[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 17, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 37311] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-18111] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION [CGD 96-032] Towing Safety Advisory Committee AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) and its working groups will meet to discuss various issues relating to shallow-draft inland and coastal waterway navigation and towing safety. The agenda will include working group reports and discussion of various Coast Guard programs such as Prevention Through People and Regulatory Reform. The meetings will be open to the public. DATES: The working group meetings will be held on Tuesday, August 13, 1996, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 14, 1996, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Written material must be received not later than August 2, 1996. ADDRESSES: The TSAC working groups and Committee will meet in Room 2415 at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Executive Director, LTJG Patrick J. DeShon, U.S. Coast Guard (G-MSE-1), 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001, telephone (202) 267-2997. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 21 et seq. The agenda for the Committee meeting includes the following: Work Groups (1) Prevention Through People; (2) Licensing and STCW implementation; (3) Regulatory Reform in the towing industry; (4) Adequacy of tug/barge navigation lights; and New Issues (1) Barge retrieval and anchoring systems; (2) Fire suppression systems for towing vessels; (3) Structural soundness and loading practices; (4) QAT report on casualty investigation and reporting; (5) AWO/CG QAT report on towing vessel crew fatalities. With advance notice, and at the discretion of the Chair, members of the public may present oral statements during the meeting. Persons wishing to make oral presentations should notify the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT not later than August 2, 1996. Written materials may be submitted for presentation to the Committee any time; however, to ensure distribution to each Committee member, 45 copies of the written material should be submitted by August 2, 1996. Dated: July 10, 1996. George F. Wright, Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection. [FR Doc. 96-18111 Filed 7-16-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-14-M