[Federal Register: February 21, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 35)]
[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-2001-8895]
Towing Safety Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC), its working
groups on Licensing Implementation, Fire Suppression, Casualty
Analysis, and Voyage Planning 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 15, 2001, from 8 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. The working groups will meet on Wednesday, March 14, 2001, 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 March 1, 2001. 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
March 1, 2001.
ADDRESSES: TSAC will meet in room 2415, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,
2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC. 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, fax 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 Meetings
The agenda tentatively includes the following:
(1) Report of the License Implementation Work Group.
(2) Status report on the International Maritime Information Safety
System (IMISS).
(3) Status Report on the Automatic Identification System (AIS).
(4) Status report of the rulemaking on Licensing and Manning of
Towing Vessels.
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(5) Status report of the Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular
(NVIC) on License Implementation.
(6) Status report of the rulemaking on Fire-Suppression Systems and
Voyage Planning for Towing Vessels.
(7) Status report of the R&D studies on Mariner Alertness.
(8) Report on recently compiled data and analyses for the towing
industry.
(9) Introduction of the ``Crew Alertness Campaign.''
Procedural
All meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings
may close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion,
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 Executive Director no later than March 1, 2001. Written
material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no
later than March 1, 2001. 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 March 1, 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 meetings, contact
the Assistant Executive Director as soon as possible.
Dated: February 12, 2001.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 01-4278 Filed 2-20-01; 8:45 am]
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