[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 4268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1911]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2003-14326]


Towing Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee's (TSAC) Working Group on 
Regulation Review will meet to discuss various issues relating to 
current U.S. Coast Guard regulations as they pertain to towing vessels. 
The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The TSAC Working Group will meet on Tuesday, February 18, 2003, 
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and on the following day, Wednesday, February 19, 
2003, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. The 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 February 12, 
2003. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each 
member of the Working Group should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
February 7, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The Working Group will meet in room 6319, U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC. 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 of TSAC, telephone 202-267-0214, or fax 202-267-
4570, or e-mail at: [email protected].

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

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda tentatively includes the following:
    1. Review current U.S. Coast Guard regulatory requirements 
pertaining to uninspected towing vessels;
    2. Assess the adequacy of these existing regulations;
    3. Identify any gaps in these regulations and research where else 
those gaps may be addressed--such as in voluntary or non-regulatory 
programs; and
    4. Ascertain the best method to address any gaps not addressed in 
regulatory or non-regulatory products.

Procedural

    The 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 no later than February 12, 
2003. Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the 
Coast Guard no later than February 7, 2003. If you would like a copy of 
your material distributed to each member of the Working Group in 
advance of the meeting, please submit 15 copies to Mr. Miante at the 
address in ADDRESSES, or an electronic version to the e-mail address in 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, no later than February 7, 2003.

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: January 22, 2003.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security & Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 03-1911 Filed 1-27-03; 8:45 am]
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