[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50774-50775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20251]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0088]


Towing Safety Advisory Committee; Meetings

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee and its working group on 
the Revision of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 04-01 will 
meet in Pittsburgh, PA. The Committee will also discuss various issues 
relating to shallow-draft inland and coastal waterway navigation and 
towing safety. All meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The working group will meet on Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The full Committee will meet on Thursday, 
September 2, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. These meetings may close 
early if all business is completed. Written material and requests to 
make oral presentations at the meetings should reach the Coast Guard on 
or before August 24, 2010. Requests to have a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the Committee or working groups should 
reach the Coast Guard electronically on or before August 24, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Doubletree Hotel and Suites 
Pittsburgh City Center, One Bigelow Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. 
Phone: 1-412-281-5800, Toll-free: 1-800-222-8733. The nearest large 
commercial airport is Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). 
Information on and directions to the Doubletree Hotel and Suites may be 
found on its Web site at http://www.pittsburghcitycenter.doubletree.com.
    Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to 
the Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer (ADFO), identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section below. This notice is available on the Internet at 
http://www.regulations.gov under the docket number USCG-2010-0088.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael J. Harmon, ADFO, TSAC; 
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, CG-5222; 2100 Second Street, SW., STOP 
7126; Washington, DC 20593-7126. Telephone (202) 372-1427, fax (202) 
372-1926, or e-mail at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463)]. 
This Committee is established in accordance with and operates under the 
provisions of the FACA. It was established under the authority of 33 
U.S.C. 1231a, and advises the Secretary of the Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS) on matters relating to shallow-draft inland and coastal 
waterway navigation and towing safety. TSAC advises, consults with, and 
makes recommendations reflecting the Committee's independent judgment 
to the Secretary on matters and actions concerning shallow-draft inland 
and coastal waterway navigation and towing safety. TSAC may complete 
specific assignments such as studies, inquiries, workshops, and fact 
finding in consultation with individuals and groups in the private 
sector and/or with State and local government jurisdictions in 
compliance with FACA.

Agenda of Meetings

    Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 04-01 Working 
Group. The agenda for the working group is as follows:
    (1) Review the current draft proposal, and continue discussions on 
possible revisions to, NVIC 04-01 ``Licensing and Manning for Officers 
of Towing Vessels'' (The current version of the NVIC can be viewed at 
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/nvic/2000s.ASP#2001.);
    (2) Barge Fleeting and Lighting Problems;
    (3) Review proposals on licenses for personnel aboard assist 
vessels;
    (4) Discuss lessons learned from the T/V Elizabeth M casualty and
    (5) Continue work on Task Statement 08-01 Licensing and Manning for 
Officers of Towing Vessels (a copy of the amended Task Statement 08-01 
is available in the docket where listed under ADDRESSES), including the 
enclosures on the Towing Officer Assessment Records (TOARs).
    Towing Safety Advisory Committee. The tentative agenda for the 
Committee is to receive information and updates, and to discuss the 
following (will be available for the public review 30 days following 
the close of the meeting and can be accessed from the Coast Guard 
Homeport Web site http://homeport.uscg.mil.)
    (1) Commercial/Recreational Boating Interface (TSAC Acting 
Chairman).
    (2) Work Group Report on the Review and Recommendations for the 
Revision of NVIC 04-01 ``Licensing and Manning for Officers of Towing 
Vessels;''
    (3) Sub-Working Group on Assistance Towing Report on the Review and 
Recommendations for the Revision of NVIC 04-01, Licensing and Manning 
for Officers of Towing Vessels;
    (4) National Maritime Center (NMC) activities (NMC Commanding 
Officer);
    (5) Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) (CG-5422 
Boating Safety);
    (6) Office of Vessel Activities information (CG-5431 Office of 
Vessel activities), and the Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise 
(Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise); and
    (7) Processes and procedures of the Coast Guard Marine 
Investigations and Casualty Analysis Branch (CG-545) (Captain Fish)

Procedural

    All meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings 
may close early if all business is complete. At the Chair's discretion, 
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 ADFO, listed above in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section, no later than August 24, 2010. Written material (20 copies) 
for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later 
than August 24, 2010. 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 it electronically

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to the ADFO, for e-mail distribution, no later than August 24, 2010. 
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.

Minutes

    Minutes from the meeting will be available for the public review 30 
days following the close of the meeting and can be accessed from the 
Coast Guard Homeport Web site http://homeport.uscg.mil.

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 ADFO as soon as possible.

    Dated: August 5, 2010.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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