Notice2024-19044
National Towing Safety Advisory Committee; September 2024 Meeting
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Published
August 26, 2024
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Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet in person along with the four subcommittees: The Rulemaking Improvements to Subchapter M Subcommittee, The Statutory Information Requirements Within Accommodations Spaces on Merchant Vessels Subcommittee, The Master Key Control Requirements Aboard Merchant Vessels Subcommittee, and The Maritime Administration (MARAD) Maritime Workforce Group Report on the Maritime Workforce Subcommittee. The Committee and the four Subcommittees will meet in public over two days in Portland, Maine, to review and discuss matters relating to shallow- draft inland navigation, coastal waterway navigation, and towing safety. These meetings will be open to the public.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 165 (Monday, August 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68456-68457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19044]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2024-0190]
National Towing Safety Advisory Committee; September 2024 Meeting
AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee meetings.
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SUMMARY: The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will
meet in person along with the four subcommittees: The Rulemaking
Improvements to Subchapter M Subcommittee, The Statutory Information
Requirements Within Accommodations Spaces on Merchant Vessels
Subcommittee, The Master Key Control Requirements Aboard Merchant
Vessels Subcommittee, and The Maritime Administration (MARAD) Maritime
Workforce Group Report on the Maritime Workforce Subcommittee. The
Committee and the four Subcommittees will meet in public over two days
in Portland, Maine, to review and discuss matters relating to shallow-
draft inland navigation, coastal waterway navigation, and towing
safety. These meetings will be open to the public.
DATES:
Meetings: National Towing Safety Advisory Committee will be called
to order and have four open Subcommittee meetings on Tuesday, September
24, 2024, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The
Rulemaking Improvements to Subchapter M Subcommittee will meet from
8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. (EDT), The Statutory Information Requirements
Within Accommodations Spaces on Merchant Vessels Subcommittee will meet
from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. (EDT), The Master Key Control
Requirements Aboard Merchant Vessels Subcommittee will meet from 10:30
a.m. until 11:30 a.m. (EDT), and The MARAD Maritime Workforce Group
Report on the Maritime Workforce Subcommittee will meet from 12:30 a.m.
until 1:30 p.m. (EDT). The full committee will meet on Wednesday,
September 25, 2024, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. (EDT). Please note that if
a Subcommittee meeting ends early the next Subcommittee meeting will
not start prior to its listed time. If the full Committee has completed
its business the meeting may end early.
Comments and supporting documentation: To ensure your comments are
received by Committee and Subcommittee members before the meetings,
submit your written comments no later than September 11, 2024.
ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the AC Hotel Portland
Downtown/Waterfront, 158 Fore Street Portland, ME 04101.
Pre-registration Information: Pre-registration is not required to
attend the Committee or Subcommittee meetings. Please ensure you arrive
at least 15 minutes prior to the five meetings listed, we will provide
you with appropriate handouts that the Committee and Subcommittee
members have in their possession.
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#f5b89481819d9082dbb1dbb9948c98949bb580869692db989c99"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3eec2d7d7cbc6d48de78defc2dacec2cde3d6d0c0c48dcecacf">[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 meetings, but if you want Committee members or
Subcommittee members to review your comment before the meetings, please
submit your comments no later than September 11, 2024. We are
particularly interested in comments on the topics in the ``Agenda''
section below. We encourage you to submit comments through Federal
Decision Making Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. To do so, go to
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> type USCG 2024-0190 in the search box and
click ``Search''. Next, look for this document in the Search Results
column, and click on it. Then click on the Comment option. 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-2024-0190. 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, found via link 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,
telephone 202-372-1421, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bff2decbcbd7dac891fb91f3dec6d2ded1ffcaccdcd891d2d6d3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="125f7366667a77653c563c5e736b7f737c52676171753c7f7b7e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is in compliance
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Pub. L. 117-286, 5, U.S.C.
ch. 10). The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee was 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, and 46 U.S.C. 15109. The 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:
The Committee Meeting Agenda, September 24, 2024
I. Opening
a. Call to order/Designated Federal Officer Remarks.
b. Committee Chairperson Remarks.
c. Committee Adjourn for Subcommittee work.
II. Subcommittee Working Session
a. Task #22-01, Recommendations to the Coast Guard for Rulemaking
Improvements to Subchapter M will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.
(EDT);
b. Task #24-01, Recommendations for Statutory Information
Requirements Within Accommodations Spaces on Merchant Vessels will meet
from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. (EDT);
c. Task #24-02, Recommendations for Master Key Control Requirements
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Aboard Merchant Vessels will meet from 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
(EDT);
d. Task #24-03, Recommendations for MARAD's Maritime Workforce
Group Report on the Maritime Workforce will meet from 12:30 a.m. until
1:30 p.m. (EDT).
The agenda of each Subcommittee meeting will include the following:
(1) Call to order by Subcommittee Chair.
(2) Subcommittee discussion and preparation of draft
recommendations for the full Committee pertaining to task.
(3) Public comment period.
(4) Adjournment of Subcommittee meetings.
III. Full Committee Working Session
a. U.S. Coast Guard E-Gov Travel Service Briefing.
b. CG-Operating and Environmental Standards Q & A.
c. Review New Task Statements.
IV. Adjournment of Meeting
The Committee Meeting Agenda, September 25, 2024
I. Opening
a. Call to Order/Designated Federal Officer 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 May 1, 2024 Committee Meeting.
III. Briefs on the Tasks
a. Task #22-01, Recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard for
Rulemaking Improvements to Subchapter M Subcommittee;
1. Subcommittee Chair Briefs the Committee.
2. Public Comment Period.
3. Committee Deliberations.
4. Committee Vote.
b. Task #24-01, Recommendations for Statutory Information
Requirements Within Accommodations Spaces on Merchant Vessels
Subcommittee;
1. Subcommittee Chair Briefs the Committee.
2. Public Comment Period.
3. Committee Deliberations.
4. Committee Vote.
c. Task #24-02, Recommendations for Master Key Control Requirements
Aboard Merchant Vessels Subcommittee;
1. Subcommittee Chair Briefs the Committee.
2. Public Comment Period.
3. Committee Deliberations.
4. Committee Vote.
d. Task #24-03, Recommendations for MARAD's Maritime Workforce
Group Report on the Maritime Workforce Subcommittee.
1. Subcommittee Chair Briefs the Committee.
2. Public Comment Period.
3. Committee Deliberations.
4. Committee Vote.
IV. New Business
a. Vetting Subcommittee Update.
b. Committee Planning.
V. Information Session
a. U.S. Coast Guard District 1 Prevention.
b. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--Navigation, Trident Initiative.
c. U.S. Coast Guard--Bridges, Permit and Oversight.
d. U.S. Coast Guard--Investigations.
VI. Committee Discussion
VII. Public Comment Period
VIII. Closing Remarks and 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 11, 2024. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Matthew Layman
as noted above in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
Please contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section if you wish to make a public comment. All public
comments will be no longer than 3 minutes.
Notice of Future 2024 Committee Meetings
To receive automatic email notices of future National Towing Safety
Advisory Committee meetings in 2024, go to the online docket, USCG-
2024-0190 (<a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket/USCG-2024-0190">https://www.regulations.gov/docket/USCG-2024-0190</a>). Next,
click on the ``Subscribe'' email icon. We plan to use the same docket
number for notices of all 2024 meetings of this Committee. When the
next meeting notice is published and added to the docket, you will
receive an email alert. In addition, you will receive notices of other
items being added to the docket.
Dated: August 19, 2024.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2024-19044 Filed 8-23-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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