[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29969-29970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7860]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2006-24796]


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, July 19, 2006 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Thursday, July 
20, 2006 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 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 7, 2006. 
Requests to have a

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copy of your material distributed to each member of the Working Group 
should reach the Coast Guard on or before July 7, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The Working Group will meet at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn @ Key 
Bridge, 1900 North Fort Myer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209. 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-PSO-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-2006-24796.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald Miante, Assistant Executive 
Director of TSAC, telephone 202-372-1401, fax 202-372-1926, 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 level of detail for electrical, propulsion and steering 
systems should be included in a Title 46, Code of Federal Regulations 
subchapter devoted to the inspection and certification of towing 
vessels?
    (2) Should standards differ for small vessels including; towing 
vessels under 26 feet, small workboats/tenders not engaged in 
commercial towing for hire; and assistance towing vessels?
    (3) What are the potential conflicts of interest relative to 
auditor duties?
    (4) Identify and clarify possible definitions of geographical 
applicability terms used throughout the TSAC report.

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 7, 2006. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than July 7, 2006.

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: May 15 2006.
L.W. Thomas III,
Acting Director of Standards, Assistant Commandant for Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-7860 Filed 5-23-06; 8:45 am]
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