
[Federal Register: September 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 179)]
[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-2009-0434]


Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee
will meet in New Orleans to discuss various issues relating to
navigational safety on the Lower Mississippi River and related
waterways. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Committee will meet on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 from 9
a.m. to noon. 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 September 23, 2009. Requests to have a
copy of your material distributed to each member of the committee
should reach the Coast Guard on or before September 23, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the New Orleans Yacht Club, 403
North Roadway, West End, New Orleans, LA 70124. Send written material
and requests to make oral presentations to Commander, Coast Guard
Sector New Orleans, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of Lower
Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee, Attn: Waterways
Management, 1615 Poydras St., New Orleans, LA 70112. This notice, and
documents identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section as being
available in the docket may be viewed in our online docket, USCG-2009-
0434, at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief Warrant Officer David Chapman,
Assistant to DFO of Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory
Committee, telephone 504-565-5103.

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

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda for the October 7, 2009 Committee meeting is as follows:

    (1) Introduction of committee members.
    (2) Opening Remarks.
    (3) Approval of the June 2, 2009 minutes.
    (4) Old Business.
    (a) Captain of the Port status report.
    (b) VTS update report.
    (c) Subcommittee/Working Groups update reports.
    (5) New Business.
    (6) Adjournment.

Procedural

    This meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting
may close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion,
members of the public may make oral presentations during the meeting.
If you would like to make an oral presentation at a meeting, please
notify the DFO no later than September 23, 2009. Written material for
distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than
September 23, 2009. 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 DFO no later than September 23, 2009.

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, contact
the DFO as soon as possible.

    Dated: August 26, 2009.
Mary E. Landry,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 8th Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. E9-22358 Filed 9-16-09; 8:45 am]

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