81_FR_15379 81 FR 15324 - National Boating Safety Advisory Council

81 FR 15324 - National Boating Safety Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 55 (March 22, 2016)

Page Range15324-15325
FR Document2016-06426

The National Boating Safety Advisory Council and its Subcommittees will meet on April 21, 22, and 23, 2016, in Arlington, VA, to discuss issues relating to recreational boating safety. These meetings will be open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15324-15325]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06426]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0164]


National Boating Safety Advisory Council

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Boating Safety Advisory Council and its 
Subcommittees will meet on April 21, 22, and 23, 2016, in Arlington, 
VA, to discuss issues relating to recreational boating safety. These 
meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The National Boating Safety Advisory Council will meet on 
Thursday, April 21, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and on Saturday, 
April 23, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Boats and Associated 
Equipment Subcommittee will meet on April 21, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m. The Recreational Boating Safety Strategic Planning 
Subcommittee will meet on April 22, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
The Prevention through People Subcommittee will meet on April 22, 2016, 
from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please note that these meetings may 
conclude early if the National Boating Safety Advisory Council has 
completed all business.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held in the Ballroom of the Holiday Inn 
Arlington (http://www.hiarlington.com), 4610 N Fairfax Drive, 
Arlington, VA 22203.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Mr. Jeff Ludwig, Alternate Designated Federal Officer, telephone 202-
372-1061, or at [email protected].
    To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment 
on the issues to be considered by the Council as listed in the 
``Agenda'' section below. Written comments for distribution to Council 
members must be submitted no later than April 14, 2016, if Council 
review is desired prior to the meeting, and must be identified by 
docket number USCG 2010-0164. Written comments may be submitted using 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your 
material cannot be submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact 
the Alternate Designated Federal Officer for alternate instructions.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number of this 
action, USCG-2010-0164. Comments received will be posted without 
alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided. You may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the 
Federal Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the 
Federal Register (70 FR 15086).
    Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments 
related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov insert USCG-
2010-0164 in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, then click the item you 
wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Ludwig, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer of the National Boating Safety Advisory Council, 
telephone (202) 372-1061, or at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Title 5 U.S.C. Appendix). Congress 
established the National Boating Safety Advisory Council in the Federal 
Boat Safety Act of 1971 (Pub. L. 92-75). The National Boating Safety 
Advisory Council currently operates under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 
13110, which requires the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard by delegation to consult with the 
National Boating Safety Advisory Council in prescribing regulations for 
recreational vessels and associated equipment and on other major safety 
matters. See 46 U.S.C. 4302(c) and 13110(c).

Meeting Agenda

    The agenda for the National Boating Safety Advisory Council meeting 
is as follows:

Thursday, April 21, 2016

    (1) Opening remarks and swearing-in of new members.
    (2) Receipt and discussion of the following reports:
    (a) Chief, Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety, Update on the 
Coast Guard's implementation of National Boating Safety Advisory 
Council Resolutions and Recreational Boating Safety Program report.
    (b) Alternate Designated Federal Officer's report concerning 
Council administrative and logistical matters.
    (3) Subcommittee Session:

Boats and Associated Equipment Subcommittee

    Issues to be discussed include alternatives to pyrotechnic visual 
distress signals; grant projects related to boats and associated 
equipment; and updates to 33 CFR 181 ``Manufacturer Requirements'' and 
33 CFR 183 ``Boats and Associated Equipment.''
    (4) Public comment period.
    (5) Meeting Recess.

Friday, April 22, 2016

    The day will be dedicated to Subcommittee sessions:
    (1) Prevention Through People Subcommittee. Issues to be discussed 
include paddlesports participation, boater education requirements, and 
licensing requirements for on-water boating safety instruction 
providers.
    (2) Recreational Boating Safety Strategic Planning Subcommittee.
    Issues to be discussed include progress on implementation of the 
2012-2016 Strategic Plan, and development of the 2017-2021 Strategic 
Plan.

