01-14386. Towing Safety Advisory Committee; Charter Renewal

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION:

Notice of charter renewal.

SUMMARY:

The Secretary of Transportation has renewed the charter for the Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) for a period of two years from May 19, 2001, until May 19, 2003. TSAC is a federal advisory committee constituted under 5 U.S.C. App. 2. It advises the Secretary of Transportation on matters relating to shallow-draft inland and coastal waterway navigation and towing safety.

This notice and the charter are available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. The charter is also available on TSAC's Internet web page at http://www.uscg.mil/​hq/​g-m/​advisory/​index.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Assistant Executive Director, Commandant (G-MSO-1), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001, telephone [phone], fax [phone].

Dated: May 30, 2001.

Howard L. Hime,

Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.