[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 67932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25759]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2004-19665]


Towing Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group of the Towing 
Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) will meet to discuss matters relating 
to the inspection of towing vessels and safety management systems. The 
meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group will meet on 
Wednesday, December 8, 2004 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on 
Thursday, December 9, 2004 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The meetings may 
close early if all business is finished. Written or electronic material 
and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on 
or before December 3, 2004. Requests to have a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the Working Group should be in electronic 
form and reach the Coast Guard on or before December 3, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The Working Group 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 or electronic 
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-2004-19665.

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 Towing Industry Safety System Working Group 
tentatively includes the following items:
    (1) Identify the elements that should be included in a safety 
management system (SMS) requirement for towing vessels.
    (2) Identify a framework for Coast Guard oversight and enforcement 
of a towing vessel inspection program based on a SMS and consider the 
role of third parties in such a system.
    (3) Identify whether any towing vessel should be exempt from 
coverage under an inspection program based on a SMS.
    (4) Identify proposed regulations implementing an inspection 
program for towing vessels based on a SMS.

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 December 3, 2004. Written or 
electronic material for distribution at the meeting should reach the 
Coast Guard no later than December 3, 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: November 15, 2004.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security & Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 04-25759 Filed 11-19-04; 8:45 am]
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