[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45060-45061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12791]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2006-25528]


Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC), its 
Subcommittee on Hazardous Cargo Transportation Security (HCTS), as well 
as its Working Groups on MARPOL Annex II, Barge Hazard Communication 
and Vapor Control Systems (VCS) will meet to discuss various issues 
relating to the marine transportation of hazardous materials in bulk. 
These meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The Working Group on MARPOL Annex II will meet on Tuesday, 
August 22, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and the HCTS Subcommittee 
will meet on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The 
Working Group on VCS will meet on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 from 8:30 
a.m. to 12 p.m. and the Working Group on Barge Hazard Communication 
will meet on Wednesday, August 23, 2006, from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. CTAC 
will meet on Thursday, August 24, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. These 
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 August 18, 2006. Requests to have a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the Committee should reach the Coast 
Guard on or before August 18, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The HCTS Subcommittee and the Working Groups on MARPOL Annex 
II, VCS, and Barge Hazard Communication will be held at American 
Commercial Barge Lines LLC, 1701 East Market Street, Jeffersonville, IN 
47130. The CTAC meeting will be held at The Ramada Inn Jeffersonville, 
700 W. Riverside Drive, Jeffersonville, IN 47130. Send written material 
and requests to make oral presentations to Commander Richard Raksnis, 
Executive Director of CTAC, Commandant (G-

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PSO-3), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street S.W., 
Washington, DC 20593-0001 or e-mail: [email protected]. This notice 
is available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Richard Raksnis, Executive 
Director of CTAC, or Ms. Sara Ju, Assistant to the Executive Director, 
telephone (202) 372-1425, fax (202) 372-1926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Working Group on MARPOL Annex II Meeting on Tuesday, August 
22, 2006

    (1) Introduce Working Group members and attendees.
    (2) Finalize guidance document for the U.S. implementation of 
revisions to MARPOL Annex II and the International Code for the 
Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in 
Bulk (IBC Code).

Agenda of HCTS Subcommittee Meeting on Tuesday, August 22, 2006

    (1) Introduce Subcommittee members and attendees.
    (2) Finalize document on recommendations to change definition of 
certain dangerous cargo (CDC) residues.
    (3) Continue Notice of Arrival regulation discussions.

Agenda of Working Group on VCS Meeting on Wednesday, August 23, 2006

    (1) Introduce Working Group members and attendees.
    (2) Develop recommendations for revising the Coast Guard VCS 
regulations on vapor balancing operations during cargo unloading.

Agenda of Working Group on Barge Hazard Communication Meeting on 
Wednesday, August 23, 2006

    (1) Introduce Working Group members and attendees.
    (2) Continue discussion on assisting first responders to identify 
cargoes on inland barges.
    (3) Develop guidance document to implement emergency phone numbers 
on inland barges.

Agenda of CTAC Meeting on Thursday, August 24, 2006

    (1) Introduce Committee members and attendees.
    (2) Status report presentation from the CTAC HCTS Subcommittee to 
include discussion and vote on recommendations to the Coast Guard to 
change the definition of certain dangerous cargo (CDC) residues.
    (3) Status report presentation from the CTAC Outreach Subcommittee.
    (4) Status report presentation from the CTAC MARPOL Annex II 
Working Group to include discussion and vote on guidance document to be 
submitted to the Coast Guard on proposed implementation of revisions to 
MARPOL Annex II and the IBC Code in the U.S.
    (5) Status report presentation from the CTAC Barge Emission and 
Barge Hazard Communication Working Group.
    (6) Status report presentation from the VCS Working Group to 
include discussion and vote on recommendations to the Coast Guard for 
revising the Coast Guard VCS regulations on vapor balancing operations 
while unloading cargo.
    (7) Update on Coast Guard regulatory projects.

Procedural

    These meetings are open to the public. Please note that the 
meetings may close early if all business is finished. At the discretion 
of the Chair, members of the public may make oral presentations during 
the meetings generally limited to 5 minutes. If you would like to make 
an oral presentation at a meeting, please notify the Executive Director 
and submit written material on or before August 18, 2006. If you would 
like a copy of your material distributed to each member of the 
Committee in advance of a meeting, please submit 25 copies to the 
Executive Director (see ADDRESSES) no later than August 18, 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, 
telephone the Executive Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: August 2, 2006.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of National and International Standards, Assistant Commandant 
for Prevention.
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