Document ID: USCG-2010-0088-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Towing Safety Advisory Committee (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2010-02-22T05:00Z

[Federal Register: February 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 34)]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0088]

 
Towing Safety Advisory Committee; Meetings

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee and its working group on 
the Revision of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 04-01 will 
meet in New Orleans, LA. The Committee will also discuss various issues 
relating to shallow-draft inland and coastal waterway navigation and 
towing safety. All meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The working group will meet on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The full Committee will meet on, Wednesday, March 10, 
2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. These meetings may close early if all 
business is finished. Written material and requests to make oral 
presentations at the meetings should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
March 2, 2010. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to 
each member of the Committee or working groups should reach the Coast 
Guard electronically on or before March 2, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the New Orleans Marriott 
Metairie at Lakeway in New Orleans, LA; 3838 N. Causeway Boulevard, 
Metairie, LA 70002; Phone: 1-504-836-5253, Toll-free: 1-866-882-4377. 
The nearest large commercial airport is Louis Armstrong New Orleans 
International Airport (MSY). Information on and directions to the 
Marriott Metairie may be found on its web site at http://
www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-information/travel/msymm-new-orleans-
marriott-metairie-at-lakeway.
    Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to 
TSAC's Assistant Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), identified in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below. This notice is available 
on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov under the docket number 
USCG-2010-0088.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael J. Harmon, ADFO, TSAC, 
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, CG-5222; 2100 Second Street, SW., STOP 
7126, Washington, DC 20593-7126. Telephone (202) 372-1427, fax (202) 
372-1926, or e-mail at: Michael.J.Harmon@USCG.MIL.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).

Agenda of Meetings

    Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 04-01 Working 
Group. The agenda for the working group is to continue discussions on 
possible revisions to NVIC 04-01, Licensing and Manning for Officers of 
Towing Vessels, including the enclosures on the Towing Officer 
Assessment Records (TOARs). (A copy of the amended Task Statement 08-01 
is available in the docket where listed under ADDRESSES.) The current 
version of the NVIC can be viewed at http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/nvic/
2000s.ASP#2001.
    Towing Safety Advisory Committee. The tentative agenda for the 
Committee is as follows:
    (1) Update on Commercial/Recreational Boating Interface;
    (2) Report on the Review and Recommendations for the Revision of 
NVIC 04-01 ``Licensing and Manning for Officers of Towing Vessels;''
    (3) Report on the Review and Recommendations for the Revision of 
NVIC 04-01 Sub-Working Group on Assistance Towing;
    (4) Update on National Maritime Center (NMC) activities;
    (5) Report on Mariner credentialing policy including the Merchant 
Mariner Medical Advisory Committee;
    (6) Update on the Transportation Worker Identification Credential 
(TWIC);
    (7) Update on Office of Vessel Activities information; and
    (8) Discuss a Member recommended Task to examine the career path 
from Towing Vessel Master (Master 1600 GT) to Inland Mate Any Gross 
Tons.

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 ADFO, listed above in the ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT'' section, no later than March 2, 2010. Written material (20 
copies) for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no 
later than March 2, 2010. If you would like a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the Committee or Working Groups in 
advance of a meeting, please submit it electronically to the ADFO, for 
e-mail distribution, no later than March 2, 2010. Also at the Chair's 
discretion, members of the public may present comment at the end of the 
Public Meeting. Please understand that the Committee's schedule may be 
quite demanding and time for public comment may be limited.

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 ADFO as soon as possible.

    Dated: February 16, 2010.
J. G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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