[Federal Register: March 24, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 56)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD08-98-010]

 
Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of subcommittee meetings.

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SUMMARY: The two Subcommittees (Waterways and Navigation) of the 
Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC) will 
meet to discuss waterway improvements, aids to navigation, current 
meters, and various other navigation safety matters affecting the 
Houston/Galveston area. Both meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting of the Waterways Subcommittee will be held on 
Thursday, April 16, 1998, at 9:30 a.m. and immediately following, the 
Navigation Subcommittee will meet. Members of the public may present 
written or oral statements at the meetings.

ADDRESSES: The subcommittee meetings will be held at the Houston Yacht 
Club, 3620 Miramar, La Porte, Texas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Captain Kevin Eldridge, Executive Director of HOGANSAC, telephone (713) 
671-5199, or Commander Paula Carroll, Executive Secretary of HOGANSAC, 
telephone (713) 671-5164.


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given pursuant to 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agendas of the Meetings

    Subcommittee on Waterways. The tentative agenda includes the 
following:
    (1) Presentation by each work group of its accomplishments and 
plans for the future, including aids to navigation knockdown 
discrepancies, Galveston anchorages update, and the potential blockage 
of the Clear Lake Entrance Channel.
    (2) Review and discuss the work completed by each work group.
    Subcommittee on Navigation. The tentative agenda includes the 
following:
    (1) Presentation by each work group of its accomplishments and 
plans for the future, including ACOE dredging projects, current meters, 
National Weather Service and Baytown Tunnel removal.
    (2) Review and discuss the work completed by each work group.

Procedural

    All meetings are open to the public. Members of the public may make 
oral presentations during the meetings.

Information on Service for the Handicapped

    For information on facilities or services for the handicapped or to 
request special assistance at the meetings, contact the Executive 
Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: March 11, 1998.
T.W. Josiah,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 98-7636 Filed 3-23-98; 8:45 am]
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