[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 191 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 61963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21742]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0047]


Towing Safety Advisory Committee; October 2020 Teleconference

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet via 
teleconference to discuss Task 16-01, Subchapter M Implementation. The 
Committee is expected to receive the final report from the subcommittee 
tasked with identifying the parameters Coast Guard officials should use 
to determine whether a vessel inspected under subchapters other than 
Subchapter M performs occasional towing. Additional items to be 
discussed are also included as agenda items in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section below.

DATES: Meeting: The full Committee will meet by teleconference on 
Thursday, October 29, 2020, 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.
    Comments and supporting documents: To ensure your comments are 
received by Committee members before the teleconference, submit your 
written comments no later than October 20, 2020.

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 October 20, 2020, 
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 October 20, 2020. We encourage you 
to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 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-2020-0047]. 
Comments received will be posted without alteration at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For 
more about privacy and submissions in response to this document, see 
DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85FR 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 all public comments, will be in our online 
docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following 
that website's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online 
docket and sign-up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments 
are posted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Matthew D. Layman, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the Towing Safety Advisory Committee, 
2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-
7509, telephone 202-372-1421, fax 202-372-8382 or 
Matthew.D.Layman@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. It was established by Public Law 
96-380 in 1980 and was an active committee on December 3, 2018, the day 
before the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Pub. 
L. 115-282) was enacted, and operates under provisions of Sec. 601 (d) 
of that Act.

Agenda

    The agenda for the October 29, 2020, teleconference meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) Final report from the Subcommittee on ``Recommendations on the 
Implementation of 46 Code of Federal Regulations Subchapter M--
Inspection of Towing Vessels (Task 16-01).
    (2) Update on the National Towing Safety Advisory Committee and the 
December 4, 2020 termination date for the Towing Safety Advisory 
Committee.
    (3) Update from the Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance on the 
status of Subchapter M Implementation.
    (4) Awards and recognition.
    (5) 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 October 29, 2020 teleconference, a public comment period 
will be held from approximately 2:45 p.m. to 3 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 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. 
Matthew D. Layman, listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section to register as a speaker.

    Dated: September 18, 2020.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2020-21742 Filed 9-30-20; 8:45 am]
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