[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 160 (Friday, August 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47821-47822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13666]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2006-25598]


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, September 21, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 
3 p.m. The working groups will meet on Wednesday, September 20, 2006, 
from 8 a.m. to 3 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 September 11, 
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 September 11, 2006.

ADDRESSES: TSAC will meet in Salons A & B, Hilton St. Louis Airport; 
10330 Natural Bridge Road; St. Louis, MO 63134-3303. Guest rooms may be 
reserved by calling (800)-HILTONS or (314)-426-5500. In order to obtain 
the Government Rate, reservations must be made before September 5, 
2006. Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to 
Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Assistant Executive Director, TSAC; 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-2006-25598.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Assistant 
Executive Director, TSAC; telephone (202) 372-1401, fax (202) 372-1926, 
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) Comprehensive Report of the Towing Vessel Inspection Working 
Group;
    (2) Status Report of the Licensing Implementation Working Group: an 
Approved Model Training Program for Wheelhouse Personnel;
    (3) Update from the Working Group on Lessons Learned from the 
Review of the AV Kastner/Buchanan 14/SWIFT Collision and the MV Wally 
Roller Incident; and
    (4) Discussions on the Transportation Worker Identification 
Credential (TWIC) and the Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) 
Rulemakings.

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 September 11, 2006. Written material 
for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later 
than September 11, 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 September 11, 2006. You may also 
submit this material electronically to the e-mail address in FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, no later than September 11, 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: August 11, 2006.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of National and International Standards, Assistant Commandant 
for Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-13666 Filed 8-17-06; 8:45 am]
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