[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60715-60716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24456]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2002-13396]


Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee (GLPAC) and its 
Subcommittee on Technology will meet to discuss various issues relating 
to pilotage on the Great Lakes. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Subcommittee will meet on Thursday, October 10, 2002, from 
2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. GLPAC will meet on Friday, October 11, 2002, 
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The meeting may close early if all business is 
finished. Written material and requests to make oral presentations 
should reach the Coast Guard on or before October 8, 2002. Requests to 
have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the 
committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before October 2, 2002.

ADDRESSES: GLPAC will meet in the Duluth Seaway Port Authority's Board 
Room at 1200 Port Terminal Drive, Duluth, MN 55802. Send written 
material and requests to make oral presentations to Margie Hegy, 
Commandant (G-MW), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice is available on the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Hegy, Executive Director of 
GLPAC, telephone 202-267-0415, fax 202-267-4700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of the meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Meetings

    Subcommittee on Technology. The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Assessment of technology needs of U.S. pilots on the U.S. Great 
Lakes.
    (2) Assessment of training needs of U.S. pilots on the U.S. Great 
Lakes.
    (3) Discussion of funding mechanisms--Capital improvement funds, 
surcharges, pilot rate, etc.
    Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee (GLPAC). The agenda 
includes the following:
    (1) Update on Bridge Hour Study.
    (2) Discussion on Pilotage Office Relocation Study.
    (3) Progress report from Technology Subcommittee.
    (4) Review definition of ``designated'' and ``undesignated'' 
waters.
    (5) Pilot Boats--Status, standards, acquisition process, and 
alternatives.
    The GLPAC meetings follow a public meeting on a bridge hour study 
being conducted on Great Lakes pilotage. This meeting will be held on 
October 10, 2002, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the same location.

Procedural

    The meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings 
may close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion, 
members of the public may make oral presentations during the meeting. 
If you would like to make an oral presentation at the meeting, please 
notify the Executive Director no later than October 8, 2002. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard

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no later than October 8, 2002. If you would like a copy of your 
material distributed to each member of the committee in advance of the 
meeting, please submit 10 copies to Margie Hegy at the address in the 
ADDRESSES section no later than October 2, 2002.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the Executive Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: September 19, 2002.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Acting Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and 
Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 02-24456 Filed 9-25-02; 8:45 am]
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