[Federal Register: November 28, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 229)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[CGD05-03-184]

 
Area Maritime Security Committee, Captain of the Port Baltimore, 
Maryland

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Area Maritime Security (AMS) Committee for the Captain of 
the Port Baltimore, MD zone will meet to discuss various issues 
relating to maritime security for the Captain of the Port Baltimore 
zone. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, December 18, 2003, from 1 
p.m. to 4 p.m. Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard 
on or before December 8, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Maritime Institute of 
Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS), 5700 Hammonds Ferry Road, 
Linthicum Heights, MD. You may mail comments and related material to 
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Activities, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, 
Baltimore, MD 21226-1791. Comments and materials received from the 
public, as well as documents indicated in this preamble as being 
available in the docket, are part of docket [CGD05-03-184] and are 
available for inspection of copying at U.S. Coast Guard Activities, 
2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD, 21226-1791.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Charles Bright at U.S. 
Coast Guard Activities Baltimore, telephone 410-576-2676 or Petty 
Officer Courtney Dawkins, telephone 410-576-2616, of the Planning and 
Preparedness Division. Comments and related material may be faxed to 
410-576-2553.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 102 of the Maritime Transportation 
Security Act (MTSA) of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-295) added section 70112 to 
Title 46 of the U.S. Code, and authorizes the Secretary of the 
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to establish Area 
Maritime Security Advisory Committees (AMS Committees) for any port 
area of the United States. The MTSA includes a provision exempting 
these AMS Committees from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
Pub. L. 92-436, 86 Stat. 470 (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The Coast Guard COTP 
Baltimore is holding a public meeting, in order to introduce the public 
to the purpose of and applications procedure for their AMS Committee. 
This meeting will serve as a general overview of the work that AMS 
Committee members will be completing, as well as offer the public the 
opportunity to ask questions regarding membership on the AMS Committee.

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda includes the following:
    (1) General Welcome and Introduction.
    (2) Review and Discussion of Maritime Security Regulations.
    (3) General Committee Structure and Processes.
    (4) Review and Discussion Area Maritime Plan.
    (5) Frequency of Area Maritime Security meetings.
    (6) Open Forum.

Procedural

    The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting may 
close early if all business is finished. At the Captain of the Port's 
discretion, members of the public may make oral presentations during 
the meeting. If you would like to make an oral presentation at the 
meeting, please notify Petty Officer Dawkins listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT no later than December 8, 2003. Written material 
for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later 
than December 8, 2003. If you would like a copy of your material 
distributed at the meeting, please submit 40 copies to the Coast Guard 
listed under ADDRESSES.

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 Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) as 
soon as possible.

    Dated: November 14, 2003.
Curtis A. Springer,
Captain, Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Baltimore, Maryland.
[FR Doc. 03-29651 Filed 11-26-03; 8:45 am]

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