[Federal Register: July 11, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 133)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[USCG-2001-9988]
Towing Safety Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The License Implementation Working Group of the Towing Safety
Advisory Committee (TSAC) will meet to discuss and develop the
performance criteria to be used with the Towing Officer Assessment
Record (TOAR) required in Title 46 Code of Federal Regulation
10.304(h). These performance criteria, when developed, will be
announced in the Federal Register and made available for review and
comment. Sample TOARs were published on May 21, 2001, as part of the
Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 4-01 (NVIC 4-01) entitled
``Licensing and Manning for Officers of Towing Vessels.'' This NVIC
provides guidance on the implementation of a recent interim rule with
request for comments published in the Federal Register on April 26,
2001 (66 FR 20931; Licensing and Manning for Officers of Towing
Vessels, Docket Number: USCG 1999-6224). The NVIC is available on the
Internet at http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/4_01/n4-01.pdf. The
rulemaking history is also available on the Internet at http://
dms.dot.gov under the same Docket Number. The meetings are open to the
public.
DATES: The Working Group will meet on Wednesday, July 25, 2001, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m., and on Thursday, July 26, 2001, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
These meetings may close early if all business is finished. Requests to
make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before July
23, 2001.
ADDRESSES: The Working Group will meet in room 6103 at Coast Guard
Headquarters; 2100 Second Street, SW; Washington, DC 20593-0001. Send
written materials and requests to make oral presentations to Mr. Gerald
P. Miante, Commandant (G-MSO-1); Room 1210, U.S. Coast Guard
Headquarters; 2100 Second Street, SW; Washington, DC 20593-0001. This
notice is available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Assistant
Executive Director, TSAC, telephone 202-267-0229, fax 202-267-4570, or
e-mail at: gmiante@comdt.uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
Agenda of Meeting
The agenda includes the Working Group's review of the TOARs and the
drafting of performance criteria proposals that will be presented to
the full Committee for approval at a later date.
Procedural
This meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting
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 on or before July 23, 2001.
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
the Assistant Executive Director as soon as possible.
Dated: July 2, 2001.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Acting Assistant Commandant for Marine, Safety and Environmental
Protection.
[FR Doc. 01-17390 Filed 7-10-01; 8:45 am]
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