67618 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 250 / Monday, December 31, 2001 / Notices

have a copy of your material distributed

to each member of the committee

should reach the Coast Guard on or

before January 9, 2002.

ADDRESSES: CFIVAC will meet in the

Nassif Building, Department of

Transportation Building, Room 3328,

400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC,

20593. Send written material and

requests to make oral presentations to

Captain Jon Sarubbi, Commandant (G–

MOC), 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:

Captain Jon Sarubbi, Executive Director

of CFIVAC, or David Beach, Assistant to

the Executive Director, telephone (202)

267–0505, fax (202) 267–0506.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

the meeting is given under the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.

2.

Agenda of Meeting

The agenda includes the following:

(1) Introduction, recognition of newly

appointed committee members, and

approval of last meeting’s minutes.

(2) Status report from the Coast Guard

on legislative change proposal process

and regulatory projects with respect to

mandatory exams, training

requirements, stability requirements,

and immersion suit requirements.

(3) Status report from the Coast Guard

on casualty data, statistics, and the

Coast Guard’s new database for Marine

Safety.

(4) Presentation by the Society of

Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

(SNAME) on their ad hoc committee to

improve fishing vessel operator

understanding of vessel stability and

watertight integrity.

(5) Discussions of industry roles and

concerns under the new national

security posture.

(6) Discussions and working group

sessions by the committee on mandatory

exams, security requirements, stability

requirements, and regionalization

issues.

Procedural

The meeting is open to the public.

Please note that the meeting may close

early if all business is finished. At the

Chair’s discretion, members of the

public may make presentations during

the meeting. If you would like to make

an oral presentation at the meeting,

please notify the Executive Director no

later than January 16, 2002. Written

material for distribution at the meeting

should reach the Coast Guard no later

than January 23, 2002. If you would like

a copy of your material distributed to

each member of the committee in

advance of the meeting, please submit

25 copies to the Executive Director no

later than January 9, 2002.

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 the Executive Director

as soon as possible.

Dated: December 21, 2001.

Paul J. Pluta,

Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety and

Environmental Protection.

[FR Doc. 01–32029 Filed 12–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG–2001–11219]

Reform of Pilotage on the Great Lakes

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard’s Office of

Great Lakes Pilotage is holding a public

meeting to discuss ways of improving

the safety, reliability, and efficiency of

pilotage on the Great Lakes. We will

also discuss issues brought to our

attention during the meeting of January

30, 2001, and comments submitted to

the docket for that meeting. We

encourage interested parties to attend

the meeting announced by this notice

and submit comments for discussion

during it. We also seek comments to the

docket, especially from any party unable

to attend the meeting.

DATES: We will hold the public meeting

on January 31, 2002, from 12 p.m. to 5

p.m. We may end the meeting early, if

we have covered all the topics on the

agenda and if the people attending have

no further comments.

Comments to the Docket: The Docket

Management Facility must receive your

comments on or before January 22,

2002.

ADDRESSES: We will hold the public

meeting in room B1, the Federal

Building, 1240 East 9th Street,

Cleveland, Ohio 44199.

Comments to the Docket: Look in the

first column of the table to select one of

the four means of submitting your

comments. Then, use the address or

number in the second column to submit

them:

If you are using this means Please use this address or fax number

(1) Internet ............................................... http://dms.dot.gov

(2) In Person ............................................ Room PL–401, on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC:

Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Closed on Federal holidays. Telephone number:

202–366–9329.

(3) By mail ................................................ Docket Management Facility, (USCG–1999–6635), U.S. Department of Transportation room PL–401,

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001.

(4) Fax ...................................................... Docket Management Facility: 202–493–2251.

In choosing among these means,

please give due regard to the recent

difficulties with delivery of mail by the

U.S. Postal Service to Federal facilities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information concerning this notice or

the public meeting, write or call Mr.

Tom Lawler, Chief Economist, Office of

Great Lakes Pilotage (G–MW), U.S.

Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590,

telephone 202–267–1241. For questions

on viewing or submitting material to the

docket, call Dorothy Beard, Chief,

Dockets, Department of Transportation,

telephone 202–366–5149.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How Do I Participate in This Action?

The Coast Guard encourages you to

participate by submitting comments and

related material, and by attending the

public meeting. If you submit

comments, please include—

• Your name and address;

• The docket number for this notice

[USCG–2001–11219];

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• The specific section of this notice to

which each comment applies; and

• The reason for each comment.

You may electronically submit,

deliver, mail, or fax your comments and

attachments to the Docket Management

Facility, using an address or fax number

listed under ADDRESSES. Please do not

submit the same comment or attachment

by more than one means. If you mail or

deliver your comments, they must be on

81⁄2-by-11 inch paper, and the quality of

the copy should be clear enough for

copying and scanning. If you mail your

comments, and you would like to know

whether the Facility received them,

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed

postcard or envelope. We will consider

all comments and material received

during the comment period.

