[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54264-54265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21287]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2013-0804]
Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Committee management; notice of Federal Advisory Committee
meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee (GLPAC) will meet
on September 19, 2013, in Washington, DC to discuss and suggest
improvements to the Great Lakes Pilotage regulations. The meeting will
be open to the public.
DATES: GLPAC will meet on Thursday, September 19, 2013, from 10:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. Please note the meeting may close early if the committee
completes its business. Written material and requests to make oral
presentations should reach us on or before September 17, 2013.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
located at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593
in conference room 6i10-01-a. All visitors to Coast Guard Headquarters
will have to pre-register to be admitted to the building. Please
provide your name, telephone number and organization by close of
business on September 17, 2013, to the contact person listed in FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below. Additionally, all visitors to Coast
Guard Headquarters must provide identification in the form of
government-issued picture identification card for access to the
facility. Please allow at least 30 minutes before the planned start of
the meeting in order to pass through security.
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
the person listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below as soon as
possible.
To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment
on the issues to be considered by the committee as listed in the
``Agenda'' section below. Comments must be submitted in writing no
later than September 17, 2013, and must be identified by [USCG-2013-
0804] and may be submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department
of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: Same as mail address above between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The
telephone number is 202-366-9329. To avoid duplication, please use only
one of these four methods.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the words
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You
may review a Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets in the
January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments
related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, and use
``USCG-2013-0804'' in the ``Search'' field and follow instructions on
the Web site.
A public comment period of up to one hour will be held during the
meeting on September 19, 2013, after the committee completes its work
on the agenda given under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Speakers are
requested to limit their comments to 5 minutes. Please note that the
public comment period may end before the hour allotted, following the
last call for comments. Contact the individual listed below to register
as a speaker.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commandant (CG-WWM-2), ATTN: Mr. David
Dean, GLPAC Alternate Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), U.S. Coast
Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC
20593-7509; telephone 202-372-1533, fax 202-372-1914, or email at
[email protected]. If you have questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Barbara Hairston, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Title 5 United States Code (Pub.
L. 92-463). GLPAC was established under the authority of 46 U.S.C.
9307, and makes recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security
and the Coast Guard on matters relating to Great Lakes pilotage,
including review of proposed Great Lakes pilotage regulations and
policies.
Further information about GLPAC is available by going to the Web
site: https://www.facadatabase.gov. Click on the search tab and type
``Great Lakes'' into the search form. Then select ``Great Lakes
Pilotage Advisory Committee'' from the list.
Agenda
1. Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman to a 2 year term.
2. Review of minutes from July 2013 GLPAC.
3. Proposals from the committee for changes to the ratemaking
methodology.
4. Public comment period.
5. Discussion of proposals for changes to the ratemaking
methodology.
Dated: August 26, 2013.
Scott J. Smith,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director, Marine Transportation
Systems.
[FR Doc. 2013-21287 Filed 8-30-13; 8:45 am]
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