[Federal Register: February 4, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 23)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Coast Guard


[USCG-2003-14378]


 
Towing Safety Advisory Committee


AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.


ACTION: Notice of meeting.


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SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee's (TSAC) Working Group on 
Maritime Security will meet to discuss various issues relating to 
current U.S. Coast Guard regulations as they pertain to towing vessels. 
The meeting will be open to the public.


DATES: The TSAC Working Group will meet on Tuesday, February 18, 2003, 
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on the following day, Wednesday, February 
19, 2003, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 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 February 12, 
2003. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each 
member of the Working Group should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
February 7, 2003.


ADDRESSES: The Working Group will meet in room 1303, U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC. Send written 
material and requests to make oral presentations to Mr. Gerald P. 
Miante, Commandant (G-MSO-1), Room 1210, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice is 
available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Assistant 
Executive Director of TSAC, telephone (202) 267-0214, or fax 202-267-
4570, or e-mail at: gmiante@comdt.uscg.mil.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of the meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.


Agenda of Meeting


    The agenda tentatively includes the following:
    1. Ways the towing community can assist the Coast Guard to increase 
security awareness in our ports and other domestic waterways;
    2. Measures the Coast Guard can take to increase operational 
security in these areas;
    3. Anticipated threats on towing vessels with barges and how should 
those threats be addressed;
    4. Relevant topics, e.g. Vessel Traffic Systems (VTS); Automatic 
Identification Systems (AIS); the size of vessels, and special Security 
Zones; and
    5. Criteria for acceptance of Industry Standards for Security.


Procedural


    The meeting is open to the public. All attendees must have photo 
identification to be admitted into Coast Guard Headquarters. Please 
note that the meeting may close early if all business is finished. 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 the meeting, please notify the Assistant Executive 
Director no later than February 12, 2003. Written


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material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than February 7, 2003. If you would like a copy of your 
material distributed to each member of the Working Group in advance of 
the meeting, please submit 15 copies to Mr. Miante at the address in 
ADDRESSES, or an electronic version to the e-mail address in FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, no later than February 7, 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 meeting, contact 
the Assistant Executive Director as soon as possible.


    Dated: January 28, 2003.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security & Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 03-2522 Filed 2-3-03; 8:45 am]

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