
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35375-35376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12963]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2016-0142]


Towing Safety Advisory Committee; June 2016 Teleconference

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee will meet, via 
teleconference, to receive two additional tasks: One on the 
implementation of 46 Code of Federal Regulations subchapter M and the 
other on training requirement for firefighting equipment for inland 
towing vessels. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The full committee will meet by teleconference on Tuesday, June 
22, 2016, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Please note 
that this meeting may close early if the Committee has completed its 
business. To join the teleconference, contact the individual listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to obtain the needed 
information no later than 1 p.m. on June 15, 2016. The number of 
teleconference lines is limited and will be available on a first-come, 
first-served basis. Written comments for distribution to Committee 
members before the meeting must be submitted no later than June 15, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to the docket for this 
notice, USCG-2016-0142, using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. To facilitate public participation, we are 
inviting public comment on the issues to be considered by the Committee 
as listed in the ``Agenda'' section below. If you encounter technical 
difficulties, contact the individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the words ``Department 
of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this action. Comments 
received will be posted without alteration at http://regulations.gov, 
including any personal information provided. You may review a Privacy 
Act notice regarding the Federal Docket Management system in the March 
24, 2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 FR 15086).
    Docket Search: For access to the docket to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type 
USCG-2016-0142 in the Search box, press Enter, and then click on the 
item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William J. Abernathy, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the Towing Safety Advisory Committee, 
2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave. SE., Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-
7509, telephone 202-372-1363, fax 202-372-8382 or 
william.j.abernathy@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting via teleconference is 
in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Title 5 U.S.C. 
Appendix). As stated in 33 U.S.C. 1231a, the Towing Safety Advisory 
Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Department of 
Homeland Security on matters related to shallow-draft inland and 
coastal waterway navigation and towing safety.

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda for the June 22, 2016, teleconference is as follows:
    (1) Assignment of new tasking to the Committee for 
``Recommendations on the Implementation of 46 Code of Federal 
Regulations Subchapter M--Towing Vessels'' (Short Title:

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Subchapter M Implementation). Work on this task is to begin after the 
Inspection of Towing Vessels final rule publishes.
    (2) Assignment of new tasking to the Committee for ``Recommendation 
Regarding Firefighting Training Requirements for Officer Endorsements 
for Master or Mate (Pilot) of Towing Vessels, Except Utility Towing and 
Apprentice Mate (Steersman) of Towing Vessels, in Inland Service'' 
(Short title: ``Firefighting Training Requirements'').
    During the June 22, 2016 meeting via teleconference, a public 
comment period will be held from approximately 2:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. 
Speakers are requested to limit their comments to three minutes. Please 
note that this public comment period may start before 2:45 p.m. if all 
other agenda items have been covered and may end before 3 p.m. if all 
of those wishing to comment have done so.

Minutes

    Minutes from the meeting will be available for public review and 
copying within 30 days following the meeting at https://homeport.uscg.mil/tsac.

Notice of Future 2016 Towing Safety Advisory Committee Meetings

    To receive automatic email notices of any future Towing Safety 
Advisory Committee meetings in 2016, go to the online docket, USCG-
2016-0142 (http://www.regulations.gov/1B!docketDetail;D=USCG-2016-
0142), and select the sign-up-for-email-alerts option. We plan to use 
the same docket number for all Towing Safety Advisory Committee meeting 
notices in 2016, so if another 2016 meeting notice is published you 
will receive an email alert from www.regulations.gov when the notice 
appears in this docket.

    Dated: May 26, 2016.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2016-12963 Filed 6-1-16; 8:45 am]
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