[Federal Register: February 4, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 23)]
[Notices]
[Page 5360]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2004-16979]
Workshop on Carbon Monoxide Risk and Avoidance Issues in
Recreational Boating at the Miami International Boat Show
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard and the American Boat and Yacht Council
(ABYC) are sponsoring a workshop to discuss various issues to improve
recreational boating safety relating to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning
and measures to avoid it. The workshop will be open to the public.
DATES: The workshop will meet on Friday, February 13, 2004, from 10
a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The workshop may close early if all business is
finished.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will meet in room A201 (in the A Lobby), Miami
Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach, FL.
This notice is available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov and at
http://uscgboating.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Blackman, Project Manager,
Office of Boating Safety, U.S. Coast Guard telephone 202-267-6810, fax
202-267-4285 or Caroline Chetelat, Marketing & Communications Manager,
American Boat and Yacht Council, telephone 410-956-1050, fax 410-956-
2737. If you have questions on viewing material in the docket, call
Andrea M. Jenkins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, Department of
Transportation, telephone 202-366-0271.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard is
responsible for carrying out the National Recreational Boating Safety
Program. Recreational boaters are at risk in recreational boats as a
result of carbon monoxide hazards. The Coast Guard is engaged with
industry, other government organizations, and the public to raise the
level of public awareness regarding this preventable safety risk,
encourage technological advancement to lower the level of risk, and
consider possible appropriate regulatory action. Although significant
progress has been made, the Coast Guard intends to continue its efforts
to foster active efforts to eliminate the risk of carbon monoxide
poisoning as a significant risk to the boating public.
Based on feedback from prior meetings with marine industry
representatives, the workshop will be in a panel format. The panelists
were selected based on area of marine industry involvement, and will
address relevant new technological developments and provide progress
updates on a variety of ongoing efforts, as well as issues and
questions raised by attendees at the workshop. We plan to prepare
minutes of the workshop discussions and distribute them to everyone who
registers attendance at the workshop by signing the attendance list at
the workshop. You may also obtain a copy of the minutes from the
persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Agenda of Workshop
The agenda includes the following:
(1) Introduction of the panel members and others.
(2) Discussion of prepared issues and questions based on early
input from the marine industry.
(3) Discussion of issues and questions raised by attendees at the
workshop.
(4) Conclusion.
Procedural
The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the workshop
may close early if all business is finished.
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 persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as soon as
possible.
Dated: January 27, 2004.
Kenneth A. Ward,
Captain, U. S. Coast Guard, Acting, Director of Operations Policy.
[FR Doc. 04-2219 Filed 2-3-04; 8:45 am]
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