[Federal Register: March 25, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 57)] [Notices] [Page 14493] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr25mr99-117] [[Page 14493]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Coast Guard [USCG-1999-5380] National Boating Safety Advisory Council AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT. ACTION: Notice of meetings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC) and its subcommittees on boat occupant protection, navigation lights, and personal flotation device-life saving index will meet to discuss various issues relating to recreational boating safety. All meetings will be open to the public. DATES: NBSAC will meet on Monday, April 26, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, April 27 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The Personal Flotation Device-Life Saving Index and Navigation Light Subcommittees will meet on Saturday, April 24, 1999, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Boat Occupant Protection Subcommittee will meet on Sunday, April 25, 1999, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. These meetings 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 15, 1999. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the committee or subcommittees should reach the Coast Guard on or before April 9, 1999. ADDRESSES: NBSAC will meet at the Doubletree Hotel Columbia River, 1401 N. Hayden Island Drive, Portland, Oregon. The subcommittee meetings will be held at the same address. Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to Mr. Albert J. Marmo, Commandant (G-OPB-1), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001. You may obtain a copy of this notice by calling the U.S. Coast guard Infoline at 1-800-368-5647. This notice is available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov or at the Web Site for the Office of Boating Safety at URL address www.uscgboating.org/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice, contact Albert J. Marmo, Executive Director of NBSAC, telephone 202-267-0950, fax 202-267-4285. For questions on viewing the docket, contact Dorothy Walker, Chief, Dockets, Department of Transportation, 202-366-9329. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. Agendas of Meetings National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC). The agenda includes the following: (1) Executive Director's report. (2) Chairman's session. (3) Personal Flotation Device-Life Saving Index Subcommittee report. (4) Navigation Light Subcommittee report. (5) Boat Occupant Protection Subcommittee report. (6) Recreational Boating Safety Program report. (7) Report on an evaluation of commercially available propeller injury protection devices. (8) Presentation on the results of personal flotation device (PFD) wear rate study. (9) Inflatable personal flotation device update. (10) Report on the Canadian experience in mandatory operator competency. (11) National Association of State Boating Law Administrators report. (12) Vessel Identification System demonstration and discussion. (13) Report on canoe and kayak safety issues. (14) Report on fire extinguisher carton labeling. Boat Occupant Protection Subcommittee. The agenda includes the following: (1) Review and discuss results of test and evaluation of propeller safety devices. (2) Discuss risk management and human factors initiatives. (3) Discuss personal watercraft off-throttle steering test and evaluation. (4) Discussion manufacturer compliance seminars. Navigation Light Subcommittee. The agenda includes the following: (1) Review and discussion rulemaking to replace navigation lights under regulatory control, including certification implementation strategy. (2) Discussion International Organization for Standardization navigation light standard development. (3) Discuss status of navigation light lens size study. Personal Flotation Device-Life Saving Index Subcommittee. The agenda includes the following: (1) Discuss status of development of the life saving index. (2) Discuss the status of inflatable PFD inflation systems, and approval of automatic inflating PFDs. (3) Discuss the ``Standards Technical Panel'' process. (4) Discuss strategies for improving public awareness of the capabilities of the different types of personal flotation devices. Procedural All meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings may close early if all business is finished. At the Chairs' discretion, members of the public may make oral presentations during the meetings. If you would like to make an oral presentation at a meeting, please notify the Executive Director no later than April 15, 1999. Written material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than April 15, 1999. If you would like a copy of your material distributed to each member of the committee or subcommittee in advance of a meeting, please submit 25 copies to the Executive Director no later than April 9, 1999. 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 17, 1999. Ernest R. Riutta, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Operations. [FR Doc. 99-7321 Filed 3-24-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-15-M