[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12969-12970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04854]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2010-0164]
National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; March 2022 Meeting
AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Boating Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) and
its Subcommittees will meet in Annapolis, MD to discuss matters
relating to recreational boating safety. The meeting will be open to
the public via a virtual platform. There is also limited in-person
access.
DATES:
Meetings: The National Boating Safety Advisory Committee and its
Subcommittees will meet on Monday, March 28, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. until
4:30 p.m., (Eastern Daylight Time), Tuesday, March 29, 2022 from 8 a.m.
until 4:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 from 8 a.m. until 12
p.m. Please note these meetings 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 meeting, submit your written
comments no later than March 21, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the American Boat and Yacht
Council at 613 Third Street, Suite10, Annapolis, MD 21403,
www.abycinc.org.
Pre-registration information: Pre-registration is required for in-
person access to the meeting, and for any attending via teleconference.
In-person attendance to the meeting will be limited to the first 49
registrants, with priority for members of the Committee and Coast Guard
support staff. If you are not a member of the Committee and do not
represent the Coast Guard, you must request in-person attendance by
contacting the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice. You will receive a response noting if you are
able to attend in-person or if the in-person roster is full.
Additionally, the NBSAC mailing list will receive a notification when
the in-person attendance roster is full.
Attendees at the meeting will be required to follow COVID-19 safety
guidelines promulgated by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), which may include the need to wear masks and by completing
Certification of Vaccination Form OMB Control No. 3206-0277, or
providing proof of vaccination. This form can be accessed at
Certification VaccinationPRAv7.pdf (menlosecurity.com). You may be
asked to show this form when entering the facility. Please maintain
this form during your visit. Masks will be provided for attendees. CDC
guidance on COVID protocols can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/guidance.html.
Teleconference lines and live virtual document sharing will be
available for the full meeting of the Committee.
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
the individual listed in
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the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT of this notice.
Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time,
including orally at the meeting, but if you want Committee members to
review your comments before the meeting, please submit your comments no
later than March 21, 2022. We are particularly interested in comments
on the issues in the ``Agenda'' section below. We encourage you to
submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, call or email 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 http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You
may wish to view the Privacy and Security Notice available on the
homepage of https://www.regulations.gov, and 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 https://www.regulations.gov 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. Jeff Decker, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer of the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee, 2703
Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509,
telephone 202-372-1507 or NBSAC@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given pursuant to
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (5, U.S.C, Appendix). The National
Boating Safety Advisory Committee was established on December 4, 2018,
by Sec. 601 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of
2018 (Pub. L. 115-282, 132 Stat. 4192). That authority is codified in
46 U.S.C. 15105. The Committee operates under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix) in addition to the
administrative provisions for the National Maritime Transportation
Advisory Committees in 46 U.S.C. 15109. The National Boating Safety
Advisory Committee provides advice and recommendations to the
Department of Homeland Security on matters relating to recreational
vessels and associated equipment and on other safety matters related to
recreational vessels.
Agenda
Day 1
The agenda for the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee
meeting is as follows:
Monday, March 28, 2022
(1) Call to Order.
(2) Opening remarks.
(3) Receipt and discussion of the following reports from the Office
of Auxiliary and Boating Safety:
(a) Division Chief Report of new State Guide, Office Projects, Use
of Nonmotorized and Motorized vessels, Waterway Management Guide and
website enhancements.
(b) The difference between Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessel
(OUPV) and Restricted Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessel
credentials and casualty statistics involving credentialed mariners
engaged in providing recreational boating education.
(c) Boating Incident Reporting Policy.
(d) State Reporting Statistics.
(e) eFoils and JetBoards.
(f) Engine Cut-off Switch Update.
(g) Rental Boat Incidents.
(h) Use of motorized and non-motorized vessels.
(4) Public comment period.
(5) Meeting Recess.
Day 2
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
(1) Call to Order.
(2) USCG Office of Boating Safety, Product Assurance Branch (BSX-
23).
(3) Breakout sessions for Strategic Planning and Prevention through
People Subcommittees.
(4) Report from Strategic Planning Subcommittee to the full
Committee.
(5) Report from Prevention through People Subcommittee to the full
Committee.
(6) Public comment period.
(7) Meeting Recess.
Day 3
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
The full Committee will resume meeting.
(1) Call to Order.
(2) Discussion of Subcommittee recommendations and Committee
Actions.
(3) Full Committee Open Discussion of Boating Safety Related
Topics.
(4) Public Comment period.
(5) Voting on any recommendations to be made to the U.S. Coast
Guard.
(6) Administration.
(7) Closing Remarks.
(8) Adjournment of meeting.
A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/Lists/Content/DispForm.aspx?ID=75937&Source=/Lists/Content/DispForm.aspx?ID=75937 by March 21, 2022. Alternatively, you
may contact Mr. Jeff Decker as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
section above.
During the March 28 and March 29, 2022 meetings, a public comment
period will be held from approximately 3:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Public
comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker. Please note that
the public comment periods will end following the last call for
comments.
Please contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section, to register as a speaker.
Dated: March 2, 2022.
Wayne R. Arguin, Jr.,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
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