Notice2022-17773
National Towing Safety Advisory Committee; September 2022 Meeting
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Published
August 18, 2022
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet to review and discuss matters relating to shallow-draft inland navigation, coastal waterway navigation, and towing safety. The meeting will be open to the public.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50867-50868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17773]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2022-0573]
National Towing Safety Advisory Committee; September 2022 Meeting
AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will
meet to review and discuss matters relating to shallow-draft inland
navigation, coastal waterway navigation, and towing safety. The meeting
will be open to the public.
DATES: Meeting: The Committee will meet on Wednesday, September 21,
2022, from 8 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). Please
note the meeting may close early if the Committee has completed its
business.
Comments and supporting documentation: To ensure your comments are
received by Committee members before the meeting, submit your written
comments no later than September 16, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the San Jacinto College Maritime
Technology and Training Center located at 3700 Old Highway 146, La
Porte, Texas 77571 (<a href="https://www.sanjac.edu/programs-courses/maritime">https://www.sanjac.edu/programs-courses/maritime</a>.)
Attendees at the meeting will be required to follow COVID-19 safety
guidelines promulgated by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), which may include the need to wear masks. CDC guidance on COVID
protocols can be found here: <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/guidance.html">https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/guidance.html</a>.
The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee is committed to
ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of disability
status. If you require reasonable accommodation due to a disability to
fully participate, please email Mr. Matthew D. Layman at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d19cb0a5a5b9b4a6ff95ff9db0a8bcb0bf91a4a2b2b6ffbcb8bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9fd2feebebf7fae8b1dbb1d3fee6f2fef1dfeaecfcf8b1f2f6f3">[email protected]</span></a> or call at 202-372-1421 as soon as possible.
Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time,
including orally at the meeting as time permits, but if you want
Committee members to review your comment before the meeting, please
submit your comments no later than September 16, 2022. We are
particularly interested in comments on the issues in the ``Agenda''
section below. We encourage you to submit comments through Federal
eRulemaking
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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-2022-0573]. 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 the 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 all 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. 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, Designated
Federal Officer of the National Towing Safety Advisory Committee, 2703
Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509,
telephone 202-372-1421, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aae7cbdedec2cfdd84ee84e6cbd3c7cbc4eadfd9c9cd84c7c3c6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b062a3f3f232e3c650f65072a32262a250b3e38282c65262227">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (5, U.S.C., Appendix). The National
Towing Safety Advisory Committee is authorized by section 601 of the
Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, (Pub. L. 115-282,
132 Stat. 4190), and is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15108. The Committee
operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (5
U.S.C. Appendix), and 46 U.S.C. 15109. The National Towing Safety
Advisory Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary
of Homeland Security through the Commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard,
on matters related to shallow-draft inland navigation, coastal waterway
navigation, and towing safety.
Agenda
The agenda for the National Towing Safety Advisory Committee is as
follows:
I. Opening
a. Call to Order/DFO Remarks
b. Committee Chairperson Remarks
c. Roll Call and Determination of Quorum
d. U.S. Coast Guard Leadership Remarks
II. Administration
a. Adoption of Meeting Agenda
b. Approval of Meeting Minutes for June 14th, 2022 Committee
Meeting
III. Old Business
a. Update from Subcommittees:
[cir] Task #21-03, Report On the Anticipated Challenges Expected to
Impact the Towing Vessel Industry
[cir] Task #21-04, Report on the Challenges Faced by the Towing
Vessel Industry as a Result of the Covid-19 Pandemic
b. Vetting Subcommittee Update
IV. New Business
a. Committee Planning
V. Information Session
a. USCG Sector Houston-Galveston Overview
b. San Jacinto Maritime Technology and Training Center
c. Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise
d. Houston Pilots Association
e. Loan Star Harbor Safety Committee
VI. Committee Discussion
VII. Public Comment Period
VIII. Closing Remarks/Plans for Next Meeting
IX. Adjournment of Meeting
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> no later than
September 16, 2022. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Matthew Layman
as noted above in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
There will be a public comment period at the end of the meeting.
Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. Please
note that the public comment period may end before the period allotted,
following the last call for comments. Please contact the individual
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT SECTION to register as a
speaker.
Dated: August 12, 2022.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2022-17773 Filed 8-17-22; 8:45 am]
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