Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 48 / Tuesday, March 13, 2007 / Notices 11373 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2007–27372] 

Towing Safety Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Towing Vessel Inspection 

Working Group of the Towing Safety 

Advisory Committee (TSAC) will meet 

to discuss matters relating to these 

specific issues of towing safety. The 

meetings will be open to the public. 

DATES: The Towing Vessel Inspection 

Working Group will meet on Tuesday, 

March 27, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

and on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 

from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meetings may 

close early if all business is finished. 

Written material and requests to make 

oral presentations should reach the 

Coast Guard on or before March 14, 

2007. Requests to have a copy of your 

material distributed to each member of 

the Working Group should reach the 

Coast Guard on or before March 14, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: The Working Group will 

meet at the Westin Arlington Gateway, 

801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 

22203. Send written material and 

requests to make oral presentations to 

Mr. Gerald Miante, Commandant (CG–

3PSO–1), U.S. Coast Guard 

Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–0001. This 

notice and related documents are 

available on the Internet at 

http://dms.dot.gov under the docket 

number USCG–2007–27372. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Gerald Miante, Assistant Executive 

Director of TSAC, telephone 202–372–

1401, fax 202–372–1926, or e-mail 

Gerald.P.Miante@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

these meetings is given under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2 (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770, as amended). 

Agenda of Working Group Meetings 

The agenda for the Towing Vessel 

Inspection Working Group tentatively 

includes the following items: 

(1) Review draft sections of potential 

regulations currently under 

development; 

(2) Develop recommendations 

concerning the draft sections for TSAC’s 

consideration. 

Procedural 

The meetings are open to the public. 

Please note that the meetings may close 

early if all business is finished. At the 

Chair’s discretion, members of the 

public may make oral presentations 

during the meeting. If you would like to 

make an oral presentation at the 

meeting, please notify the Assistant 

Executive Director (as provided above in 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no 

later than March 14, 2007. Written 

material for distribution at the meeting 

should reach the Coast Guard no later 

than March 14, 2007. 

Information on Services for Individuals 

With Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact Mr. Miante at the 

number listed in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT as soon as 

possible. 

Dated: February 28, 2007. 

J.G. Lantz, 

Director of Standards, Assistant Commandant 

for Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E7–4469 Filed 3–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Establishment of Wind Turbine 

Guidelines Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Establishment and 

Call for Nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior, 

after consultation with the General 

Services Administration, has 

established the Wind Turbine 

Guidelines Advisory Committee. The 

Committee will provide advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of the 

Interior (Secretary) on developing 

effective measures to avoid or minimize 

impacts to wildlife and their habitats 

related to land-based wind energy 

facilities. 

DATES: Requests to participate on this 

Committee must be postmarked by April 

12, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send resumes and 

explanations of interest to Susan L. 

Goodwin, Office of Collaborative Action 

and Dispute Resolution, U.S. 

Department of the Interior, 1801 

Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 500, 

Washington DC 20006, e-mail address 

susan_goodwin@ios.doi.gov, fax number 

202/327–5390. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan L. Goodwin, 202/327–5346. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

publishing this notice in accordance 

with the requirements of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 

(FACA). The Secretary of the Interior 

certifies that he has determined that the 

formation of the Committee is necessary 

and is in the public interest. 

The Committee will conduct its 

operations in accordance with the 

provisions of the FACA. It will report to 

the Secretary of the Interior through the 

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

and will function solely as an advisory 

body. The Committee will provide 

recommendations and advice to the 

Department and the Service on 

developing effective measures to protect 

wildlife resources and enhance 

potential benefits to wildlife that may be 

identified. 

The Secretary will appoint members 

who can effectively represent the varied 

interests associated with wind energy 

development and its potential impacts 

to wildlife species and their habitats. 

Members will represent stakeholders, 

Federal and State agencies, and tribes. 

Members will be senior representatives 

of their respective constituent groups 

with knowledge of: wind energy facility 

location, design, operation, and 

transmission requirements; wildlife 

species potentially affected and 

potential positive and negative impacts; 

wildlife survey techniques; applicable 

laws and regulations; and current 

research on wind/wildlife interactions. 

The Secretary may appoint Committee 

members based on nominations 

submitted by interested parties, 

including but not limited to the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service and other 

Federal agencies, States, tribes, wind 

energy development organizations, 

nongovernmental conservation 

organizations, and local regulatory/ 

licensing commissions. The Committee 

will also include independent experts in 

wind energy/wildlife interactions, 

appointed as special Government 

employees, to provide technical advice. 

The Secretary may also appoint 

alternate members to serve in the event 

that a member cannot attend a meeting. 

Parties interested in participating on 

this Committee should send their 

resumes and explanations of interest to 

Susan L. Goodwin, Office of 

Collaborative Action and Dispute 

Resolution, at the contact address listed 

in ADDRESSES, by the date specified in 

DATES. 

The Committee is expected to meet 

approximately four times per year. All 

Committee members serve without 


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