Notice2024-20284
National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; October 2024 Virtual Meeting
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Published
September 10, 2024
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The National Boating Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will conduct a virtual open meeting to discuss matters relating to national boating safety. The virtual meeting will be open to the public.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73426-73427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20284]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2010-0164]
National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; October 2024 Virtual
Meeting
AGENCY: United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee virtual meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Boating Safety Advisory Committee (Committee)
will conduct a virtual open meeting to discuss matters relating to
national boating safety. The virtual meeting will be open to the
public.
DATES: Meeting: The Committee will meet virtually on Wednesday, October
16, 2024, from noon until 4 p.m. eastern daylight time (EDT). This
virtual meeting may adjourn early if the Committee has completed its
business.
Comments and supporting documentation: To ensure your comments are
received by Committee members before the virtual meeting, submit your
written comments no later than October 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To join the Committee virtual meeting or to request special
accommodations, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. EDT on October 4,
2024. The number of virtual lines is limited and will be available on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Pre-registration information: Pre-registration is required for
attending the virtual meeting. You must request attendance by
contacting the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice. You will receive a response with attendance
instructions.
The National Boating Safety Advisory Committee is committed to
ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of disability
status. If you require reasonable accommodation due to a disability to
fully participate, please email Mr. Thomas Guess at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8f6faebf9fbf8cdcbdbdf96d5d1d4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="024c4051434142777161652c6f6b6e">[email protected]</span></a> or
call (206) 815-0221 as soon as possible.
Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time,
including orally at the virtual meeting as time permits, but if you
want Committee members to review your comments before the virtual
meeting, please submit your comments no later than October 4, 2024. We
are particularly interested in comments on the topics in the ``Agenda''
section below. We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal
Decision-Making Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. To do so, go to
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, type USCG-2010-0164 in the search box and
click ``Search.'' Next, look for this document in the Search Results
column, and click on it. Then click on the Comment option. If your
material cannot be submitted using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, contact
the individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document for alternate instructions. You must include the docket number
USCG-2010-0164. Comments received will be posted without alteration at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information
provided. You may wish to review the Privacy and Security Notice found
via a link on the homepage of <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. For more
about privacy and submissions in response to this document, see DHS's
eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). If
you encounter technical difficulties with comment submission, contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this notice.
Docket Search: Documents mentioned in this notice as being
available in the docket, and all public comments, will be in our online
docket at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and can be viewed by following
that website's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online
docket and sign-up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments
are posted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas Guess, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer of the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee,
telephone (206) 815-0221 or via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85cbc7d6c4c6c5f0f6e6e2abe8ece9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f1bfb3a2b0b2b184829296df9c989d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this virtual meeting is given
pursuant the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 117-286, 5 U.S.C.
ch. 10).
The Committee is authorized on December 4, 2018, by section 601 of
the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, (Pub. L. 115-
282, 132 Stat. 4192), and is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15105. The Committee
operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and
46 U.S.C. 15109. The Committee provides advice and recommendations to
the Secretary of Homeland Security via the Commandant of the United
States Coast Guard on matters relating to national boating safety. This
notice is issued under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 15109(a).
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Agenda
The agenda for the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee
meeting is as follows:
1. Call to Order.
2. Roll call of Committee members and determination of quorum.
3. Opening Remarks.
4. Conflict of Interest Statement.
5. Acceptance of Committee 9 Minutes.
6. Remembrance of Mr. Ed Huntsman, former U.S. Coast Guard member
and a boating advocate.
7. Receipt and discussion of the following reports from the U.S.
Coast Guard Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety:
a. Meeting Protocol
b. Review of Strategic Plan Dashboard (update on K-12 standard)
c. Review of Recommendations Dashboard (update on throwables, pending
Regulations, California and flares)
d. Review of Task Statements Dashboard and any other Updates
e. Website Mock-Up Presentation
f. Update on Recreational Boating Safety Calendar
g. Getting Safety Message Out Via Manufacturers
h. Social Media Themes and Upcoming Calendar
i. Review of Data Analysis Dashboard
j. Grant Award and Summaries Update (John Snow, Inc. (JSI) and
Electronic Cutoff Switch (ECOS), JSI and why less Personal Flotation
Device (PFD) wear)
k. National Recreational Boating Safety Survey Update (access, vessel
types, towed water sports, PFDs and capabilities, comms devices,
National Marine Manufacturing Association (NMMA) involvement)
l. Marine Mobile Security Identity (MMSI) Presentation
m. Update on Regulations
n. ECOS Enforcement
o. Year-End Numbers from States
p. Update on Titling, Vessel ID System (VIS), and the Uniform
Certificate of Title Act for Vessels (UCOTA-V)
8. Public Comment Period.
9. Next meeting planning.
a. January 22, 2025, virtual meeting and
b. April 22-24, 2025, at American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC).
10. Meeting Adjournment.
A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at <a href="https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-boating-safety-advisory-committee-">https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-boating-safety-advisory-committee-</a>(nbsac)/committee-meetings, no later
than October 4, 2024. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Thomas Guess
as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section above.
There will be a public comment period from approximately 3:00 p.m.
until 3:15 p.m. (EDT). Speakers are requested to limit their comments
to 3 minutes. Please note that the public comment period may end before
the period allotted, following the last call for comments.
Please contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section above to register as a speaker.
Dated: September 4, 2024.
Amy M. Beach,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-20284 Filed 9-9-24; 8:45 am]
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