[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 55909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22266]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2002-13233]


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 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 Friday, September 13, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 3 
p.m. The working groups will meet on Thursday, September 12, 2002, from 
9 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 September 5, 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 
September 5, 2002.

ADDRESSES: On Friday, TSAC will meet in room 2415, U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC. On Thursday, the 
working groups will first meet briefly in the cafeteria at the same 
address and then 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 and the draft 
task statement are available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Assistant 
Executive Director, or LCDR Lance Lindsay, telephone 202-267-0214, 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 Committee Meeting

    The agenda tentatively includes the following:
    (1) Status Report of the Crew Alertness Working Group;
    (2) Status Report of the Towing Vessel Regulatory Review Working 
Group;
    (3) Status Report Licensing Implementation Working Group;
    (4) Status Report of the Maritime Security Working Group;
    (5) Presentation on the Inland River Security Partnership;
    (6) Presentation on Towboat Compliance and Prevention of SOLAS 
Detentions;
    (7) Presentation on the Port Security Assessment Program; and
    (8) Consideration of draft Task Statement 02-02 ``Adequacy of 
Navigation Lights for Inland River Barge Tows.''

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 September 5, 2002. Written material 
for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later 
than September 5, 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 17 copies to the Assistant Executive 
Director no later than September 2, 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.

    Dated: August 26, 2002.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security & Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 02-22266 Filed 8-29-02; 8:45 am]
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