[Federal Register: September 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 186)]
[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-2005-22531]
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, October 12, 2005, from 8 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. Working groups will meet on the previous day, Tuesday,
October 11, 2005, 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 October 4, 2005. 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 October 4, 2005.
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-2005-22531.
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 includes the following items:
(1) Status Report of the Commercial/Recreational Boating Interface
Working Group;
(2) Status Report of the Mariner Deaths during Nighttime Barge
Fleeting Operations Working Group;
(3) Status Report of the International Convention on Standards of
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as
amended (STCW) Implementation Working Group;
(4) Status Report of the Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group;
(5) Status Report on the Licensing Implementation Working Group;
(6) Presentation of a Task Statement on Towing Vessel Horsepower
Standards;
(7) Presentation on a Legislative Change Proposal regarding Title
46 U.S. Code section 8509(b);
(9) Presentation of a Task Statement on Towing Vessel Bridge
Visibility; and
(10) Presentation of a Task Statement on Voyage Planning.
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 October 4, 2005. Written material for
distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than
October 4, 2005. 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 October 4, 2005. You may also submit this material
electronically to the e-mail address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, no later than October 4, 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
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meetings, contact the Assistant Executive Director as soon as possible.
Dated: September 21, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental
Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-19213 Filed 9-26-05; 8:45 am]
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