National Boating Safety Advisory Council; April 2020 Teleconference, 19002 [2020-06964]

Agencies

• Coast Guard
• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 65 (Friday, April 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 19002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06964]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0164]


National Boating Safety Advisory Council; April 2020 
Teleconference

AGENCY:  U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Boating Safety Advisory Council (Council) and its 
working groups will meet via teleconference to discuss matters relating 
to recreational boating safety. These meetings will be open to the 
public.

DATES: Meeting: The National Boating Safety Advisory Council and its 
working groups will meet by teleconference on Wednesday, April 22, 
2020, from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The 
teleconference may adjourn early if the Council has completed its 
business.
    Comments and supporting documentation: To ensure your comments are 
received by Council members before the teleconference, submit your 
written comments no later than April 15, 2020.

ADDRESSES: To join the teleconference or to request special 
accommodations, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. on April 15, 2020, to 
obtain the needed information. The number of teleconference lines is 
limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the teleconference as time permits, but if you want 
Council members to review your comment before the teleconference, 
please submit your comments no later than April 15, 2020. 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 https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. 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 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 Council, 2703 
Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509, 
telephone 202-372-1507 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given pursuant to 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (5 U.S.C., Appendix). Congress 
established the National Boating Safety Advisory Council in the Federal 
Boat Safety Act of 1971 (Public Law 92-75). The National Boating Safety 
Advisory Council 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

    The agenda for the National Boating Safety Advisory Council meeting 
is as follows:
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
    (1) Call to Order.
    (2) Opening remarks.
    (3) Receipt and discussion of the following reports from the Office 
of Auxiliary and Boating Safety:
    (a) Update on the U.S. Coast Guard's implementation of National 
Boating Safety Advisory Council Recommendations and Recreational 
Boating Safety Program Report.
    (b) Alternate Designated Federal Officer's report concerning 
Council administrative and logistical matters including updates on key 
elements affecting the Council.
    (c) 2019 National Recreational Boating Safety Survey Results.
    (d) BSX-22 update on the National Recreational Boating Grant 
Program.
    (e) Update on the current USCG RBS Strategic Plan and discussion of 
the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan.
    (4) National Boating Safety Advisory Council discussion on 
initiating a boating safety program on the use and benefits of cut-off 
switches for recreational vessels.
    (5) National Boating Safety Advisory Council discussion on 
exemption from carriage of throwable personal flotation devices 
requirement for rafts over 16 feet in length.
    (6) National Boating Safety Advisory Council discussion on 
Associated Equipment; specifically related to protective gear for 
Personal Watercraft operators and passengers and in general when 
applied to all boats.
    (7) Update of the National Association of State Boating Law 
Administrator's Engineering, Research and Analysis committee's work 
over the past year and next steps.
    (8) Presentation and discussion on the Sport Fish Restoration and 
Boating Safety Trust Fund.
    (9) Closing remarks/plans for next meeting.
    (10) Adjournment of meeting.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-committees/nbsac no later than April 15, 2020. Alternatively, you may 
contact Mr. Jeff Decker as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section above.
    During the April 22, 2020 teleconference, a public comment period 
will be held from approximately 3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Public comments 
will be limited to two 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 30, 2020.
David Barata,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
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