[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 41 (Monday, March 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 9480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5068]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[CDG 97-012]
Coast Guard, DOT


Notice of Meetings

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 Coast Guard 
rulemaking projects. Both meetings are open to the public.

DATES: The TSAC meeting will be held on March 26, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 12 p.m. The working group meetings will be held on March 25, 1997, 
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Written material must be received on or before 
March 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting on March 26, 1997, will be held in the 
second floor auditorium, Robert A. Young Federal Building, 1222 Spruce 
St., St. Louis, MO 63103, and the working sessions on March 25, 1997, 
will be held in room 2.100 of the same building. Written material and 
requests to make oral presentations should be submitted to LTJG Patrick 
J. DeShon, Assistant Executive Director, Commandant (G-MSE-1), U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-
0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LTJG Patrick J. DeShon, Assistant 
Executive Director, Commandant (G-MSE-1), U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001, 
telephone (202) 267-2997, FAX (202) 267-4816.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given pursuant 
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 Sec. 1 et seq. 
The agenda will include discussion of the following topics:
    Work Groups:
    (1) Prevention Through People.
    (2) Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services standards for 
radar requirements.
    (3) Fire suppression systems for towing vessels.
    (4) Structural soundness and loading practices.
    (5) Licensing.

Procedural

    Attendance at both meetings is open to the public. With advance 
notice, and Chair's discretion, members of the public may make oral 
presentations during the meeting. Persons wishing to make oral 
presentations should notify the Assistant Executive Director, listed 
under ADDRESSES, no later than March 14, 1997. Written material may be 
submitted at any time for the presentation to the Committee. However, 
to ensure advance distribution to each Committee member, persons 
submitting written material are asked to provide 25 copies to the 
Assistant Executive Director no later than March 11, 1997.

Information on Services for the Disabled

    For information on facilities or services for the disabled or to 
request special assistance at the meeting, contact the Assistant 
Executive Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: February 19, 1997.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 97-5068 Filed 2-28-97; 8:45 am]
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