[Federal Register: September 4, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 172)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2008-0856]

 
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) will 
meet in Washington, DC to discuss various issues relating to national 
maritime security. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Committee will meet on Thursday, September 18, 2008 from 9 
a.m. to 4 p.m. This meeting may close early if all business is 
finished. Written material and requests to make oral presentations 
should reach the Coast Guard on or before September 15, 2008. Requests 
to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the 
committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before September 15, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the Association of American 
Railroads Conference Center, Conference Room C, 50 F Street, NW., 4th 
Floor, Washington, DC 20001. Additionally, this meeting will be 
broadcast via a web enabled interactive online format. Send written 
material and requests to make oral presentations to Mr. Ryan Owens, 
Assistant to Designated Federal Officer of the National Maritime 
Security Advisory Committee, 2100 2nd Street, SW.; Room 5302; 
Washington, DC 20593. You may also e-mail material to 
ryan.f.owens@uscg.mil. This notice may be viewed in our online docket, 
USCG-2008-0856, at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Owens, Assistant to DFO of 
NMSAC, telephone 202-372-1108 or ryan.f.owens@uscg.mil.

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 Meeting

    The agenda for the September 18, 2008 Committee meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) Briefing on Sensitive Security Information.
    (2) Presentation and Discussion of the Seafarer's Access Working 
Group report.
    (3) Briefing and discussion on the USCG/CBP Senior Guidance Team.
    (4) Briefing and Discussion on the USCG/CBP Joint Command Center 
Initiatives.

Procedural

    This meeting is open to the public and will also be conducted via 
an online meeting format. Please note that the meeting may close early 
if all business is finished. Seating is very limited, and members of 
the public wishing to attend should register with Mr. Ryan Owens, 
Assistant to DFO of NMSAC, telephone 202-372-1108 or 
ryan.f.owens@uscg.mil no later than September 15, 2008. Additionally, 
if you would like to participate in this meeting via the online web 
format, please log onto https://fedgov.webex.com/fedgov/onstage/
g.php?t=a&d=697687813 and follow the online instructions to register 
for this meeting. 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 a meeting, please notify the assistant to the 
DFO no later than Monday, September 8, 2008. Written material for 
distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than 
Monday, September 15, 2008. If you would like a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the committee in advance of a meeting, 
please submit 25 copies to the assistant to the DFO no later than 
September 15, 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 assistant to the DFO as soon as possible.

    Dated: August 28, 2008.
Mark P. O'Malley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Port and Facility 
Activities, Designated Federal Official, NMSAC.
[FR Doc. E8-20482 Filed 9-3-08; 8:45 am]

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