National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; January 2022 Teleconference

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of Federal Advisory Committee teleconference meeting.

SUMMARY:

The National Boating Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet via teleconference to discuss matters relating to recreational boating safety. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES:

Meeting: The Committee will meet by teleconference on Thursday, January 20, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., (Eastern Standard Time). The teleconference 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 teleconference, submit your written comments no later than January 17, 2022.

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 January 17, 2022, to obtain the needed information. The number of teleconferences 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 Committee members to review your comments before the teleconference, please submit your comments no later than January 17, 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. 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.

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 via email at 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 § 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

The agenda for the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee meeting is as follows:

Thursday, 20 January 2022

(1) Call to Order.

(2) Roll call of Committee Members and Determination of Quorum.

(3) Opening Remarks.

(4) Swearing-in of New Appointees.

(5) Conflict of Interest Statement.

(6) Receipt and Discussion of the Following Reports From the Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety:

(a) Boating Incident Reporting Policy.

(b) Strategic Planning Wrap-up.

(c) Update on Throwable Personal Flotation Device Exemption.

(d) New Fire Protection Regulation for Recreational Vessels.

(7) Public Comment.

(8) Report From Strategic Planning Subcommittee.

(9) Report From Prevention Through People Subcommittee.

(10) Committee Discussion on Subcommittee Recommendations.

(11) Closing Remarks/Plans for Next Meeting.

(12) Adjournment of Meeting.

A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at: https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-boating-safety-advisory-committee-(nbsac)/committee-meetings/fr-meeting-announcement no later than January 17, 2022. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Jeff Decker as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section above.

During the January 20, 2022 teleconference, a public comment period will be held from approximately 1:45 p.m.-2:00 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.