[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 48405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20651]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2003-15875]


Towing Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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 Wednesday, September 10, 2003, from 8 a.m. to 
2 p.m. The working groups will meet on the previous day, Tuesday, 
September 9, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. These meetings may close 
early if all business is finished. Written material for and requests to 
make oral presentations at the meetings should reach the Coast Guard on 
or before September 3, 2003. Requests to have a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the Committee or working groups prior to 
the meetings should reach the Coast Guard on or before August 27, 2003.

ADDRESSES: TSAC will meet in Room 2415, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The working groups 
will first meet in the same room and then, if necessary, 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, G-MSO-1, Room 1210, 2100 
Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice and related 
documents are available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov under the 
docket number USCG-2003-15875.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Assistant 
Executive Director, or Petty Officer Bryan Wick, 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, (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 
Stat. 770, as amended).

Agenda of Committee Meeting

    The agenda tentatively includes the following items:
    (1) Status Report of the Crew Alertness Working Group.
    (2) Status Report of the Towing Vessel Regulatory Review Working 
Group.
    (3) Status Report of the Maritime Security Working Group.
    (4) Status Report of the Commercial/Recreational Boating Interface 
Working Group.
    (5) Presentation on the Final Rule for Licensing and Manning for 
Officers of Towing Vessels.
    (6) Presentation on the Interim Rule for Fire-Suppression Systems 
and Voyage Planning for Towing Vessels.
    (7) Presentation on the Towing Vessel Safety Program, SOLAS and 
MARPOL Amendments, and Several Navigation and Vessel Inspection 
Circular (NVIC) Updates.
    (8) Presentation on mariner deaths during nighttime barge fleeting 
operations.
    (9) Presentation on current analysis capability within MISLE.

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 3, 2003. Written material 
for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later 
than September 3, 2003. 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 20 copies to the Assistant 
Executive Director no later than August 27, 2003. You may also submit 
this material electronically to the e-mail address in FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT, no later than September 3, 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 meetings, contact 
the Assistant Executive Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: August 7, 2003.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security & Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 03-20651 Filed 8-12-03; 8:45 am]
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