[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5352-5353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1247]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2006-23696]


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 Thursday, March 2, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 
p.m. The Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group will meet on Tuesday, 
February 28, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Towing Vessel 
Inspection Working Group will meet again on Wednesday, March 1, 2006, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. followed by a general plenary meeting, to 
discuss the status of other working groups, until 5 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 February 21, 2006. 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 
February 15, 2006.

ADDRESSES: TSAC will meet in Room 2415, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
2100 Second Street, SW., Washington,

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DC 20593-0001. The working group 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, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, G-PSO-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-2006-23696.

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 of the Licensing Implementation Working Group;
    (6) Status Report of the Towing Vessel Horsepower Working Group;
    (7) Status Report of the Towing Vessel Bridge Visibility Working 
Group; and
    (8) Presentation of a Draft Task Statement on Review of the AV 
Kastner/Buchanan 14/Swift Collision

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 February 21, 2006. Written material 
for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later 
than February 21, 2006. 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 February 15, 2006. You may also submit 
this material electronically to the e-mail address in FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT, no later than February 21, 2006. Also, at the 
Chair's discretion, members of the public may present comment at the 
end of the Public Meeting. Please understand that the Committee's 
schedule may be quite demanding and time for public comment may be 
limited.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact 
the Assistant Executive Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: January 25, 2006.
H.L. Hime,
Acting Director of Prevention Standards.
 [FR Doc. E6-1247 Filed 1-31-06; 8:45 am]
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