[Federal Register: August 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 160)]
[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-2006-25598]
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, Thursday, September 21, 2006, from 8 a.m. to
3 p.m. The working groups will meet on Wednesday, September 20, 2006,
from 8 a.m. to 3 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 September 11,
2006. 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 September 11, 2006.
ADDRESSES: TSAC will meet in Salons A & B, Hilton St. Louis Airport;
10330 Natural Bridge Road; St. Louis, MO 63134-3303. Guest rooms may be
reserved by calling (800)-HILTONS or (314)-426-5500. In order to obtain
the Government Rate, reservations must be made before September 5,
2006. Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to
Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Assistant Executive Director, TSAC; U.S. Coast
Guard Headquarters, G-PSO-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-2006-25598.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Assistant
Executive Director, TSAC; telephone (202) 372-1401, fax (202) 372-1926,
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) Comprehensive Report of the Towing Vessel Inspection Working
Group;
(2) Status Report of the Licensing Implementation Working Group: an
Approved Model Training Program for Wheelhouse Personnel;
(3) Update from the Working Group on Lessons Learned from the
Review of the AV Kastner/Buchanan 14/SWIFT Collision and the MV Wally
Roller Incident; and
(4) Discussions on the Transportation Worker Identification
Credential (TWIC) and the Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC)
Rulemakings.
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 September 11, 2006. Written material
for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later
than September 11, 2006. 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 September 11, 2006. You may also
submit this material electronically to the e-mail address in FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, no later than September 11, 2006. Also, at
the Chair's discretion, members of the public may present comment at
the end of the Public Meeting. Please understand that the Committee's
schedule may be quite demanding and time for public comment may be
limited.
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.
Dated: August 11, 2006.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of National and International Standards, Assistant Commandant
for Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-13666 Filed 8-17-06; 8:45 am]
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