[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 159 (Friday, August 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47958-47959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18868]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2008-0830]
Towing Safety Advisory Committee; Meetings
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) and its working
groups on the Revision of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular
(NVIC)
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04-01, on the Inspection of Towing Vessels, and on the Medical NVIC
will meet in Linthicum, MD. 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 groups will meet on Wednesday, September 17, 2008,
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. TSAC will meet on, Thursday, September 18, 2008,
from 8 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 September 10,
2008. 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 September 10, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The working groups and TSAC will meet at the Maritime
Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS); 692 Maritime
Boulevard, Linthicum, Maryland 21090; Phone: 410-859-5700. TSAC is
utilizing the Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) which is
about two miles away. There are several commercial hotels within
walking distance of the meeting spaces.
Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to
TSAC's Assistant Designated Federal Officer (DFO) in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section below. This notice is available on the
Internet at www.regulations.gov under the docket number USCG-2008-0830.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Assistant DFO,
TSAC; U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, CG-5221, Room 1210; 2100 Second
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. Telephone (202) 372-1401, fax
(202) 372-1926, 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. (Pub. L. 92-463).
Agenda of Meetings
NVIC 04-01 Working Group. The agenda for the working group is to
discuss possible revisions to the Licensing and manning for Officers of
Towing Vessel NVIC and to the Towing Officer Assessment Records
(TOARs). The current version of the documents can be viewed at http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/index00.htm#2001.
Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group. The agenda for the working
group includes the Economics sub-group deliberating on providing the
committee with information on estimated compliance costs; and the full
working group engaging in general discussion regarding inspection
issues.
Medical NVIC Working Group. The agenda for the working group is to
prepare draft recommendations to the committee on revisions to the
mariner Medical Forms CG-719K and 719-KE. The current forms can be
viewed at http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/downloads.asp.
Towing Safety Advisory Committee. The agenda for the committee is
as follows:
(1) Update of the Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group;
(2) Discussion and voting on recommendations for the revision of
mariner Medical Forms CG-719K 719K-E;
(3) Update on the Legislative Change Proposals (LCP) to (a) form
the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee and (b) authority to
apply medical and physical requirements to entry level personnel;
(4) Update on the Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) Rulemaking;
(5) Update on the STCW Rulemaking;
(6) Update on Training and Service Requirements for Merchant Marine
Officers;
(7) Update on Commercial/Recreational Boating Interface;
(8) Update on the Transportation Worker Identification Credential
(TWIC); and
(9) Discussion on the Review and Recommendations for the Revision
of NVIC 4-01 ``Licensing and Manning for Officers of Towing Vessels.''
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 Assistant DFO no later than September 10, 2008. Written
material (20 copies) for distribution at a meeting should reach the
Coast Guard no later than September 4, 2008. 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
Assistant DFO, for e-mail distribution, no later than September 10,
2008. 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 Assistant Executive Director as soon as possible.
Dated: August 7, 2008.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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