[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 208 (Friday, October 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 55353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27500]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[CGD 96-057]
Towing Safety Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) and its working
groups will meet to discuss various issues relating to shallow-draft
inland and coastal waterway navigation and towing safety. The agenda
will include working group reports and discussion of various Coast
Guard programs such as Prevention Through People and Coast Guard
rulemaking projects. Both meetings are open to the public.
DATES: The TSAC meeting will be held on November 5, 1996, from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. The working group meetings will be held on November 4, 1996,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Written material must be received on or before
October 28, 1996.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in room 2415, U.S. Coast Guard
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.
Written material and requests to make oral presentations should be
submitted to LTJG Patrick J. DeShon, Assistant Executive Director,
Commandant (G-MSE-1), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LTJG Patrick J. DeShon, Assistant
Executive Director, Commandant (G-MSE-1), U.S. Coast Guard
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001,
telephone (202) 267-2997, fax (202) 267-4816.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 Sec. 1 et seq.
The agenda will include discussion of the following topics:
Work Groups
(1) Prevention Through People.
(2) Licensing and International Convention on Standards of
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW)
Implementation.
(3) Barge retrieval and anchoring systems.
(4) Fire suppression systems for towing vessels.
(5) Structural soundness and loading practices.
Procedural
Attendance at both meetings is open to the public. With advance
notice, and Chairperson's discretion, members of the public may make
oral presentation during the meeting. Persons wishing to make oral
presentations should notify the Assistant Executive Director, listed
under ``ADDRESSES,'' no later than October 28, 1996. Written material
may be submitted at any time for the presentation to the Committee.
However, to ensure advance distribution to each Committee member,
persons submitting written material are asked to provide 25 copies to
the Assistant Executive Director no later than October 21, 1996.
Information on Services for the Handicapped
For information on facilities or services for the handicapped or to
request special assistance at the meetings, contact the Assistant
Executive Director as soon as possible.
Dated: October 17, 1996.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 96-27500 Filed 10-24-96; 8:45 am]
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