How Can I Get More Information,

Including Copies of This Notice or

Related Documents?

The Docket Management Facility

maintains the public docket for this

notice. The number of the docket is

USCG–2001–11219. Comments, and

other documents related to this notice

will become part of this docket and will

be available for inspection or copying as

follows:

• In person: You may see the docket

in room PL–401, on the Plaza Level of

the Nassif Building at the same address,

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday

through Friday. The facility is closed on

Federal holidays.

• Electronically: You may read the

docket on the Internet at http://

dms.dot.gov. 

Where Can I Get Information on

Service for Individuals With

Disabilities?

To obtain information on facilities or

services for individuals with disabilities

or to ask that we provide special

assistance at the public meeting, please

notify Mr. Tom Lawler as soon as

possible. You will find his address and

phone number under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

Why Is the Coast Guard Holding This

Public Meeting?

Annually the Coast Guard holds a

meeting to respond to requests for a

comprehensive review of pilotage on the

Great Lakes aimed at improving safety,

reliability, and efficiency. Requests for

these annual meetings come from all

parts of the marine industry operating

on the Lakes.

What Issues Should I Discuss at the

Meeting or Address in Comments to the

Docket?

The public meeting on January 31,

2002, will provide a forum for members

of the public to discuss ways to improve

the safety, reliability and efficiency of

pilotage on the Great Lakes. You may

discuss or comment on means to these

ends. Interested parties should submit

issues for discussion at the public

meeting to the docket by January 22,

2002.

What Is the Agenda for the Public

Meeting?

Agenda

The agenda for the meeting on

January 31, 2002, is as follows:

• 12 p.m.–12:15 p.m. Introduction

and Overview.

• Review of Items from the 30 January

2001 Public Meeting, including:

Standards for hours on bridges, Status of

Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory

Committee, Status of plan for training

on Automatic Identification System,

Report of water levels in ports on Great

Lakes, Review of Applicant pilots’

application, Reporting of status of

problems on vessels,Source Forms,

Policy on Recuperative Rest, Review of

designated waters, and

• Discussion of issues submitted to

the docket.

Dated: December 18, 2001.

Howard L. Hime,

Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety

and Environmental Protection.

[FR Doc. 01–32043 Filed 12–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG–2001–11225]

Towing Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory

Committee’s (TSAC) Working Group for

Crew Alertness, and its Working Group

for the Review of a Report from the Gulf

Coast Mariner’s Association (GCMA),

will meet to discuss alertness risk

factors on towing vessels and a variety

of concerns expressed by the association

in the GCMA report. The meetings are

open to the public.

DATES: The Working Groups will meet

on Wednesday, January 16, 2002, from

1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and on Thursday,

January 17, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 12

noon. These meetings may close early if

all business is finished. Requests to

make oral presentations should reach

the Coast Guard on or before January 15,

2002.

ADDRESSES: The Working Groups will

meet in room 6103 of U.S. Coast Guard

Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW,

Washington, DC 20593–0001. Send

written materials and requests to make

oral presentations to Mr. Gerald P.

Miante, Commandant (G–MSO–1),

Room 1210, U.S. Coast Guard

Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW,

Washington, DC 20593–0001. This

notice and the Gulf Coast Mariners

Association Report #R–276 are available

in docket USCG–2001–11225, which is

on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

Security notice: All non-military/

government participants MUST first go

to the security office at Headquarters’

Second Street entrance with a photo ID

(driver’s license) and sign in. You will

then receive a pass for the day and be

provided an escort. This exercise must

be repeated on the second day of the

meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Gerald P. Miante, Assistant Executive

Director, TSAC, telephone 202–267–

0229, fax 202–267–4570, or e-mail at:

gmiante@comdt.uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

these meetings is given under the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Meetings

The agenda for the Crew Alertness

Working Group includes evaluating the

criticality of those risk factors identified

in distinct towing vessel operating

environments, drafting

recommendations for measures

consistent with the non-regulatory

philosophy of the Prevention through

People (PTP) program and the Crew

Alertness campaign, and making

recommendations on the best way to

communicate these recommendations to

the appropriate audiences. The agenda

for the Review Working Group is

limited to a review of the issues

contained in GCMA report #R–276 and

the drafting of recommendations. See

the ADDRESSES paragraph above for

information on viewing the report, #R–

276. Products from both working groups

will be presented to the full Committee

for approval and transmittal to the Coast

Guard at a later date.

Procedural

These meetings are open to the

public. Please note that the meetings

may close early if all business is

finished. Members of the public may

make presentations, oral or written, at