[Federal Register: July 13, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 133)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2005-21777]
Towing Safety Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group of the Towing
Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) will meet to discuss matters relating
to inspection issues for towing vessels. The meetings will be open to
the public.
DATES: The Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group will meet on Tuesday,
July 19, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, July 20, 2005
from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 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 15, 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 15,
2005.
ADDRESSES: The Working Group will meet at George Mason University,
Arlington Campus, 3301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201. 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-2004-21777.
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 Towing Vessel
Inspection Working Group tentatively includes the following items:
(1) What personnel standards, if any, should be included in a
subchapter devoted to the inspection for certification of towing
vessels; and
(2) What standards, if any, regarding use of third parties,
including auditing of third parties, should be included in a subchapter
devoted to the inspection for certification of towing vessels?
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 15, 2005. Written
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard
no later than July 15, 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: July 6, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental
Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-13759 Filed 7-12-05; 8:45 am]
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