[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 64 (Monday, April 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 16515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8334]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[USCG-1999-5462]
Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory Committee
(CFIVAC) will meet to discuss the Coast Guard's Fishing Vessel Casualty
Task Force Report.
DATES: CFIVAC will meet on Wednesday, April 14, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. and Thursday, April 15, 1999, from 8:30 a. m. to 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: CFIVAC will meet in the conference room of the Coast Guard
National Pollution Funds Center, 4200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000,
Arlington, Virginia. This notice is available on the Internet at hhtp:/
/dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice, contact
Commander Mark A. Prescott, Executive Director of CFIVAC, or Lieutenant
Commander Randy Clark, Assistant to the Executive Director, telephone
202-267-1181, fax 202-267-4570.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. Under the authority of
the General Services Administration Federal Advisory Committee
Regulations, 41 Code of Federal Regulations Sec. 101-6.1015(b)(2), this
notice is given with less than 15 days notice due to the exceptional
circumstances. During the closing days of 1998 through the first three
weeks of 1999 the commercial fishing industry lost four vessels and 11
lives off the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coasts of the United States.
This alarming death rate occurred in an industry that is considered one
of America's most dangerous and if left unabated will be the deadliest
year in over a decade. As a result, the Coast Guard chartered a Task
Force to conduct a fast track study to: Determine the factual
circumstances of these casualties; examine these incidents in the
context of historical data for loss of life and property; provide quick
feedback to industry; review the current fishing vessel safety program
and past recommendations that have the potential for reducing loss of
life and property; recommend the most significant measures that have
great potential for reducing the loss of life and property; and develop
a direction to be pursued by CFIVAC, the Coast Guard, and industry. The
Coast Guard will complete the Task Force Report on, or about, April 5,
1999, and desires that CFIVAC review the report and make its
recommendations as soon as possible. It is essential for CFIVAC to meet
as quickly as possible due to the urgency of this matter. Therefore, it
is not possible to provide 15 days prior notification of this meeting.
Interested parties, including members of Congress, have been advised of
this meeting.
Agenda of Meeting
Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory Committee (CFIVAC).
The agenda includes the following:
(1) Welcome, administrative issues.
(2) Review and comment on the Coast Guard's Fishing Vessel Casualty
Task Force Report.
Procedural
The meeting is open to the public. This will be a working meeting
of CFIVAC and there will be limited opportunity for public comment.
Please note that the meeting may close early if all business is
finished. Due to security procedures, members of the public must
produce a photo ID to enter the building.
Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact
the Executive Director as soon as possible.
Dated: March 31, 1999.
Robert C. North,
Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 99-8334 Filed 4-2-99; 8:45 am]
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