[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 5011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2146]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2000-6795]


Towing Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY:  Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION:  Notice of meetings.

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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. All meetings 
will be open to the public.

DATES:  TSAC will meet on Thursday, March 16, 2000 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 
p.m. The working groups will meet on Wednesday, March 15, 2000, 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 7, 2000. 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 3, 2000.

ADDRESSES:  TSAC will meet in room 2415, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC. The working groups will begin 
meeting 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), Room 1210, 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, TSAC, telephone 202-267-0229, fax 202-267-4570, or 
e-mail at: [email protected].

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

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda tentatively includes the following:
    (1) Report of the Voyage Planning Work Group.
    (2) Report of the Electronic Charting Work Group.
    (3) Report from the Tug Assistance and Remote Anchor Release 
Work Group.
    (4) Report of the Communications Work Group.
    (5) Report of the Casualty Analysis Work Group.
    (6) Status on Cargo Securing Practices.
    (7) Project update on the Interim Rule (IR) ``Licensing and 
Manning for Officers of Towing Vessels''.
    (8) Project update concerning Current Initiatives Regarding Crew 
Alertness.
    (9) Project update on the Automated Information System (AIS).
    (10) Project update on the International Maritime Information 
Safety System (IMISS).
    (11) Discussion on (a) two task statements: Cargo Securing and 
Barge Structural Failure; and (b) unique features of the harbor 
services/ship assist sector.

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 Assistant Executive Director no later 
than March 7, 2000. Written material for distribution at a meeting 
should reach the Coast Guard no later than March 3, 2000. If you 
would like a copy of your material distributed to each member of the 
committee or working groups in advance of a meeting, please submit 
25 copies to the Assistant Executive Director no later than February 
28, 2000.

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: January 24, 2000.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 00-2146 Filed 2-1-00; 8:45 am]
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