[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56481-56482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19213]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2005-22531]


Towing Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) and its working 
groups will meet as required to discuss various issues relating to 
shallow-draft inland and coastal waterway navigation and towing safety. 
All meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: TSAC will meet on Wednesday, October 12, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 
3:30 p.m. Working groups will meet on the previous day, Tuesday, 
October 11, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. These meetings may close 
early if all business is finished. Written material for and requests to 
make oral presentations at the meetings should reach the Coast Guard on 
or before October 4, 2005. Requests to have a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the Committee or working groups prior to 
the meetings should reach the Coast Guard on or before October 4, 2005.

ADDRESSES: TSAC will meet in Room 2415, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The working groups 
will first meet in the same room and then, if necessary, move to 
separate spaces designated at that time. Send written material and 
requests to make oral presentations to Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Commandant 
(G-MSO-1), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, G-MSO-1, Room 1210, 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-2005-22531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Assistant 
Executive Director, telephone 202-267-0214, fax 202-267-4570, or e-mail 
at: [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 Committee Meeting

    The agenda includes the following items:
    (1) Status Report of the Commercial/Recreational Boating Interface 
Working Group;
    (2) Status Report of the Mariner Deaths during Nighttime Barge 
Fleeting Operations Working Group;
    (3) Status Report of the International Convention on Standards of 
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as 
amended (STCW) Implementation Working Group;
    (4) Status Report of the Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group;
    (5) Status Report on the Licensing Implementation Working Group;
    (6) Presentation of a Task Statement on Towing Vessel Horsepower 
Standards;
    (7) Presentation on a Legislative Change Proposal regarding Title 
46 U.S. Code section 8509(b);
    (9) Presentation of a Task Statement on Towing Vessel Bridge 
Visibility; and
    (10) Presentation of a Task Statement on Voyage Planning.

Procedural

    All meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings 
may close early if all business is finished. 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 Assistant 
Executive Director no later than October 4, 2005. Written material for 
distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than 
October 4, 2005. If you would like a copy of your material distributed 
to each member of the Committee or Working Groups in advance of a 
meeting, please submit 20 copies to the Assistant Executive Director no 
later than October 4, 2005. You may also submit this material 
electronically to the e-mail address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT, no later than October 4, 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

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meetings, contact the Assistant Executive Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: September 21, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-19213 Filed 9-26-05; 8:45 am]
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