
[Federal Register: April 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 74)]
[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 2009-0257]

 
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC), 
established as a discretionary committee in accordance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. 
L. 92-463), will meet in Washington, DC to discuss various issues 
relating to national maritime security. This meeting will be open to 
the public in the morning and will be closed to the public in the 
afternoon.

DATES: The Committee will meet on Monday, May 4, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 4 
p.m. This meeting may close early if all business is finished. Written 
material and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast 
Guard on or before April 24, 2009. Requests to have a copy of your 
material distributed to each member of the committee should reach the 
Coast Guard on or before April 15, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at Coast Guard Headquarters, Room 
4202, 2100 2nd Street SW., Washington, DC 20593. A government-issued 
photo identification (for example, driver's license) will be required 
for entrance to the building. Additionally, this meeting will be 
broadcast via a Web enabled interactive online format. Send written 
material and requests to make oral presentations to Mr. Ryan Owens, 
Deputy Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of the National Maritime 
Security Advisory Committee, 2100 2nd Street SW., Room 6228, 
Washington, DC 20593. You may also e-mail material to 
ryan.f.owens@uscg.mil. This notice may be viewed in our online docket, 
USCG-2009-0257, at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Owens, Deputy DFO of NMSAC, 
telephone 202-372-1108 or ryan.f.owens@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).

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Agenda of Public Meeting

    The agenda for the public portion of the May 4 Committee meeting is 
as follows:
    (1) Update on Transportation Workers Identification Credential.
    (2) Update on Seafarers' Access to Shore leave.
    (3) Discussion of USCG 5 year review of the International Ship and 
Port Facility Security (ISPS) code.
    (5) Discussion of Tiering Maritime Transportation Security Act 
(MTSA) regulated facilities.
    (6) Discussion of the eNOAD process.
    The purpose of the second half of the meeting is to discuss 
national security matters. Because these matters are of a sensitive and 
classified nature, it has been determined that this portion of the 
committee meeting will be closed to the public pursuant to subsection 
(c)(1)of section 552b of Title 5 U.S.C.

Procedural

    This meeting is open to the public for the morning session and will 
also be conducted via an online meeting format. Please note that the 
public portion of the meeting may close early if all business is 
finished. Seating is very limited, and members of the public will 
require additional screening and an escort while in Coast Guard 
Headquarters. Members of the public wishing to attend should register 
with Mr. Ryan Owens, Deputy DFO of NMSAC, telephone 202-372-1108 or 
ryan.f.owens@uscg.mil no later than April 29, 2009. Parking near the 
building is limited. Public transportation to the building (Bus Route 
71) is limited to rush hours, approximately 6 to 9:30 a.m. and 3 to 6 
p.m. Contact the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority at 202-
637-7000 or http://www.wmata.com/ for additional public transit 
information.
    Additionally, if you would like to participate in this meeting via 
the online web format, please log onto https://fedgov.webex.com/fedgov/
onstage/g.php?t=a&d=690008779 and follow the online instructions to 
register for this meeting. Public libraries offer free Internet access 
to members of the public. A recording of the meeting will also be 
available through a link in our online docket. The docket may be 
accessed by going to http://www.regulations.gov, selecting the Advanced 
Docket Search option on the right side of the screen, inserting USCG-
2009-0257 in the Docket ID box, pressing Enter, and then clicking on 
the item in the Docket ID column.
    At the Chair's discretion, members of the public may make oral 
presentations during the public portion of the meeting. If you would 
like to make an oral presentation at the public portion of the meeting, 
please notify the Deputy DFO no later than Friday, April 24. Written 
material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no 
later than Friday, April 24. If you would like a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the committee in advance of a meeting, 
please submit 25 copies to the Deputy DFO no later than Friday, April 
24.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, please 
contact Mr. Ryan Owens, the Deputy DFO, as soon as possible at 
telephone 202-372-1108 or ryan.f.owens@uscg.mil.

    Dated: April 14, 2009.
Ryan F. Owens,
U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Port and Facility Activities.
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