[Federal Register: November 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 227)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2008-0333]

 
Delaware River and Bay Oil Spill Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of inaugural meeting and announcement of membership.

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SUMMARY: The Delaware River and Bay Oil Spill Advisory Committee 
(DRBOSAC) will hold its inaugural meeting in Philadelphia, PA to 
discuss various issues to improve oil spill prevention and response 
strategies for the Delaware River and Bay. During the inaugural 
meeting, the items concerning the Committee's organization and 
administration will be discussed. This meeting will be open to the 
public.

DATES: The Committee will meet on Wednesday, December 17, 2008, from 9 
a.m. to 4 p.m. This meeting may close early if all business is 
finished. Written material should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
December 11, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, 
1 Washington Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19147. Send written material to 
Gerald Conrad, liaison to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of the 
DRBOSAC, at the address above. This notice and any documents identified 
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section as being available in the 
docket may be viewed online, at http://www.regulations.gov, using 
docket number USCG-2008-0333.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerald Conrad, liaison to the DFO of 
the DRBOSAC, telephone 215-271-4824.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).

Agenda of the Meeting

    The agenda for the inaugural meeting will be as follows:
    (1) Opening comments.
    (2) Introduction and swearing in of the new members.
    (3) Election of the Chair and Vice-Chair.
    (4) Indoctrination into Federal Advisory Committee Procedures.
    (5) Membership Administration issues.
    (6) Establishment and purpose of sub-committees (if applicable).
    (7) Indoctrination into technical terminology, and basic oil spill 
response and removal procedures.
    (8) Future Committee business.
    (9) Closing.

Procedural

    This meeting will be open to the public. All persons entering the 
building will have to present identification and may be subject to 
screening. Please note that the meeting may close early if all business 
is finished.
    The public will not be able to make oral presentations during the 
meeting. The public may file written statements with the committee; 
written material should reach the Coast Guard no later than December 
11, 2008. If you would like a copy of your material distributed to each 
member of the committee in advance of the meeting, please submit 35 
copies to the liaison to the DFO no later than December 11, 2008.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities, or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the Liaison to the DFO as soon as possible.


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    Dated: November 7, 2008.
David L. Scott,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Sector Delaware Bay Designated 
Federal Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-27847 Filed 11-21-08; 8:45 am]

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