[Federal Register: August 13, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 156)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2003-15875]
Towing Safety Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) and its working
groups will meet as required to discuss various issues relating to
shallow-draft inland and coastal waterway navigation and towing safety.
All meetings will be open to the public.
DATES: TSAC will meet on Wednesday, September 10, 2003, from 8 a.m. to
2 p.m. The working groups will meet on the previous day, Tuesday,
September 9, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. These meetings may close
early if all business is finished. Written material for and requests to
make oral presentations at the meetings should reach the Coast Guard on
or before September 3, 2003. Requests to have a copy of your material
distributed to each member of the Committee or working groups prior to
the meetings should reach the Coast Guard on or before August 27, 2003.
ADDRESSES: TSAC will meet in Room 2415, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,
2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The working groups
will first meet in the same room and then, if necessary, move to
separate spaces designated at that time. Send written material and
requests to make oral presentations to Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Commandant
(G-MSO-1), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, G-MSO-1, Room 1210, 2100
Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice and related
documents are available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov under the
docket number USCG-2003-15875.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Assistant
Executive Director, or Petty Officer Bryan Wick, telephone 202-267-
0214, fax 202-267-4570, or e-mail at: gmiante@comdt.uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, (Pub. L. 92-463, 86
Stat. 770, as amended).
Agenda of Committee Meeting
The agenda tentatively includes the following items:
(1) Status Report of the Crew Alertness Working Group.
(2) Status Report of the Towing Vessel Regulatory Review Working
Group.
(3) Status Report of the Maritime Security Working Group.
(4) Status Report of the Commercial/Recreational Boating Interface
Working Group.
(5) Presentation on the Final Rule for Licensing and Manning for
Officers of Towing Vessels.
(6) Presentation on the Interim Rule for Fire-Suppression Systems
and Voyage Planning for Towing Vessels.
(7) Presentation on the Towing Vessel Safety Program, SOLAS and
MARPOL Amendments, and Several Navigation and Vessel Inspection
Circular (NVIC) Updates.
(8) Presentation on mariner deaths during nighttime barge fleeting
operations.
(9) Presentation on current analysis capability within MISLE.
Procedural
All meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings
may close early if all business is finished. Members of the public may
make oral presentations during the meetings. If you would like to make
an oral presentation at a meeting, please notify the Assistant
Executive Director no later than September 3, 2003. Written material
for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later
than September 3, 2003. If you would like a copy of your material
distributed to each member of the committee or working groups in
advance of a meeting, please submit 20 copies to the Assistant
Executive Director no later than August 27, 2003. You may also submit
this material electronically to the e-mail address in FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT, no later than September 3, 2003.
Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact
the Assistant Executive Director as soon as possible.
Dated: August 7, 2003.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security & Environmental
Protection.
[FR Doc. 03-20651 Filed 8-12-03; 8:45 am]
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