03-9649. Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee (LMRWSAC) will meet to discuss various issues relating to navigational safety on the Lower Mississippi River and related waterways. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES:

The next meeting of LMRWSAC will be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. This meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests to make oral presentations or submit written materials for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard on or before April 30, 2003. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the committee in advance of the meeting should reach the Coast Guard on or before April 25, 2003.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held in the Crescent City Room Suite 1830 at the World Trade Center Building, 2 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. This notice is available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LTJG Matt Dooris, Committee Administrator, telephone [phone], Fax [phone].

Written materials and requests to make presentations should be mailed to Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Office New Orleans, Attn: LTJG Dooris, 1615 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70112.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Meeting

Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee (LMRWSAC). The agenda includes the following:

(1) Introduction of committee members.

(2) Remarks by CAPT R. W. Branch, Executive Director.

(3) Approval of the November 12, 2002 minutes.

(4) Old Business:

(a) Captain of the Port status report.

(b) VTS update report.

(c) PORTS update report.

(5) New Business.

(6) Next meeting.

(7) Adjournment.

Procedural

The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting may close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion, members of the public may make oral presentations during the meeting. If you would like to make an oral presentation at the meeting, please notify the Committee Administrator no later than April 30, 2003. Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than April 30, 2003. If you would like a copy of your material distributed to each member of the committee in advance of the meeting, please submit 25 copies to the Committee Administrator no later than April 25, 2003.

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 Committee Administrator at the location indicated under ADDRESSES as soon as possible.

Dated: March 8, 2003.

Roy J. Casto,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.