Saturday, April 23, 2016

    The full Council will resume meeting.
    (1) Receipt and discussion of the Boats and Associated Equipment, 
Prevention through People and The Recreational Boating Safety Strategic 
Planning Subcommittee reports.
    (2) Discussion of any recommendations to be made to the Coast 
Guard.
    (3) Public comment period.
    (4) Voting on any recommendations to be made to the Coast Guard.

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    (5) Adjournment of meeting.
    There will be a comment period for the National Boating Safety 
Advisory Council members and a comment period for the public after each 
report presentation, but before each is voted on by the Council. The 
Council members will review the information presented on each issue, 
deliberate on any recommendations presented in the Subcommittees' 
reports, and formulate recommendations for the Department's 
consideration.
    The meeting agenda and all meeting documentation can be found at: 
http://homeport.uscg.mil/NBSAC. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Jeff 
Ludwig as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    Public oral comment periods will be held during the meetings after 
each presentation and at the end of each day. Speakers are requested to 
limit their comments to 3 minutes. Please note that the public comment 
periods may end before the time indicated, following the last call for 
comments. Contact Mr. Jeff Ludwig as indicated above to register as a 
speaker.

    Dated: March 10, 2016.
Verne B. Gifford,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-06426 Filed 3-21-16; 8:45 am]
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15324 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 55 / Tuesday, March 22, 2016 / Notices related to the carriage of liquid bulk ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held in Boating Safety Advisory Council in dangerous cargoes. Title 46 CFR 151 the Ballroom of the Holiday Inn prescribing regulations for recreational prescribes rules for barges carrying bulk Arlington (http://www.hiarlington.com), vessels and associated equipment and liquid hazardous materials. 4610 N Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA on other major safety matters. See 46 Forms: N/A. 22203. U.S.C. 4302(c) and 13110(c). Respondents: Owners and operators For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities Meeting Agenda of tank barges. Frequency: On occasion. or to request special assistance at the The agenda for the National Boating Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated meeting, contact Mr. Jeff Ludwig, Safety Advisory Council meeting is as burden has increased from 28,958 hours Alternate Designated Federal Officer, follows: a year to 40,307 hours a year. The telephone 202–372–1061, or at Thursday, April 21, 2016 change in burden is an ADJUSTMENT jeffrey.a.ludwig@uscg.mil. due to a change in the estimated annual To facilitate public participation, we (1) Opening remarks and swearing-in number of new construction (n/c) tank are inviting public comment on the of new members. barges. In the last ICR, the Coast Guard issues to be considered by the Council (2) Receipt and discussion of the estimated about 160 n/c tank barges per as listed in the ‘‘Agenda’’ section below. following reports: year. In this ICR, the Coast Guard Written comments for distribution to (a) Chief, Office of Auxiliary and estimates about 282 n/c tank barges per Council members must be submitted no Boating Safety, Update on the Coast year. later than April 14, 2016, if Council Guard’s implementation of National review is desired prior to the meeting, Boating Safety Advisory Council Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act and must be identified by docket Resolutions and Recreational Boating of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. number USCG 2010–0164. Written Safety Program report. Dated: March 14, 2016. comments may be submitted using the (b) Alternate Designated Federal Thomas P. Michelli, Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Officer’s report concerning Council U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Chief Information www.regulations.gov. If your material administrative and logistical matters. Officer. cannot be submitted using http:// (3) Subcommittee Session: [FR Doc. 2016–06430 Filed 3–21–16; 8:45 am] www.regulations.gov, contact the Boats and Associated Equipment BILLING CODE 9110–04–P Alternate Designated Federal Officer for Subcommittee alternate instructions. Instructions: All submissions received Issues to be discussed include DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND must include the words ‘‘Department of alternatives to pyrotechnic visual SECURITY Homeland Security’’ and the docket distress signals; grant projects related to number of this action, USCG–2010– boats and associated equipment; and Coast Guard 0164. Comments received will be posted updates to 33 CFR 181 ‘‘Manufacturer without alteration at http:// Requirements’’ and 33 CFR 183 ‘‘Boats [Docket No. USCG–2010–0164] www.regulations.gov, including any and Associated Equipment.’’ personal information provided. You (4) Public comment period. National Boating Safety Advisory may review a Privacy Act notice (5) Meeting Recess. Council regarding the Federal Docket Friday, April 22, 2016 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 The day will be dedicated to ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Subcommittee sessions: FR 15086). Committee meeting. Docket: For access to the docket to (1) Prevention Through People read documents or comments related to Subcommittee. Issues to be discussed SUMMARY: The National Boating Safety include paddlesports participation, Advisory Council and its this notice, go to http:// www.regulations.gov insert USCG– boater education requirements, and Subcommittees will meet on April 21, licensing requirements for on-water 22, and 23, 2016, in Arlington, VA, to 2010–0164 in the ‘‘Search’’ box, press Enter, then click the item you wish to boating safety instruction providers. discuss issues relating to recreational (2) Recreational Boating Safety boating safety. These meetings will be view. Strategic Planning Subcommittee. open to the public. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Issues to be discussed include DATES: The National Boating Safety Jeff Ludwig, Alternate Designated progress on implementation of the Advisory Council will meet on Federal Officer of the National Boating 2012–2016 Strategic Plan, and Thursday, April 21, 2016, from 8:30 Safety Advisory Council, telephone development of the 2017–2021 Strategic a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and on Saturday, (202) 372–1061, or at jeffrey.a.ludwig@ Plan. April 23, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 uscg.mil. p.m. The Boats and Associated SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of Saturday, April 23, 2016 Equipment Subcommittee will meet on this meeting is given under the Federal The full Council will resume meeting. April 21, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 Advisory Committee Act, (Title 5 U.S.C. (1) Receipt and discussion of the p.m. The Recreational Boating Safety Appendix). Congress established the Boats and Associated Equipment, Strategic Planning Subcommittee will National Boating Safety Advisory Prevention through People and The asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES meet on April 22, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. Council in the Federal Boat Safety Act Recreational Boating Safety Strategic to 12:00 p.m. The Prevention through of 1971 (Pub. L. 92–75). The National Planning Subcommittee reports. People Subcommittee will meet on Boating Safety Advisory Council (2) Discussion of any April 22, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 currently operates under the authority recommendations to be made to the p.m. Please note that these meetings of 46 U.S.C. 13110, which requires the Coast Guard. may conclude early if the National Secretary of Homeland Security and the (3) Public comment period. 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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 55 / Tuesday, March 22, 2016 / Notices 15325 (5) Adjournment of meeting. OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting consider all comments and material There will be a comment period for comments as described below. received during the comment period. the National Boating Safety Advisory DATES: Comments must reach the Coast We encourage you to respond to this Council members and a comment period Guard on or before May 23, 2016. request by submitting comments and for the public after each report related materials. Comments must ADDRESSES: You may submit comments presentation, but before each is voted on contain the OMB Control Number of the by the Council. The Council members identified by Coast Guard docket ICR and the docket number of this will review the information presented number [USCG–2016–0125] to the Coast request, [USCG–2016–0125], and must on each issue, deliberate on any Guard using the Federal eRulemaking be received by May 23, 2016. recommendations presented in the Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public participation and Submitting Comments Subcommittees’ reports, and formulate recommendations for the Department’s request for comments’’ portion of the We encourage you to submit SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for comments through the Federal consideration. The meeting agenda and all meeting further instructions on submitting eRulemaking Portal at http:// documentation can be found at: http:// comments. www.regulations.gov. If your material homeport.uscg.mil/NBSAC. A copy of the ICR is available through cannot be submitted using http:// Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Jeff the docket on the Internet at http:// www.regulations.gov, contact the person Ludwig as noted in the FOR FURTHER www.regulations.gov. Additionally, in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION INFORMATION CONTACT section above. copies are available from: CONTACT section of this document for Public oral comment periods will be COMMANDANT (CG–612), ATTN: alternate instructions. Documents held during the meetings after each PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT mentioned in this notice, and all public presentation and at the end of each day. MANAGER, U.S. COAST GUARD, 2703 comments, are in our online docket at Speakers are requested to limit their MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AVE. SE., http://www.regulations.gov and can be comments to 3 minutes. Please note that STOP 7710, WASHINGTON, DC 20593– viewed by following that Web site’s the public comment periods may end 7710. instructions. Additionally, if you go to before the time indicated, following the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the online docket and sign up for email last call for comments. Contact Mr. Jeff Contact Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of alerts, you will be notified when Ludwig as indicated above to register as Information Management, telephone comments are posted. a speaker. 