Notice2021-25328
National Towing Safety Advisory Committee; December 2021 Teleconference
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Published
November 22, 2021
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Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet via teleconference to discuss the election of officers, issuance of new task statements, and stand-up of the Task Statement Vetting Committee. The Committee will also discuss new tasking to include the draft final report for Towing Safety Advisory Committee Task 16-01, Subchapter M Implementation, Workgroup Item #1 that sought to identify the parameters Coast Guard officials should use to determine whether a vessel inspected under subchapters other than Subchapter M is performing "Occasional Towing". The meeting will be open to the public.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 222 (Monday, November 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66325-66326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25328]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2021-0633]
National Towing Safety Advisory Committee; December 2021
Teleconference
AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee teleconference meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will
meet via teleconference to discuss the election of officers, issuance
of new task statements, and stand-up of the Task Statement Vetting
Committee. The Committee will also discuss new tasking to include the
draft final report for Towing Safety Advisory Committee Task 16-01,
Subchapter M Implementation, Workgroup Item #1 that sought to identify
the parameters Coast Guard officials should use to determine whether a
vessel inspected under subchapters other than Subchapter M is
performing ``Occasional Towing''. The meeting will be open to the
public.
DATES:
Meeting: The Committee will hold its inaugural meeting by
teleconference on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time. Please note the teleconference may close early
if the Committee has completed its business.
Comments and supporting documents: To ensure your comments are
reviewed by Committee members before the teleconference, submit your
written comments no later than December 1, 2021.
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 December 1, 2021,
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 December 1, 2021. We are
particularly interested in comments on the issues in the ``Agenda''
section below. We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal
Decision Making Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. If your material
cannot be submitted using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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-2021-0633]. Comments received will be posted without alteration
at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information
provided. You may wish to review the Privacy and Security notice
available on homepage of <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and DHS's
eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 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 public comments, will be in our online
docket at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and can be viewed by following
that website's instructions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Matthew D. Layman, Designated
Federal Officer of the National Towing Safety Advisory Committee, 2703
Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509,
telephone
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202-372-1421, fax 202-372-1421 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#125f7366667a77653c563c5e736b7f737c52676171753c7f7b7e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dc91bda8a8b4b9abf298f290bda5b1bdb29ca9afbfbbf2b1b5b0">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. appendix).
The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee was established on
December 4, 2018, by section 601 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-282, 132 Stat. 4192). That
authority is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15108. The Committee operates under
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and, in addition,
the administrative provisions of 46 U.S.C. 15109. The Committee
provides advice and recommendations to the Department of Homeland
Security on matters related to shallow-draft inland navigation, coastal
waterway navigation, and towing safety.
Agenda
The agenda for the December 7, 2021, teleconference meeting is as
follows:
(1) Call to Order.
(2) Roll call and determination of quorum.
(3) Opening Remarks.
(4) Swearing-in of new members.
(5) Election by Committee members of the Chairperson and Vice
Chairperson.
(6) Establishment of the Task Statement Vetting Committee.
(7) Issuance of New Task Statements.
(8) Review of Draft Final Report for legacy Task 16-01: Subchapter
M Implementation, Workgroup Item #1- Criteria Used to Apply the Term
``Occasional Towing.
(9) Update from the Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance on the
status of Subchapter M Implementation.
(10) Update from the Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise.
(11) Public Comment period.
A copy of all pre-meeting documentation will be available at
<a href="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/">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/</a>. Alternatively, you
may contact Mr. Matthew Layman as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section above.
During the December 7, 2021 teleconference, a public comment period
will be held from approximately 12:30 p.m. to 1 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 12:30 p.m.
if all other agenda items have been covered and may end before 1 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: November 16, 2021.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2021-25328 Filed 11-19-21; 8:45 am]
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