[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6596-6597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3189]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[USCG 98-3394]


Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) and its 
Subcommittees on Prevention Through People (PTP) and Vapor Control 
Systems (VCS) will meet to discuss various issues relating to the 
marine transportation of hazardous materials in bulk. All three 
meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: CTAC will meet on Thursday, March 5, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
The Subcommittees on PTP and VCS will meet on Wednesday, March 4, 1998, 
from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Written material and requests to make oral 
presentations should reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or before February 
23, 1998. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each 
member of CTAC or Subcommittees on PTP and VCS should reach the U.S. 
Coast Guard on or before February 17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: CTAC will meet in room 2415, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC. The Subcommittee on PTP will 
meet in room 1103 of Coast Guard Headquarters and the Subcommittee on 
VCS will meet in room 1303 of Coast Guard Headquarters. Send written 
material and requests to make oral presentations to Commander Kevin S. 
Cook, Commandant (G-MSO-3), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Commander Kevin S. Cook, Executive Director of CTAC, or Ms. Sara S. Ju, 
Assistant to the Executive Director, telephone 202-267-1217, fax 202-
267-4570.

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

Agendas of Meetings

    Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC). The agenda 
includes the following:
    (1) Final report on medium term tasks from the Subcommittee on PTP.
    (2) Final reports from the VCS Line Clearance (Pigging) Work Group 
and the Tank Barge Cleaning Work Group of the Subcommittee on VCS.

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    (3) Presentation of the task statement and formation of the 
Subcommittee on Cargo Names.
    (4) Presentation on requirements for chemical shipping names.
    (5) Presentation on American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) effort on 
chemical barge design rules/standards.
    (6) Presentation on simulation training for inland towboat captains 
and pilots.
    (7) Status of the U.S. Coast Guard International Safety Management 
(ISM) Code and Hazardous Substance Response Plan (HSRP) rulemaking 
projects.
    Subcommittee on Prevention Through People (PTP). The agenda 
includes the following:
    (1) Review the final report on medium term tasks.
    Subcommittee on Vapor Control System (VCS). The agenda includes the 
following:
    (1) Review final report of the VCS Line Clearance (Pigging) Work 
Group.
    (2) Review final report of the Tank Barge Cleaning Work Group.

Procedural

    All three meetings are open to the public. At the Chairs' 
discretion, members of the public may make oral presentations during 
the meetings. If you should like to make an oral presentation at a 
meeting, please notify the Executive Director no later than February 
23, 1998. Written material and distribution at a meeting should reach 
the U.S. Coast Guard no later than February 23, 1998. If you would like 
a copy of your material distributed to each member of CTAC or 
Subcommittees on PTP and VCS in advance of a meeting, please submit 25 
copies to the Executive Director no later than February 17, 1998.

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 Executive Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: January 29, 1998.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 98-3189 Filed 2-6-98; 8:45 am]
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