[Federal Register: December 28, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 248)]
[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 1998-4919]

 
Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on 
Proper Cargo Names

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee's (CTAC) 
Subcommittee on Proper Cargo Names (PCN) will meet to discuss various 
issues relating to use of proper cargo names for the marine 
transportation of hazardous materials in bulk. The meeting will be open 
to the public.

DATES: The PCN Subcommittee will meet on Tuesday, January 12, 1999, 
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The meeting may close early if all business is 
finished. Written material and requests to make oral presentations 
should reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or before January 4, 1999. 
Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of 
the CTAC Subcommittee should reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or before 
January 4, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The Subcommittee will meet at the Ameican Bureau of Shipping 
(ABS), ABS Plaza, 16855 Northchase Drive, Houston, TX 77060-6008. Point 
of contact: Mr. Philip G. Rynn; tel.: 281-877-6415; fax.: 281-877-6795. 
Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to Mr. 
Curtis Payne, Commandant (G-MSO-3), 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:
For questions on this notice, contact Mr. Curtis Payne, telephone 202-
267-1577, fax 202-267-4570. For questions on viewing, or submitting 
material to, the docket, contact Ms. Dorothy Walker, Chief, Dockets, 
Department of Trnasportation, telephone 202-366-9329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Meeting Agenda

    The agenda for this meeting will be to develop recommendations 
which address deficiencies previously identified by the Subcommittee 
with respect to the following issues:
    1. Differences in regulatory requirements for the classification, 
shipping and transportation of bulk

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liquid hazardous materials by marine vessel compared to other modes of 
transportation,
    2. Inadequate regulations, and
    3. Training and Procedures.
    The 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 Mr. Payne no later than January 4, 1999. Written material for 
distribution at the meeting should reach the U.S. Coast Guard no later 
than January 4, 1999. If you would like a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the Subcommittee in advance of the 
meeting, please submit 25 copies to Mr. Payne no later than January 4, 
1999 or make other arrangements with Mr. Payne.

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. Payne as soon as possible.

    Dated: December 17, 1998.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 98-34341 Filed 12-24-98; 8:45 am]
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