[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 64 (Monday, April 5, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 16515] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-8334] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Coast Guard [USCG-1999-5462] Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory Committee
Agency
Coast Guard, DOT.
Action
Notice of meetings.
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Summary
The Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory Committee (CFIVAC) will meet to discuss the Coast Guard's Fishing Vessel Casualty Task Force Report.
Dates
CFIVAC will meet on Wednesday, April 14, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, April 15, 1999, from 8:30 a. m. to 4:30 p.m.
Addresses
CFIVAC will meet in the conference room of the Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center, 4200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000, Arlington, Virginia. This notice is available on the Internet at hhtp:/ /dms.dot.gov.
For Further Information Contact
For questions on this notice, contact Commander Mark A. Prescott, Executive Director of CFIVAC, or Lieutenant Commander Randy Clark, Assistant to the Executive Director, telephone 202-267-1181, fax 202-267-4570.
Supplementary Information
Notice of these meetings is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. Under the authority of the General Services Administration Federal Advisory Committee Regulations, 41 Code of Federal Regulations Sec. 101-6.1015(b)(2), this notice is given with less than 15 days notice due to the exceptional circumstances. During the closing days of 1998 through the first three weeks of 1999 the commercial fishing industry lost four vessels and 11 lives off the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coasts of the United States. This alarming death rate occurred in an industry that is considered one of America's most dangerous and if left unabated will be the deadliest year in over a decade. As a result, the Coast Guard chartered a Task Force to conduct a fast track study to: Determine the factual circumstances of these casualties; examine these incidents in the context of historical data for loss of life and property; provide quick feedback to industry; review the current fishing vessel safety program and past recommendations that have the potential for reducing loss of life and property; recommend the most significant measures that have great potential for reducing the loss of life and property; and develop a direction to be pursued by CFIVAC, the Coast Guard, and industry. The Coast Guard will complete the Task Force Report on, or about, April 5, 1999, and desires that CFIVAC review the report and make its recommendations as soon as possible. It is essential for CFIVAC to meet as quickly as possible due to the urgency of this matter. Therefore, it is not possible to provide 15 days prior notification of this meeting. Interested parties, including members of Congress, have been advised of this meeting.
Agenda of Meeting
Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory Committee (CFIVAC).
The agenda includes the following: (1) Welcome, administrative issues. (2) Review and comment on the Coast Guard's Fishing Vessel Casualty Task Force Report.
Procedural
The meeting is open to the public. This will be a working meeting of CFIVAC and there will be limited opportunity for public comment. Please note that the meeting may close early if all business is finished. Due to security procedures, members of the public must produce a photo ID to enter the building.
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 31, 1999. Robert C. North, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety and Environmental Protection. [FR Doc. 99-8334 Filed 4-2-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-15-M