[Federal Register: February 20, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 34)]
[Notices]               
[Page 8325-8326]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Coast Guard


[USCG-2003-14495]


 
Towing Safety Advisory Committee


AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.


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, March 19, 2003, from 8 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m. The working groups will meet on Tuesday, March 18, 2003, 
from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. These meetings 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 28, 2003. Requests 
to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the 
Committee or working groups should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
February 28, 2003.


ADDRESSES: On March 19, 2003, TSAC will meet in the East and West 
Meeting Rooms, the Hotel Monteleone hotel, 214 Rue Royale New Orleans, 
Louisiana 70130-2201. On March 18, 2003, the working groups will meet 
in the Vieux Carre Room at the same address 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, 2100 Second Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice and a draft task statement 
are available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.


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.


Agenda of Committee Meeting


    The agenda tentatively includes the following:
    (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 and 
Consideration of any Recommendations to the Coast Guard Regarding 
Potential Rules;
    (4) Status Report of the Study Group on Adequacy of Navigation 
Lights for Inland River Barge Tows; and
    (5) Consideration of a draft Task Statement regarding the issue of 
travel, or ``deadhead,'' time.


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 February 28, 2003. Written material 
for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later


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than February 28, 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 17 copies to the Assistant 
Executive Director no later than February 28, 2003. You may also submit 
this material electronically to the e-mail address in FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT, no later than February 28, 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: February 12, 2003.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security & Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 03-4146 Filed 2-19-03; 8:45 am]

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