[Federal Register: February 20, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 34)]
[Notices]
[Page 7735-7736]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[USCG-2002-11490]
Towing Safety Advisory Committee; Meetings
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
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, March 14, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. The working groups will meet on Wednesday, March 13, 2002, from 9
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. These meetings may close early if all business is
finished. Written material and requests to make oral presentations
should reach the Coast Guard on or before February 25, 2002. Requests
to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the
Committee or working groups should reach the Coast Guard on or before
February 25, 2002.
ADDRESSES: TSAC will meet in the Commission Room, Port of San
Francisco, Pier One, Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA. The working groups
will begin in the same room and may 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, 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, telephone 202-267-0229, or LCDR Lance Lindsay,
telephone 202-267-0218, fax for both is 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.
Agenda of Committee Meeting
The agenda tentatively includes the following:
(1) Status Report of the Crew Alertness Working Group,
(2) Status Report of the Gulf Coast Mariners Association (GCMA)
Report Working Group,
(3) Status Report Licensing Implementation Working Group,
(4) Status Report of the rulemaking on Fire-Suppression Systems and
Voyage Planning for Towing Vessels, and
(5) Status Report of the Maritime Security Working Group.
(6) Committee consideration of a draft task statement from the
Towing Vessel Regulatory Review Work Group.
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 February 25, 2002. Written material
for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later
than February 25, 2002. If you would like a copy of your material
distributed to each member of the committee or subcommittee in advance
of a meeting, please submit 25 copies to the Assistant Executive
Director no later than February 25, 2002.
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.
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Dated: February 11, 2002.
Howard L. Hine,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental
Protection.
[FR Doc. 02-4084 Filed 2-19-02; 8:45 am]
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