[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38323-38324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15790]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2014-0543]
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 will meet on July
23-24, 2014, in Washington, DC to discuss matters relating to Great
Lakes pilotage, including review of proposed Great Lakes pilotage
regulations and policies. These meetings will be open to the public.
DATES: The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee will meet on
Wednesday July 23rd, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on
Thursday July 24th from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please note that the
meeting may close early if the committee completes its business. Pre-
registration, all submitted written materials, comments and requests to
make oral presentations at the meeting should reach Ms. Michelle
Birchfield, Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Alternate
Designated Federal Officer on or before July 18, 2014. Any written
material submitted by the public will be distributed to the committee
and become part of the public record.
ADDRESSES: The 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 4R14-18. All visitors to Coast Guard Headquarters
will have to pre-register to be admitted to the building. Please
provide your full name, date of birth and Social Security number by
close of business on July 18, 2014, 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''
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section below. Comments must be submitted in writing no later than July
18, 2014, and must be identified by [USCG-2014-9110] 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-2014-0543'' in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, and then click
on the item you wish to view.
Public comments will be heard during the meeting on July 23 and
July 24, 2014. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 5
minutes. Please note that the public comment period may end before the
period allotted, following the last call for comments. Contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: section below
to register as a speaker.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commandant (CG-WWM-2), ATTN: Ms.
Michelle Birchfield, Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Alternate
Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin
Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509; telephone 202-
372-1537, fax 202-372-8387, or email at [email protected].
If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket,
call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-
366-9826 or 1-800-647-5527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix, Public Law
92-463, 86 Stat, 770 as amended. The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory
Committee 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 Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee
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.
A copy of all meeting documentation will also be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/GLPAC. Alternatively, you may contact Ms. Michelle
Birchfield as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: section
above.
Agenda
The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee will meet to review,
discuss, deliberate and formulate recommendations as appropriate on
topics contained in the below agenda:
Ice Operations: Closing of 2013 and Opening of 2014
Seasons
[cir] Debrief
[cir] US/Canada coordination
[cir] Lessons learned
[cir] Great Lakes Pilotage Management System (GLPMS, or Klein)
Migration
Review General Regulations
[cir] Update on effort to align with Federal Pilot requirements and
credentialing
[cir] Required Reporting to USCG
[ssquf] Financial and operational reporting
[ssquf] Accident reporting
Discussion of Pilotage Governance
[cir] Working Rules
[cir] Geographic areas of responsibility
[cir] Observance of mandatory change points for safety
Pilotage requirements for yachts
Commencement of revenue audits
Proposed changes to the ratemaking methodology
Billing for pilot boat operations
Funding capital improvements
Improving recruitment and retention
Continuing raining, education and professional development
Public comments or questions will be taken throughout the meeting
as the committee discusses the issues. There will also be a public
comment period at the end of each day.
Minutes: Minutes from the meeting will be available for public view
and copying within 90 days following the meeting at https://homeport.uscg.mil/GLPAC.
Dated: June 30, 2014.
G.C. Rasicot,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2014-15790 Filed 7-3-14; 8:45 am]
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