[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41125-41126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20222]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 97-046]


Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) and its 
Vapor Control System (VCS) Subcommittee will meet to discuss various 
issues relating to the marine transportation of hazardous materials in 
bulk. All meetings are open to the public.

DATES: The meeting of CTAC will be held on Thursday, September 4, 1997, 
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting of the VCS Subcommittee will be held 
on Wednesday, September 3, 1997, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Written 
material and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast 
Guard on or before August 25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The CTAC meeting will be held in room 6200, Nassif Building, 
400 Seventh St. SW., Washington, DC. The VCS Subcommittee meeting will 
be held in room 2415 at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second St. 
SW., Washington, DC. Written material and requests to make oral 
presentations should be sent to Commander Kevin S. Cook, Commandant (G-
MSO-3), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second St. SW., Washington, 
DC 20593-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Commander Kevin S. Cook, Executive Director of CTAC, or Lieutenant J. 
J. Plunkett, Assistant to the Executive Director, telephone (202) 267-
0087, fax (202) 267-4570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given pursuant 
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agendas of Meetings

    Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC). The agenda 
includes the following:
    (1) Progress report from the Prevention through People (PTP) 
Subcommittee.
    (2) Final report from the Vapor Control System (VCS) Subcommittee.
    (3) Chemical spill response efforts conducted by Marine Safety 
Office New Orleans, LA, including the details of the capsizing of ID 
960, collision of the M/V FORMOSA SIX, and the grounding of DC 346.
    (4) Status of the implementation of the International Management 
Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention 
(International Safety Management (ISM) Code).
    (5) Status of the Hazardous Substance Response Plan rulemaking 
project.
    (6) Lessons learned during implementation of the Streamlined 
Inspection Program (SIP).
    Vapor Control System (VCS) Subcommittee. The agenda includes the 
following:

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    (1) Review the minutes from the meeting conducted July 22-23, 1997, 
in Houston, TX.
    (2) Discuss work completed by facility VCS work group.
    (3) Discuss work completed by vessel VCS work group.

Procedural

    All meetings are open to the public. At the Chairperson's 
discretion, members of the public may make oral presentations during 
the meetings. Persons wishing to make oral presentations at the meeting 
should notify the Executive Director no later than August 25, 1997. 
Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast 
Guard no later than August 25, 1997. If a person submitting material 
would like a copy distributed to each member of the committee or 
subcommittee in advance of the meetings, that person should submit 25 
copies to the Executive Director no later than August 18, 1997.

Information on Services for the Disabled

    For information on facilities or services for the disabled or to 
request special assistance at the meeting, contact Lieutenant Plunkett 
as soon as possible.

    Dated: July 25, 1997.
Joseph J. Augelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 97-20222 Filed 7-30-97; 8:45 am]
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