Document ID: USCG-2021-0633-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Towing Safety Advisory Committee; December 2021 Teleconference
Posted Date: 2021-11-22T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 222 (Monday, November 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66325-66326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25328]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0633]

National Towing Safety Advisory Committee; December 2021 
Teleconference

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will 
meet via teleconference to discuss the election of officers, issuance 
of new task statements, and stand-up of the Task Statement Vetting 
Committee. The Committee will also discuss new tasking to include the 
draft final report for Towing Safety Advisory Committee Task 16-01, 
Subchapter M Implementation, Workgroup Item #1 that sought to identify 
the parameters Coast Guard officials should use to determine whether a 
vessel inspected under subchapters other than Subchapter M is 
performing ``Occasional Towing''. The meeting will be open to the 
public.

DATES: 
    Meeting: The Committee will hold its inaugural meeting by 
teleconference on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. 
Eastern Standard Time. Please note the teleconference may close early 
if the Committee has completed its business.
    Comments and supporting documents: To ensure your comments are 
reviewed by Committee members before the teleconference, submit your 
written comments no later than December 1, 2021.

ADDRESSES: To join the teleconference or to request special 
accommodations, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. on December 1, 2021, 
to obtain the needed information. The number of teleconference lines 
are limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the teleconference, but if you want Committee 
members to review your comments before the teleconference, please 
submit your comments no later than December 1, 2021. We are 
particularly interested in comments on the issues in the ``Agenda'' 
section below. We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal 
Decision Making 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 INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
document for alternate instructions. You must include the docket number 
[USCG-2021-0633]. 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 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 public comments, will be in our online 
docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following 
that website's instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Matthew D. Layman, Designated 
Federal Officer of the National Towing Safety Advisory Committee, 2703 
Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509, 
telephone

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202-372-1421, fax 202-372-1421 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. appendix). 
The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee was established on 
December 4, 2018, by section 601 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-282, 132 Stat. 4192). That 
authority is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15108. The Committee operates under 
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and, in addition, 
the administrative provisions of 46 U.S.C. 15109. The Committee 
provides advice and recommendations to the Department of Homeland 
Security on matters related to shallow-draft inland navigation, coastal 
waterway navigation, and towing safety.

Agenda

    The agenda for the December 7, 2021, teleconference meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) Call to Order.
    (2) Roll call and determination of quorum.
    (3) Opening Remarks.
    (4) Swearing-in of new members.
    (5) Election by Committee members of the Chairperson and Vice 
Chairperson.
    (6) Establishment of the Task Statement Vetting Committee.
    (7) Issuance of New Task Statements.
    (8) Review of Draft Final Report for legacy Task 16-01: Subchapter 
M Implementation, Workgroup Item #1- Criteria Used to Apply the Term 
``Occasional Towing.
    (9) Update from the Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance on the 
status of Subchapter M Implementation.
    (10) Update from the Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise.
    (11) Public Comment period.
    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/. Alternatively, you 
may contact Mr. Matthew Layman as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section above.
    During the December 7, 2021 teleconference, a public comment period 
will be held from approximately 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern Standard 
Time. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. 
Please note that this public comment period may start before 12:30 p.m. 
if all other agenda items have been covered and may end before 1 p.m. 
if all of those wishing to comment have done so.
    Please contact Mr. Matthew D. Layman, listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section to register as a speaker.

    Dated: November 16, 2021.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2021-25328 Filed 11-19-21; 8:45 am]
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