[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7938-7939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3766]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[USCG-1999-5079]


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 
Subcommittee on Prevention Through People (PTP) will meet to discuss 
various issues relating to the marine transportation of hazardous 
materials in bulk. Both meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: CTAC will meet on Thursday, March 18, 1999, from 9:30 a.m. to 
3:30 p.m. The Subcommittee on PTP will meet on Wednesday, March 17, 
1999, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. These meeting 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 11, 1999. 
Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of 
the committee or subcommittee should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
March 4, 1999.

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 1301 at the same address. Send written material and 
requests to make oral presentations to Commander Robert F. Corbin, 
Commandant (G-MSO-3) 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.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice, contact 
Commander Robert F. Corbin, Executive Director of CTAC, or Ms. Sara S. 
Ju, Assistant to the Executive Director, telephone 202-267-1217, fax 
202-267-4570. For questions on viewing, or submitting material to, the 
docket, contact Dorothy Walker, Chief, Dockets, Department of 
Transportation, 202-366-9329.

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) Progress report from the Subcommittee on PTP.
    (2) Presentation on the Coast Guard Research and Development, 
Fatigue Study.
    (3) Progress report from the Subcommittee on Proper Cargo Names.
    (4) Presentation on the American Waterways Operators (AWO) 
Responsible Carrier Program.
    (5) Presentation on harmonized portable tank design criteria.
    (6) Presentation on chemical naming, a European perspective.
    (7) Status report on the Certificate of Inspection pilot program.
    (8) Status report on the vapor control systems rulemaking project.
    (9) Status report on the 46 CFR 151 rulemaking project.
    (10) Presentation on best oil spill response practices and new 
concepts.
    (11) Presentation on ballast water management.
    Subcommittee on PTP. The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Review of work to date, with emphasis on alternative 
watchstanding measures already implemented on various ocean trading 
routes to preclude and minimize fatigue endemic to seafarers.
    (2) Review of the Coast Guard research and development (R & D) 
project on crew endurance and R & D/industry efforts to develop crew 
endurance handbook by 2000.
    (3) Discussion of fit-for-duty testing measures and Ship Operations 
Cooperative Program (SOCP) involvement to date with concerns relative 
to liability aspects.
    (4) Discussion of work efforts on both tasks in the long term 
assignment and preparation for the CTAC meeting.

Procedural

    Both meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings 
may close early if all business is finished. At the Chairs' 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 11, 1999. Written 
material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no 
later than March 11, 1999. 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 Executive Director no 
later than March 4, 1999.

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: February 8, 1999.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 99-3766 Filed 2-16-99; 8:45 am]
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