[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 40396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13759]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2005-21777]


Towing Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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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 inspection issues for towing vessels. The meetings will be open to 
the public.

DATES: The Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group will meet on Tuesday, 
July 19, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 
from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 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 15, 2005. 
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 15, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: The Working Group will meet at George Mason University, 
Arlington Campus, 3301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201. 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-2004-21777.

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 Vessel 
Inspection Working Group tentatively includes the following items:
    (1) What personnel standards, if any, should be included in a 
subchapter devoted to the inspection for certification of towing 
vessels; and
    (2) What standards, if any, regarding use of third parties, 
including auditing of third parties, should be included in a subchapter 
devoted to the inspection for certification of towing vessels?

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 15, 2005. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than July 15, 2005.
    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 6, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-13759 Filed 7-12-05; 8:45 am]
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