[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50867-50868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17773]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0573]


National Towing Safety Advisory Committee; September 2022 Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will 
meet to review and discuss matters relating to shallow-draft inland 
navigation, coastal waterway navigation, and towing safety. The meeting 
will be open to the public.

DATES: Meeting: The Committee will meet on Wednesday, September 21, 
2022, from 8 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). Please 
note the meeting may close early if the Committee has completed its 
business.
    Comments and supporting documentation: To ensure your comments are 
received by Committee members before the meeting, submit your written 
comments no later than September 16, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the San Jacinto College Maritime 
Technology and Training Center located at 3700 Old Highway 146, La 
Porte, Texas 77571 (https://www.sanjac.edu/programs-courses/maritime.)
    Attendees at the meeting will be required to follow COVID-19 safety 
guidelines promulgated by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC), which may include the need to wear masks. CDC guidance on COVID 
protocols can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/guidance.html.
    The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee is committed to 
ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of disability 
status. If you require reasonable accommodation due to a disability to 
fully participate, please email Mr. Matthew D. Layman at 
[email protected] or call at 202-372-1421 as soon as possible.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meeting as time permits, but if you want 
Committee members to review your comment before the meeting, please 
submit your comments no later than September 16, 2022. We are 
particularly interested in comments on the issues in the ``Agenda'' 
section below. We encourage you to submit comments through Federal 
eRulemaking

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Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 
submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, call or email the 
individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
document for alternate instructions. You must include the docket number 
[USCG-2022-0573]. Comments received will be posted without alteration 
at https://www.regulations.gov including any personal information 
provided. You may wish to review the Privacy and Security notice 
available on the homepage of https://www.regulations.gov, and DHS's 
eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). If 
you encounter technical difficulties with comment submission, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice.
    Docket Search: Documents mentioned in this notice as being 
available in the docket, and all public comments, will be in our online 
docket at https://www.regulations.gov, and can be viewed by following 
that website's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online 
docket and sign-up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments 
are posted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Matthew D. Layman, Designated 
Federal Officer of the National Towing Safety Advisory Committee, 2703 
Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509, 
telephone 202-372-1421, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (5, U.S.C., Appendix). The National 
Towing Safety Advisory Committee is authorized by section 601 of the 
Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, (Pub. L. 115-282, 
132 Stat. 4190), and is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15108. The Committee 
operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (5 
U.S.C. Appendix), and 46 U.S.C. 15109. The National Towing Safety 
Advisory Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary 
of Homeland Security through the Commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard, 
on matters related to shallow-draft inland navigation, coastal waterway 
navigation, and towing safety.
    Agenda
    The agenda for the National Towing Safety Advisory Committee is as 
follows:

I. Opening
    a. Call to Order/DFO Remarks
    b. Committee Chairperson Remarks
    c. Roll Call and Determination of Quorum
    d. U.S. Coast Guard Leadership Remarks
II. Administration
    a. Adoption of Meeting Agenda
    b. Approval of Meeting Minutes for June 14th, 2022 Committee 
Meeting
III. Old Business
    a. Update from Subcommittees:
    [cir] Task #21-03, Report On the Anticipated Challenges Expected to 
Impact the Towing Vessel Industry
    [cir] Task #21-04, Report on the Challenges Faced by the Towing 
Vessel Industry as a Result of the Covid-19 Pandemic
    b. Vetting Subcommittee Update
IV. New Business

a. Committee Planning

V. Information Session

    a. USCG Sector Houston-Galveston Overview
    b. San Jacinto Maritime Technology and Training Center
    c. Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise
    d. Houston Pilots Association
    e. Loan Star Harbor Safety Committee
VI. Committee Discussion
VII. Public Comment Period
VIII. Closing Remarks/Plans for Next Meeting
    IX. Adjournment of Meeting
    A copy of all pre-meeting documentation will be available at 
https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Prevention-Policy-CG-5P/Commercial-Regulations-standards-CG-5PS/Office-of-Operating-and-Environmental-Standards/vfos/TSAC/ no later than 
September 16, 2022. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Matthew Layman 
as noted above in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    There will be a public comment period at the end of the meeting. 
Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. Please 
note that the public comment period may end before the period allotted, 
following the last call for comments. Please contact the individual 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT SECTION to register as a 
speaker.

    Dated: August 12, 2022.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2022-17773 Filed 8-17-22; 8:45 am]
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