[Federal Register: March 24, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 56)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[USCG-1998-3605]

 
Towing Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) and its working 
groups will meet to discuss various issues relating to shallow-draft 
inland and coastal waterway navigation and towing safety. Both meetings 
will be open to the public.

DATES: TSAC will meet on Wednesday, April 8, 1998, from 9:00 a.m. to 1 
p.m. The working groups will meet on Tuesday, April 7, 1998, from 9 
a.m. to 3 p.m. Written material and requests to make oral presentations 
should reach the Coast Guard on or before March 20, 1998. Requests to 
have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the 
committee or subcommittee should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
March 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at the Channel Inn Hotel, 650 
Water Street SW., Washington, DC. Send written material and requests to 
make oral presentations to Lieutenant Lionel Mew, 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:
For questions on this notice, contact Lionel Mew, Assistant Executive 
Director of TSAC, telephone 202-267-0218, fax 202-267-4570. For 
questions on this docket, contact Carol Kelly, Coast Guard Dockets Team 
Leader, or Paulette Twine, Chief, Documentary Services Division, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 202-366-9329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Meeting

    Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC). The agenda includes the 
following:
    (1) Introduction.
    (2) Progress report from the working group on Voyage Planning.
    (3) Progress report from the working group on the Tank Barge 
Streamlined Inspection Program.
    (4) Briefing on Work Vest Snag Hazard Concerns.
    (5) Status report on the Towing Vessel Safety Rule.

Procedural

    Both meetings are open to the public. At the Chairs' 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 Executive Director no later than March 20, 1998. 
Written material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast 
Guard no later than March 20, 1998. 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 Executive Director 
no later than March 20, 1998.

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: March 18, 1998.
Joseph S. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 98-7632 Filed 3-23-98; 8:45 am]
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