[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7778-7779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3597]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2004-17090]


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, March 17, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 2 
p.m. The working groups will meet on the previous day, Tuesday, March 
16, 2004, 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 March 8, 2004. 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 March 3, 2004.

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-2004-17090.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Assistant 
Executive Director, 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) Status Report of the Ammonium Nitrate Working Group.
    (6) Status Report of the Mariner Deaths during Nighttime Barge 
Fleeting Operations Working Group.
    (7) Status Report of the International Convention on Standards of 
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as 
amended (STCW) Implementation Working Group.
    (8) Presentation on International Ship and Port Facility Security 
(ISPS) Code Compliance and Change 3 to Navigation and Vessel Inspection 
Circular (NVIC) 11-93.
    (9) Presentation on Electronic Notice of Arrival.
    (10) Presentation on Oversize and Overloaded Tows.
    (11) Presentation on Record Keeping for Designated Examiners.
    (12) Presentation on National Maritime Center (NMC) and Regional 
Exam Center (REC) Reorganization.

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 March 8, 2004. Written material for 
distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than 
March 8, 2004. 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 March 3, 2004. You may also submit this material electronically to 
the e-mail address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, no later than 
March 8, 2004.

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, 2004.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 04-3597 Filed 2-18-04; 8:45 am]
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