[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 43858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16656]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2004-18626]


Towing Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The STCW Implementation and the Designated Examiner Record-
Keeping Working Groups of the Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) 
will meet to discuss matters relating to these specific issues of 
towing safety. The meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The STCW Working Group will meet on Tuesday, July 27, 2004, from 
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Record-Keeping Working Group will meet on 
Wednesday, July 28, 2004 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The 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 
July 23, 2004. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to 
each member of the Working Group should reach the Coast Guard on or 
before July 21, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The Working Groups will meet in the 7th Floor All-Hands 
Conference Room (725), National Pollution Funds Center, 4200 
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203. Please bring a government-issued 
ID with photo (e.g., driver's license). Send written material and 
requests to make oral presentations to Mr. Gerald Miante, Commandant 
(G-MSO-1), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 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-2004-18626.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald Miante, Assistant Executive 
Director of TSAC, telephone 202-267-0214, fax 202-267-4570, or e-mail 
[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 Working Group Meetings

    The agenda for the STCW Implementation Working Group tentatively 
includes the following items:
    (1) Develop ways to provide training that will be accessible to the 
working towing vessel mariner and meet Coast Guard standards for course 
approval; consider the feasibility of distance learning, computer based 
training, and a modular approach to training and testing.
    (2) Identify towing industry concerns about current STCW 
implementation.
    The agenda for the Designated Examiner Working Group tentatively 
includes the following items:
    (1) Consider the benefits and disadvantages of requiring Coast 
Guard approved Designated Examiners to maintain records of their 
assessment of towing vessel license candidates.
    (2) Draft recommendations on the scope of records to be maintained, 
including the type of records to be kept, how long records should be 
maintained, and whether records should be submitted to the Coast Guard.

Procedural

    The meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings 
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 (as provided above in for 
further information contact) no later than July 23, 2004. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than July 21, 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 meeting, contact 
Mr. Miante at the number listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as 
soon as possible.

    Dated: July 14, 2004.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 04-16656 Filed 7-21-04; 8:45 am]
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