[Federal Register: September 4, 2007 (Volume 72, 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-2007-29046]
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: The working groups will meet on Tuesday, September 18, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. TSAC will meet on, Wednesday, September 19, 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 10, 2007.
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 electronically on or before September 10, 2007.
ADDRESSES: TSAC will meet at the Sleep Inn and Suites; 10127 Washington
Blvd.; Laurel, MD 20723. Please phone 301-604-6200 for guest room
reservations before September 16, 2007 and mention that you are part of
the Coast Guard meeting. Their Web site for maps/directions is http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/en-US/html/HotelInfo?hotel=MD189&sid=s2Bwg.toJmdg8lxg.3.
Send written material and
requests to make oral presentations to the Committee's Assistant
Executive Director in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
below. This notice and related documents are available on the Internet
at http://dms.dot.gov under the docket number USCG-2007-29046.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Assistant
Executive Director, TSAC; U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, CG-3PSO-1,
Room 1210; 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.
Telephone (202) 372-1401, fax (202) 372-1926, or e-mail at:
Gerald.P.Miante@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act [5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463)]. TSAC
is chartered under that Act. It provides advice and makes
recommendations to the Secretary on issues regarding shallow-draft
inland and coastal waterway navigation and towing safety.
Agenda of Committee Meeting
The agenda tentatively includes the following items:
(1) Update of the Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group;
(2) Update on the Legislative Change Proposal (LCP) and the Medical
and Physical Evaluation Guidelines for Merchant Mariner Credentials
(Medical NVIC).
(3) Report from the Working Group on Lessons Learned from the
Review of the AV KASTNER/BUCHANAN 14/SWIFT Collision and the MV WALLY
ROLLER Incident;
(4) Update on the Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) Rulemaking;
(5) Update on the STCW Rulemaking;
(6) Update on Training and Service Requirements for Merchant Marine
Officers;
(7) Update on Commercial/Recreational Boating Interface;
(8) Update on the National Maritime Center (NMC) Restructuring/
Centralization;
(9) Report on the M/V MARGARET ANN Incident; and
(10) Update on the Transportation Worker Identification Credential
(TWIC).
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 10, 2007. Written material
for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later
than September 10, 2007. 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 this material electronically to the
e-mail address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than
September 10, 2007. 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 20, 2007.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of National and International Standards, Assistant Commandant
for Prevention.
[FR Doc. 07-4319 Filed 8-30-07; 12:12 pm]
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