[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69347-69348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22596]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2005-22964]


Towing Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Licensing Working Group of the Towing Safety Advisory 
Committee (TSAC) will meet to discuss matters relating to specific 
issues of towing safety. The meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The Licensing Working Group will meet on Thursday, December 1, 
2005 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (local). The meeting may close early if 
all business is finished. Written material and requests to make oral 
presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before November 28, 
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 
November 28, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The Working Group will meet at the offices of the National 
Maritime Center--9th floor conference room; 4200 Wilson Blvd.; 
Arlington, VA 22203-1804. Please bring a government-issued, photo ID. 
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-2005-22964.

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]. If you plan to attend the meeting, please 
notify Ms. Jennifer Carpenter, American Waterways Operators; at (703) 
841-9300 by November 28, 2005. For security purposes, your name must be 
on a pre-vetted list.

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 Meeting: The agenda for the Licensing 
Working Group tentatively includes the following item:
    The development of an approved model training program for towing 
vessel wheelhouse personnel.

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Procedural

    The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting 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 November 28, 2005. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than November 28, 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: November 8, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-22596 Filed 11-14-05; 8:45 am]
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