[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 10045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3629]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2001-8840]


Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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

DATES: CTAC will meet on Thursday, March 8, 2001, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 
p.m. The Subcommittees on Prevention Through People (PTP) and Hazardous 
Substances Response Standards will meet on Wednesday, March 7, 2001, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. These meetings may close early if all business 
is finished. Requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast 
Guard on or before February 27, 2001. Requests to have a copy of 
written material distributed to each member of the Committee or 
Subcommittee should reach the Coast Guard on or before March 5, 2001.

ADDRESSES: CTAC will meet at the U.S. Department of Transportation 
(DOT), Nassif Building, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC. CTAC will 
meet in rooms 6200-6204. The Subcommittees will meet at the same 
address, however, the PTP Subcommittee will meet in room 8440 and the 
Hazardous Substances Response Standards Subcommittee will meet in room 
6332. Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to 
Commander Robert F. Corbin, Commandant (G-MSO-3), 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: For questions on this notice, contact 
Commander Robert F. Corbin, Executive Director of CTAC, or Ms. Sara S. 
Ju, Assistant to the Executive Director, telephone 202-267-1217, fax 
202-267-4570.

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

Agenda of Meetings

    Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee:
    (1) Introduction of Committee members and attendees.
    (2) Progress Reports from the PTP and Hazardous Substances Response 
Standards Subcommittees.
    (3) Discussion on the causes and hazards of cargo tank over-
pressurization.
    (4) Status of Coast Guard and International Maritime Organization 
(IMO) regulatory activities.
    (5) Coast Guard's Crew Alertness Campaign.
    (6) Open--for marine chemical transportation related issues.
    Subcommittee on PTP. The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Continuation of work on conducting a coarse qualitative risk 
assessment to identify the major potential hazards in the chemical 
transportation industry with relation to the human element component.
    Subcommittee on Hazardous Substances Response Standards. The agenda 
includes the following:
    (1) Continued effort of the following Subcommittee workgroup 
activities; Response Standards, Response Resources, and Response 
Training.

Procedural

    All meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings 
may close early if all business is finished. At the Chairs' discretion, 
members of the public may make oral presentations during the meetings. 
If you would like to make an oral presentation at a meeting, please 
notify the Executive Director no later than February 27, 2001. Written 
material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no 
later than March 5, 2001. If you would like a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the Committee or Subcommittee in advance 
of the meetings, please submit 25 copies to the Executive Director no 
later than March 5, 2001.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact 
the Assistant to the Executive Director of CTAC as soon as possible.

    Dated: February 5, 2001.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
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