[Federal Register: July 1, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 126)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2005-21653]
Towing Safety Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Licensing Working Group of the Towing Safety Advisory
Committee (TSAC) will meet to discuss matters relating to specific
issues of towing safety. The meetings will be open to the public.
DATES: The Licensing Working Group will meet on Thursday, July 14, 2005
from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m (local). 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 July 7, 2005.
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 7,
2005.
ADDRESSES: The Working Group will meet at the offices of Buffalo Marine
Service, Inc., 8201 E. Erath, Houston, TX 77012. 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-2005-21653.
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. If you plan to attend the meeting, please
notify both Mr. Miante and Mr. Chuck King of Buffalo Marine, telephone
713-923-5571 or e-mail chuck@buffalomarine.com by July 7, 2005.
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 Meeting
The agenda for the Licensing Working Group tentatively includes the
following items:
(1) Consideration of the petition for rulemaking by Delta Towing
that a master of steam or motor vessels of not more than 200 GRT with
three years experience obtain the license as mate of towing vessels.
(2) Consideration of the necessary training, assessment and
experience that should be required of such individuals.
(3) Identification of any other issues related to implementation of
the towing officer licensing rules that require amendment or
clarification at this time.
Procedural
The meeting is open to the public. 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 (as provided above in FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than July 7, 2005. Written
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard
no later than July 7, 2005.
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: June 22, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental
Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-13073 Filed 6-30-05; 8:45 am]
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