Document ID: USCG-2023-0179-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Towing Safety Advisory Committee; April 2023 Meeting
Posted Date: 2023-03-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18160-18161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06218]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0179]

National Towing Safety Advisory Committee; April 2023 Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will 
meet to review and discuss matters relating to shallow-draft inland 
navigation, coastal waterway navigation, and towing safety. The meeting 
will be open to the public.

DATES: 
    Meeting: The Committee will hold a meeting on Wednesday, April 12, 
2023, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Please note 
the meeting may close early if the Committee has completed its 
business.
    Comments and supporting documentation: To ensure your comments are 
received by Committee members before the meeting, submit your written 
comments no later than March 29, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowley Maritime Corporation 
Headquarters located at 9487 Regency Square Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 
32225 (https://www.crowley.com/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=jacksonville&utm_campaign=corporate&utm_content=office).
    The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee is committed to 
ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of disability 
status. If you require reasonable accommodation due to a disability to 
fully participate, please email Mr. Matthew D. Layman at 
[email protected] or call at 202-372-1421 as soon as possible.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meeting as time permits, but if you want 
Committee members to review your comment before the meeting, please 
submit your comments no later than March 29, 2023. We are particularly 
interested in comments regarding the topics in the ``Agenda'' section 
below. We encourage you to submit comments through Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 
submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, call or email the 
individual in the FOR FURTHER

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INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions. You must include the docket number [USCG-2023-0179]. 
Comments received will be posted without alteration at https://www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided. You 
may wish to review the Privacy and Security notice available on the 
homepage of https://www.regulations.gov, and DHS's eRulemaking System 
of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). If you encounter 
technical difficulties with comment submission, contact the individual 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
    Docket Search: Documents mentioned in this notice as being 
available in the docket, and all public comments, will be in our online 
docket at https://www.regulations.gov, and can be viewed by following 
that website's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online 
docket and sign-up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments 
are posted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Matthew D. Layman, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO) of the National Towing Safety Advisory Committee, 
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-
7509, telephone 202-372-1421, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Pub. L. 117-286, 5 U.S.C., ch. 
10). The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee is authorized by 
section 601 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
2018, (Pub. L. 115-282, 132 Stat. 4190), and is codified in 46 U.S.C. 
15108. The Committee operates under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act and 46 U.S.C. 15109. The National Towing Safety 
Advisory Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary 
of Homeland Security through the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, on 
matters related to shallow-draft inland navigation, coastal waterway 
navigation, and towing safety.

Agenda

    The agenda for the National Towing Safety Advisory Committee is as 
follows:

I. Opening
    a. Call to Order and DFO Remarks
    b. Committee Chairperson Remarks
    c. Roll Call and Determination of Quorum
    d. U.S. Coast Guard Leadership Remarks
II. Administration
    a. Adoption of Meeting Agenda
    b. Approval of Meeting Minutes for Sept. 21, 2022 Committee 
Meeting
III. Old Business
    a. Update from Subcommittees:
    [cir] Task 21-03: Report on the Anticipated Challenges Expected 
to Impact the Towing Vessel Industry;
    [cir] Task 21-04: Report on the Challenges Faced by the Towing 
Vessel Industry as a Result of the Covid-19 Pandemic;
    [cir] Task 22-01: Recommendation to the Coast Guard for 
Rulemaking Improvements to Subchapter M;
    [cir] Task 22-02: Recommendation for Training and Instruction 
for Crewmembers Working Aboard Subchapter M Inspected Towing Vessels
    b. Vetting Subcommittee Update
IV. New Business
    a. Committee Planning
V. Information Session
    a. USCG Sector Jacksonville Overview
    b. CG-ENG, Autonomous Vessels
    c. CG-REG, Regulations Policy
    d. National Maritime Center
    e. Crowley Maritime Corp.
VI. Committee Discussion
VII. Public Comment Period
VIII. Closing Remarks and Plans for Next Meeting
IX. Adjournment of Meeting

    A copy of all pre-meeting documentation will be available at 
https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Prevention-Policy-CG-5P/Commercial-Regulations-standards-CG-5PS/Office-of-Operating-and-Environmental-Standards/vfos/TSAC/no later than March 
29, 2023. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Matthew Layman as noted 
above in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    There will be a public comment period at the end of the meeting. 
Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. Please 
note that the public comment period may end before the period allotted, 
following the last call for comments. Please contact the individual 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to register as a 
speaker.

    Dated: March 13, 2023.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2023-06218 Filed 3-24-23; 8:45 am]
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