[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53932-53933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20116]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2004-18981]


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 29, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 
2 p.m. Working groups will meet on the previous day, Tuesday, September 
28, 2004, from 8:30 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 13, 2004. 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 September 13, 
2004.

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-2004-18981.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Assistant 
Executive

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Director, telephone (202) 267-0214, fax (202) 267-4570, or e-mail at: 
[email protected].

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 includes the following items:
    (1) Status Report of the Crew Alertness Working Group.
    (2) Status Report of the Towing Vessel Regulatory Review Working 
Group focusing on Travel Time.
    (3) Status Report of the Maritime Security Working Group.
    (4) Status Report of the Commercial/Recreational Boating Interface 
Working Group.
    (5) Status Report of the Towing Vessel Designated Examiner 
Recordkeeping Working Group.
    (6) Status Report of the Mariner Deaths during Nighttime Barge 
Fleeting Operations Working Group.
    (7) Status Report of the International Convention on Standards of 
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as 
amended (STCW) Implementation Working Group.
    (8) Presentation on Oversize/Overloaded Tows and Consideration of 
Pilot Stress.
    (9) Presentation on Pilothouse Visibility on Towing Vessels.
    (10) Presentation on Crew Endurance Management.
    (11) Discussion on Towing Vessel Inspections.

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 13, 2004. Written material 
for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later 
than September 13, 2004. 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 September 13, 2004. You may also 
submit this material electronically to the e-mail address in FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, no later than September 13, 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 meetings, contact 
the Assistant Executive Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: August 26, 2004.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
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