[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 179 (Thursday, September 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 63489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22131]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0142]


Towing Safety Advisory Committee; October 2016 Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee will meet in Washington, 
DC, to review and discuss recommendations from its Subcommittees and to 
receive briefs listed in the agenda under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 
All meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The Subcommittees will meet on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, from 
8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The full Towing Safety Advisory Committee will meet 
on Thursday, October 27, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. These meetings 
may close early if the Subcommittees or Committee have completed its 
business.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at the Department of 
Transportation Headquarters Media Center, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20593. The telephone number for the Department of 
Transportation Headquarters Media Center is 502-992-5326.
    For additional information on the location or to request reasonable 
accommodations for the meeting, contact the person listed in FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below as soon as possible.
    Instructions: To facilitate public participation, written comments 
on the issues in the ``Agenda'' section below must be submitted no 
later than October 17, 2016, if you want committee members to review 
your comment prior to the meeting. You must include ``Department of 
Homeland Security'' and the docket number [USCG-2016-0142] in your 
submission. Written comments may also be submitted using Federal 
eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. If you encounter 
technical difficulties, contact Mr. William J. Abernathy. Comments 
received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided. You 
may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal Docket Management 
System in the March 24, 2005 issue of the Federal Register (70 FR 
15086).
    Docket Search: For access to the docket to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, and 
use ``USCG-2016-0142'' in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, and then 
click on the item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commandant (CG-OES-2), ATTN: Mr. 
William J. Abernathy, Towing Safety Advisory Committee Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin 
Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509; telephone 202-
372-1363, fax 202-372-8387, or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Title 5, U.S.C. Appendix). This 
committee is established in accordance with, and operates under the 
provisions of, the Federal Advisory Committee Act. As stated in 33 
U.S.C. 1231a, the Towing Safety Advisory Committee provides advice and 
recommendations to the Department of Homeland Security on matters 
relating to shallow-draft inland and coastal waterway navigation and 
towing safety.
    Further information about the Towing Safety Advisory Committee is 
available here: http://www.facadatabase.gov. Click on the search tab 
and type ``Towing Safety'' into the search form. Then select ``Towing 
Safety Advisory Committee'' from the list. A copy of each draft report 
and presentation as well as the meeting agenda will be available at: 
http://homeport.uscg.mil/tsac.

Agenda of Meetings

    On October 26 and 27, 2016, the Towing Safety Advisory Committee 
and its subcommittees will meet to review, discuss, deliberate, and 
formulate recommendations, as appropriate, on the following:

(1) Current Subcommittees and Tasks
    a. Subchapter M Implementation(Task 16-01)
    b. Inland Firefighting (Task 16-02)
    c. Articulated Tug and Barge (Task 15-02)
    d. Electronic Charting Systems (Task 15-03)
(2) Proposed New Subcommittee and Task
    (a) Unmanned Liquefied Natural Gas Tank Barges (Task 16-03)

    On October 27, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. the Committee will hear remarks 
from Captain Verne Gifford, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections 
and Compliance, and Mr. Paul Jaenichen, Administrator, Maritime 
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
    The Committee will also have a question and answer session 
concerning the Coast Guard's Mariner Credentialing Program and a 
discussion on the creation of a consolidated Coast Guard Headquarters 
Office of Merchant Mariner Credentialing.
    Public comments or questions will be taken throughout the meeting 
as the committee discusses the issues prior to deliberations and 
voting. There will also be a public comment period at the end of the 
meeting. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 5 minutes. 
Please note that the public comment period may end before the period 
allotted, following the last call for comments. Contact the individual 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above to register 
as a speaker.

    Dated: August 30, 2016.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2016-22131 Filed 9-14-16; 8:45 am]
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