[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 36360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17390]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2001-9988]


Towing Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The License Implementation Working Group of the Towing Safety 
Advisory Committee (TSAC) will meet to discuss and develop the 
performance criteria to be used with the Towing Officer Assessment 
Record (TOAR) required in Title 46 Code of Federal Regulation 
10.304(h). These performance criteria, when developed, will be 
announced in the Federal Register and made available for review and 
comment. Sample TOARs were published on May 21, 2001, as part of the 
Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 4-01 (NVIC 4-01) entitled 
``Licensing and Manning for Officers of Towing Vessels.'' This NVIC 
provides guidance on the implementation of a recent interim rule with 
request for comments published in the Federal Register on April 26, 
2001 (66 FR 20931; Licensing and Manning for Officers of Towing 
Vessels, Docket Number: USCG 1999-6224). The NVIC is available on the 
Internet at http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/4_01/n4-01.pdf. The 
rulemaking history is also available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov under the same Docket Number. The meetings are open to the 
public.

DATES: The Working Group will meet on Wednesday, July 25, 2001, from 1 
p.m. to 4 p.m., and on Thursday, July 26, 2001, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
These meetings may close early if all business is finished. Requests to 
make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before July 
23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The Working Group will meet in room 6103 at Coast Guard 
Headquarters; 2100 Second Street, SW; Washington, DC 20593-0001. Send 
written materials 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 this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda includes the Working Group's review of the TOARs and the 
drafting of performance criteria proposals that will be presented to 
the full Committee for approval at a later date.

Procedural

    This meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting 
may close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion, 
members of the public may make oral presentations during the meeting. 
If you would like to make an oral presentation at the meeting, please 
notify the Assistant Executive Director on or before July 23, 2001.

Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities

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

    Dated: July 2, 2001.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Acting Assistant Commandant for Marine, Safety and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 01-17390 Filed 7-10-01; 8:45 am]
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