[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 27, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-23893]
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[Federal Register: September 27, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD 94-071]
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 work
groups will meet to discuss various issues. Agenda will include working
group reports and discussion of possible changes to Coast Guard
licensing regulations. The meetings will be open to the public.
DATES: Meetings of the TSAC work groups will be held on Tuesday,
November 8, 1994. These meetings are scheduled to run from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. The Towing Safety Advisory Committee meeting will be held on
Wednesday, November 9, 1994, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.
ADDRESSES: The TSAC work groups will meet collectively at the U.S.
Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC
20593, in Room 2415 at 8 a.m., and then proceed to rooms 1103, 3317,
5303, and 6303 for individual work group sessions. The TSAC Committee
meeting will be held at U.S. Department of Transportation, Nassif
Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, in Room 4440.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Assistant Executive Director, LTJG Pat DeShon, Commandant (G-MTH-4),
U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593,
telephone (202) 267-2997.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given pursuant to
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 section 1 et seq.
The agenda for the Committee meeting follows:
1. Work group reports:
a. Licensing
b. Navigation equipment
c. Casualty reporting
d. Inland radar
e. Model company concept
f. Horsepower guidelines
2. Other topics of discussion:
a. Proposed changes to Coast Guard licensing requirements
b. Draft NVIC for Entry Level Training
c. Endorsement for the QAT report
d. Review regulatory efforts
3. Proposed tasking:
a. The Committee will consider undertaking additional tasking
associated with Towing Equipment (Winch, and Hawsers), and other
tasking proposals.
b. With advance notice, and at the discretion of the Chairman,
members of the public may present oral statements during the meeting.
Persons wishing to make oral presentations should notify the TSAC
Assistant Executive Director no later than November 2, 1994. Written
materials may be submitted for presentation to the Committee any time;
however, to ensure distribution to each Committee member, 20 copies of
the written material should be submitted to the Assistant Executive
Director by October 26, 1994.
Dated: September 16, 1994.
J.F. McGowan,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Marine Safety,
Security and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 94-23893 Filed 9-26-94; 8:45 am]
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