[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52423-52424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17512]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2005-22260]


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 these specific issues of towing safety. The meetings will be open to 
the public.

DATES: The Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group will meet on 
Wednesday, September 14, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Thursday, 
September 15, 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 
September 7, 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 September 7, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The Working Group will meet in the Gallery 2 room of the 
Arlington Hilton Hotel, 950 N. Stafford St., 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-2005-22260.

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) Safety management system requirements to be included in a 
subchapter devoted to the inspection for certification of towing 
vessels;
    (2) Equipment requirements and personnel standards to be included 
in a subchapter devoted to the inspection for certification of towing 
vessels; and
    (3) Audit and oversight requirements, including the use of third 
parties, to 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

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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 
September 7, 2005. Written material for distribution at the meeting 
should reach the Coast Guard no later than September 7, 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: August 29, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-17512 Filed 9-1-05; 8:45 am]
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