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[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11090-11091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4278]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2001-8895]

Towing Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC), its working 
groups on Licensing Implementation, Fire Suppression, Casualty 
Analysis, and Voyage Planning will meet as required to discuss various 
issues relating to shallow-draft inland and coastal waterway navigation 
and towing safety. All meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: TSAC will meet on Thursday, March 15, 2001, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 
p.m. The working groups will meet on Wednesday, March 14, 2001, from 9 
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. These 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 1, 2001. Requests to 
have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the 
Committee or working groups should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
March 1, 2001.

ADDRESSES: TSAC will meet in room 2415, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC. The working groups will begin 
in the same room and may move to separate spaces designated at that 
time. Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to 
Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Commandant (G-MSO-1), 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: Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Assistant 
Executive Director, telephone 202-267-0229, fax 202-267-4570, or e-mail 
at: [email protected].

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 tentatively includes the following:
    (1) Report of the License Implementation Work Group.
    (2) Status report on the International Maritime Information Safety 
System (IMISS).
    (3) Status Report on the Automatic Identification System (AIS).
    (4) Status report of the rulemaking on Licensing and Manning of 
Towing Vessels.

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    (5) Status report of the Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 
(NVIC) on License Implementation.
    (6) Status report of the rulemaking on Fire-Suppression Systems and 
Voyage Planning for Towing Vessels.
    (7) Status report of the R&D studies on Mariner Alertness.
    (8) Report on recently compiled data and analyses for the towing 
industry.
    (9) Introduction of the ``Crew Alertness Campaign.''

Procedural

    All 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 meetings. 
If you would like to make an oral presentation at a meeting, please 
notify the Executive Director no later than March 1, 2001. Written 
material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no 
later than March 1, 2001. If you would like a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the committee or subcommittee in advance 
of a meeting, please submit 25 copies to the Assistant Executive 
Director no later than March 1, 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 Executive Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: February 12, 2001.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 01-4278 Filed 2-20-01; 8:45 am]
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