[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7735-7736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4084]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2002-11490]


Towing Safety Advisory Committee; Meetings

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 as required 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 14, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 
p.m. The working groups will meet on Wednesday, March 13, 2002, 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 February 25, 2002. 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 
February 25, 2002.

ADDRESSES: TSAC will meet in the Commission Room, Port of San 
Francisco, Pier One, Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA. The working groups 
will begin 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), 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, telephone 202-267-0229, or LCDR Lance Lindsay, 
telephone 202-267-0218, fax for both is 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 Committee Meeting

    The agenda tentatively includes the following:
    (1) Status Report of the Crew Alertness Working Group,
    (2) Status Report of the Gulf Coast Mariners Association (GCMA) 
Report Working Group,
    (3) Status Report Licensing Implementation Working Group,
    (4) Status Report of the rulemaking on Fire-Suppression Systems and 
Voyage Planning for Towing Vessels, and
    (5) Status Report of the Maritime Security Working Group.
    (6) Committee consideration of a draft task statement from the 
Towing Vessel Regulatory Review Work Group.

Procedural

    All meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings 
may close early if all business is finished. 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 February 25, 2002. Written material 
for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later 
than February 25, 2002. 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 Assistant Executive 
Director no later than February 25, 2002.

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.


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    Dated: February 11, 2002.
Howard L. Hine,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 02-4084 Filed 2-19-02; 8:45 am]
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