
Galveston Bay, and to and from the Ports of Galveston, Houston, Texas
City, and Galveston Bay.
Public Participation: To facilitate public participation, we are
inviting public comment on the issues to be considered by the committee
as listed in the ``Agenda'' portion below. All submissions received
must include the words ``Department of Homeland Security'' and the
docket number for this action. Comments received will be posted without
alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided. You may review a Privacy Act notice regarding our
public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register
(73 FR 3316).
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received by the committee, go to http://www.regulations.gov
and enter the docket number in the search box.
Public Comment Period: A public comment period will be held during
the meeting on June 21 from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Speakers are requested to
limit their comments to three minutes. Please note that the public
comment period may end before the time indicated, following the last
call for comments. Contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to register as a speaker.
Agenda
The tentative agenda for the Committee is as follows:
(1) Opening Remarks by the Designated Federal Officer (CAPT
Woodring) and Committee Chair (Mrs. Tava Foret).
(2) Approval of September 23, 2010, minutes.
The HOGANSAC minutes will be available at the following link as
soon as they are approved by the committee: http://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/channelView.do?channelId=-18426&channelPage=%2Fep%2Fchannel%2Fdefault.jsp&pageTypeId=13489&BV_SessionID=@@@@1196828626.1302537172@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccccadfdfemhkfhcfjgcfgfdffhdghk.0.
(3) Old Business.
(a) Waterways Safety and Utilization subcommittee report. Copies of
the report will be available to the public on June 8, 2011 at the
Homeport Web site: http://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/programView.do?channelId18426&programId=13300&programPage=%2Fep%2Fprogram%2Feditorial.jsp&pageTypeId=13489&BV_SessionID=@@@@0584297917.1302013571@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccfadfdemifmekcfjgcfgfdffhdghm.0. The subcommittee is
reviewing safety issues at Bolivar Ferry Landings and is requesting any
real time videos and examples of unsafe wake in the area that users may
have. The subcommittee continues to revise the safe boating
publications including the Navigating the Houston Ship Channel
brochure, a guide for commercial users of the waterway; and the Sharing
Our Bay Brochure, a guide for recreational users of the waterway. The
subcommittee is conducting a study of Galveston Anchorage Area and is
requesting that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
update Galveston-area nautical charts with new survey information. The
subcommittee is also requesting that NOAA utilize bottom contour
information for Anchorage A on applicable charts and that hydrography
information is added to applicable charts for Anchorage A, B, and C in
Galveston Bay. The subcommittee recently advised the Coast Guard
regarding the costs and benefits of the new U.S. Coast Guard Boarding
Procedures and has since closed the issue;
(b) Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC) Liaison's report: The
AMSC representative will discuss the Annual Report from the Facility
Security Working Group, highlighting their new Web site and the
progress they have made on various issues such as TWIC escorting and
Mariner Access/Shore Leave. The representative will also discuss
lessons learned from the 2011 SECUREX, which took place on March 24,
2011. The SECUREX is an exercise that focused on long-term recovery of
the ship channel and the marine transportation system following a
security incident. The AMSC representative will summarize the amount,
type, finances, and timeline associated with the Port Security Grants
Round 11 proposed projects.
(3) New Business.
(a) Review of 2011 Area Maritime Security Committees/Harbor Safety
Committees Conference in Houston, Texas;
(b) Brief presentation on Seafarer Access;
(5) Announcements.
(a) Schedule Next Meetings;
(b) Solicitation for public comments.
Dated: April 14, 2011.
M.E. Woodring,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Sector Houston-Galveston.
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