[Federal Register: July 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 140)]
[Notices]
[Page 43858]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2004-18626]
Towing Safety Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The STCW Implementation and the Designated Examiner Record-
Keeping Working Groups of the Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC)
will meet to discuss matters relating to these specific issues of
towing safety. The meetings will be open to the public.
DATES: The STCW Working Group will meet on Tuesday, July 27, 2004, from
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Record-Keeping Working Group will meet on
Wednesday, July 28, 2004 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The 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
July 23, 2004. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to
each member of the Working Group should reach the Coast Guard on or
before July 21, 2004.
ADDRESSES: The Working Groups will meet in the 7th Floor All-Hands
Conference Room (725), National Pollution Funds Center, 4200
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203. Please bring a government-issued
ID with photo (e.g., driver's license). Send written material and
requests to make oral presentations to Mr. Gerald Miante, Commandant
(G-MSO-1), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 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-2004-18626.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald Miante, Assistant Executive
Director of TSAC, telephone 202-267-0214, fax 202-267-4570, or e-mail
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 Working Group Meetings
The agenda for the STCW Implementation Working Group tentatively
includes the following items:
(1) Develop ways to provide training that will be accessible to the
working towing vessel mariner and meet Coast Guard standards for course
approval; consider the feasibility of distance learning, computer based
training, and a modular approach to training and testing.
(2) Identify towing industry concerns about current STCW
implementation.
The agenda for the Designated Examiner Working Group tentatively
includes the following items:
(1) Consider the benefits and disadvantages of requiring Coast
Guard approved Designated Examiners to maintain records of their
assessment of towing vessel license candidates.
(2) Draft recommendations on the scope of records to be maintained,
including the type of records to be kept, how long records should be
maintained, and whether records should be submitted to the Coast Guard.
Procedural
The meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings
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 (as provided above in for
further information contact) no later than July 23, 2004. Written
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard
no later than July 21, 2004.
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
Mr. Miante at the number listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as
soon as possible.
Dated: July 14, 2004.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental
Protection.
[FR Doc. 04-16656 Filed 7-21-04; 8:45 am]
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