[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58586-58587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25243]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0050]


Towing Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee will meet, via 
teleconference, to discuss the three current tasks assigned to the 
Committee. The Committee is expected to receive the final reports from 
the Subcommittee on Load Line Exemption for River Barges on Lakes Erie 
and Ontario. The Subcommittees on Implementation of Subchapter M and 
Towing of Liquefied Natural Gas Barges are expected to provide an 
update on their work. This teleconference will be open to the public.

DATES: 
    Meeting. The full Committee will meet via teleconference on 
Wednesday, December 5, 2018, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Eastern Standard 
Time. Please note that this meeting may close early if the Committee 
has completed its business. To be able to join the teleconference, 
contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section no later than 1 p.m. on November 28, 2018. To be able to 
physically attend the meeting at the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
pre-register no later than 5 p.m. on November 28, 2018, with the 
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Comments and supporting documentation. To ensure your comments are 
reviewed by the Committee members before the teleconference, submit 
your written comments no later than November 28, 2018.

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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference. To join the 
teleconference, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. on November 28, 2018, 
to obtain the needed information. The number of teleconference lines is 
limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. If 
you prefer to join in person at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, it will 
be hosted in Room 6K15-15, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, 
Washington, DC 20593.
    Pre-registration Information. To pre-register contact Mr. Douglas 
W. Scheffler at [email protected], with TSAC in the subject 
line and provide your name, company and telephone number; if a foreign 
national, also provide your country of citizenship, and passport number 
and expiration date. All attendees will be required to provide a REAL 
ID Act-compliant, government-issued picture identification card in 
order to gain admittance to the building. For details about 
identification required, visit https://www.dhs.gov/real-id.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as soon as 
possible.
    Written comments must be submitted using Federal eRulemaking 
Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. If you encounter technical 
difficulties when trying to submit a comment, contact the individual in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
    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 November 28, 2018. We are 
particularly interested in comments on the issues in the ``Agenda'' 
section below. To facilitate public participation, written comments on 
the issues to be considered by the Committee as listed in the 
``Agenda'' section below. You must include the words ``Department of 
Homeland Security'' and the docket number [USCG-2018-0050]. For more 
information about the privacy and the docket, review the Privacy and 
Security Notice for the Federal Docket Management System at http://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
    Docket Search: For access to the docket to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type 
USCG-2018-0050 in the Search box, press Enter, and then click on the 
item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Douglas W. Scheffler, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the Towing Safety Advisory Committee, 
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-
7509, telephone 202-372-1087, fax 202-372-8382 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting 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

    The agenda for the December 5, 2018, teleconference is as follows:
    (1) Final report from the Load Line Exemption Review Subcommittee, 
``Recommendations on Load Line Exemption for River Barges on Lakes Erie 
and Ontario (Task 17-02)''
    (2) Additional tasking for the Subcommittee working on 
``Recommendations on the Implementation of 46 Code of Federal 
Regulations Subchapter M--Inspection of Towing Vessels (Task 16-01)''
    (3) Progress reports from the other active Subcommittee, the one 
working on ``Recommendations on the Towing of Liquefied Natural Gas 
Barges (Task 16-03)''
    (4) Discussion of manning levels as a new task.
    (5) Public Comment period.
    A copy of the task statements, draft final reports, and the agenda 
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/.
    During the December 5, 2018 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 3 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.
    Please contact Mr. Douglas W. Scheffler, listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section to register as a speaker.

    Dated: November 14, 2018.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2018-25243 Filed 11-19-18; 8:45 am]
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