[Federal Register: September 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 170)]
[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-2005-22260]
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 these specific issues of towing safety. The meetings will be open to
the public.
DATES: The Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group will meet on
Wednesday, September 14, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Thursday,
September 15, 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
September 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 September 7, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The Working Group will meet in the Gallery 2 room of the
Arlington Hilton Hotel, 950 N. Stafford St., 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-2005-22260.
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) Safety management system requirements to be included in a
subchapter devoted to the inspection for certification of towing
vessels;
(2) Equipment requirements and personnel standards to be included
in a subchapter devoted to the inspection for certification of towing
vessels; and
(3) Audit and oversight requirements, including the use of third
parties, to 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
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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
September 7, 2005. Written material for distribution at the meeting
should reach the Coast Guard no later than September 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: August 29, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental
Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-17512 Filed 9-1-05; 8:45 am]
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