[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 14171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7632]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[USCG-1998-3605]
Towing Safety Advisory Committee
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. Both meetings
will be open to the public.
DATES: TSAC will meet on Wednesday, April 8, 1998, from 9:00 a.m. to 1
p.m. The working groups will meet on Tuesday, April 7, 1998, from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Written material and requests to make oral presentations
should reach the Coast Guard on or before March 20, 1998. Requests to
have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the
committee or subcommittee should reach the Coast Guard on or before
March 20, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at the Channel Inn Hotel, 650
Water Street SW., Washington, DC. Send written material and requests to
make oral presentations to Lieutenant Lionel Mew, Commandant (G-MSO-1),
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC
20593-0001. This notice is available on the Internet at http://
dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For questions on this notice, contact Lionel Mew, Assistant Executive
Director of TSAC, telephone 202-267-0218, fax 202-267-4570. For
questions on this docket, contact Carol Kelly, Coast Guard Dockets Team
Leader, or Paulette Twine, Chief, Documentary Services Division, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 202-366-9329.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
Agenda of Meeting
Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC). The agenda includes the
following:
(1) Introduction.
(2) Progress report from the working group on Voyage Planning.
(3) Progress report from the working group on the Tank Barge
Streamlined Inspection Program.
(4) Briefing on Work Vest Snag Hazard Concerns.
(5) Status report on the Towing Vessel Safety Rule.
Procedural
Both meetings are open to the public. At the Chairs' 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 Assistant Executive Director no later than March 20, 1998.
Written material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast
Guard no later than March 20, 1998. If you would like a copy of your
material distributed to each member of the committee or subcommittee in
advance of a meeting, please submit 25 copies to the Executive Director
no later than March 20, 1998.
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: March 18, 1998.
Joseph S. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 98-7632 Filed 3-23-98; 8:45 am]
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