[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 176 (Monday, September 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55166-55167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20546]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2004-19049]


Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) and its 
subcommittees will meet to discuss various issues relating to the 
marine transportation of hazardous materials in bulk.

DATES: CTAC will meet on Thursday, September 30, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 
3:30 p.m. The Subcommittee on National Fire Protection Association 472 
will meet on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 
Subcommittee on Hazardous Cargo Transportation Security will meet on 
Wednesday, September 29, 2004, from 3 p.m. to 4 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 23, 2004. Requests to have a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the Committee should reach the Coast 
Guard on or before September 23, 2004.

ADDRESSES: CTAC will meet at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second 
Street, SW., Washington, DC, in room 2415. Both the Subcommittee on 
National Fire Protection Association 472 and Hazardous Cargo 
Transportation Security will meet at Department of Transportation 
Headquarters, Nassif Building, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC, in 
room 4438/4440. Send written material and requests to make oral 
presentations to Commander Robert J. Hennessy, Executive Director of 
CTAC, Commandant (G-MSO-3), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 or e-mail: [email protected]. 
This notice is available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Robert J. Hennessy, 
Executive Director of CTAC, or Ms. Sara Ju, Assistant to the Executive 
Director, telephone 202-267-1217, fax 202-267-4570.

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

    Agenda of the National Fire Protection Association 472 Subcommittee 
Meeting on September 29, 2004:
    (1) Introduce Subcommittee members and attendees.
    (2) Discuss results of meeting with the Technical Committee on 
Hazardous Materials Response Personnel of the National Fire Protection 
Association.
    (3) Prepare draft chapter for possible incorporation of marine 
specific competencies into the National Fire Protection Association 
(NFPA) 472 Standard.

    Agenda of the Hazardous Cargo Transportation Security Subcommittee 
Meeting on September 29, 2004:
    (1) Introduce Subcommittee members and attendees.
    (2) Discuss status of CTAC recommendations to the Coast Guard.
    (3) Discuss future efforts of the Subcommittee.

    Agenda of CTAC Meeting on Thursday, September 30, 2004:
    (1) Introduce Committee members and attendees.
    (2) Status report from the CTAC National Fire Protection 
Association 472 Subcommittee.
    (3) Status report from CTAC Hazardous Cargo Transportation Security 
Subcommittee.
    (4) Discussion of responsibilities and limitations of CTAC liaison 
to other advisory committees.
    (5) Discussion of CTAC charter review workgroup.
    (6) Presentation by CTAC reviewing recent marine casualties.

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    (7) Discussion of possible establishment of a new subcommittee on 
reviewing marine casualties.
    (8) Presentation on security initiatives developed by the Deep 
Draft Facilitation Subcommittee of the Houston/Galveston Navigation 
Safety Advisory Committee.
    (9) Presentation by the Coast Guard's Office of Port, Vessel, and 
Facility Security (G-MPS) on the status of the Maritime Transportation 
Security Act implementation.
    (10) Presentation by the Coast Guard's Office of Hazardous 
Materials Standards (G-MSO-3) on the status of the benzene rulemaking.

Procedural

    These meetings are open to the public. Please note that the 
meetings may close early if all business is finished. At the discretion 
of the Chair, 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 Executive Director and submit written 
material on or before September 23, 2004. If you would like a copy of 
your material distributed to each member of the Committee in advance of 
a meeting, please submit 25 copies to the Executive Director (see 
ADDRESSES) no later than September 23, 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, 
telephone the Executive Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: September 1, 2004.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 04-20546 Filed 9-10-04; 8:45 am]
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