202–475–3532, or fax 202–372–8405, for We accept anonymous comments. All questions on these documents. comments received will be posted Dated: March 10, 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: without change to Verne B. Gifford, http://www.regulations.gov and will Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Public Participation and Request for include any personal information you Inspections and Compliance. Comments have provided. For more about privacy [FR Doc. 2016–06426 Filed 3–21–16; 8:45 am] and the docket, you may review a This Notice relies on the authority of BILLING CODE 9110–04–P the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An Docket Management System in the ICR is an application to OIRA seeking March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Register (70 FR 15086). SECURITY the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard collection of information Information Collection Request Coast Guard (Collection). The ICR contains Title: Regulated Navigation Area; information describing the Collection’s Reporting Requirements for Barges [Docket No. USCG–2016–0125] purpose, the Collection’s likely burden Loaded with Certain Dangerous Cargoes, on the affected public, an explanation of Inland Rivers, Eighth Coast Guard Information Collection Request to the necessity of the Collection, and District and the Illinois Waterway, Office of Management and Budget; other important information describing Ninth Coast Guard District. OMB Control Number: 1625–0105 the Collection. There is one ICR for each OMB Control Number: 1625–0105. AGENCY:Coast Guard, DHS. Collection. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard requires Sixty-day notice requesting ACTION: The Coast Guard invites comments on position and intended movement comments. whether this ICR should be granted reporting, and fleeting operations based on the Collection being necessary reporting, from barges carrying certain SUMMARY: In compliance with the for the proper performance of dangerous cargoes (CDCs) in the inland Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Departmental functions. In particular, rivers within the Eighth and Ninth Coast U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an the Coast Guard would appreciate Guard Districts. Information Collection Request (ICR) to comments addressing: (1) The practical Need: This information is used to the Office of Management and Budget utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy ensure port safety and security and to (OMB), Office of Information and of the estimated burden of the ensure the uninterrupted flow of Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting Collection; (3) ways to enhance the commerce. approval of revisions to the following quality, utility, and clarity of Forms: None. collection of information: 1625–0105, information subject to the Collection; asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Respondents: Owners, agents, Regulated Navigation Area; Reporting and (4) ways to minimize the burden of masters, towing vessel operators, or Requirements for Barges Loaded with the Collection on respondents, persons in charge of barges loaded with Certain Dangerous Cargoes, Inland including the use of automated CDCs or having CDC residue operating Rivers, Eighth Coast Guard District and collection techniques or other forms of on the inland rivers located within the the Illinois Waterway, Ninth Coast information technology. In response to Eighth and Ninth Coast Guard Districts. Guard District. Our ICR describes the your comments, we may revise this ICR Frequency: On occasion. information we seek to collect from the or decide not to seek approval of Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated public. Before submitting this ICR to revisions of the Collection. We will burden has decreased from 1,901 hours VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Mar 21, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22MRN1.SGM 22MRN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
DatesThe National Boating Safety Advisory Council will meet on Thursday, April 21, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and on Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Boats and Associated Equipment Subcommittee will meet on April 21, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Recreational Boating Safety Strategic Planning Subcommittee will meet on April 22, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Prevention through People Subcommittee will meet on April 22, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please note that these meetings may conclude early if the National Boating Safety Advisory Council has completed all business.
ContactMr. Jeff Ludwig, Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the National Boating Safety Advisory Council, telephone (202) 372-1061, or at [email protected]
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