[Federal Register: February 19, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 33)]
[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-2004-17090]
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, March 17, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. The working groups will meet on the previous day, Tuesday, March
16, 2004, 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 March 8, 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 March 3, 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-2004-17090.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Assistant
Executive Director, 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) Status Report of the Ammonium Nitrate 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 International Ship and Port Facility Security
(ISPS) Code Compliance and Change 3 to Navigation and Vessel Inspection
Circular (NVIC) 11-93.
(9) Presentation on Electronic Notice of Arrival.
(10) Presentation on Oversize and Overloaded Tows.
(11) Presentation on Record Keeping for Designated Examiners.
(12) Presentation on National Maritime Center (NMC) and Regional
Exam Center (REC) Reorganization.
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 March 8, 2004. Written material for
distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than
March 8, 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 March 3, 2004. You may also submit this material electronically to
the e-mail address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, no later than
March 8, 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.
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Dated: February 11, 2004.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental
Protection.
[FR Doc. 04-3597 Filed 2-18-04; 8:45 am]
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