[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 64 (Thursday, April 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 16299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8134]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2003-14814]


Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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

DATES: The GLPAC will meet on Monday, May 5, 2003, from 2 p.m. to 5:30 
p.m. and on Tuesday, May 6, 2003, 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 
May 1, 2003. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to 
each member of the committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
May 1, 2003.

ADDRESSES: GLPAC will meet at the Maritime Institute of Technology 
Training and Conference Center, Room Deck A, 5700 Hammonds Ferry Road, 
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090. 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

    The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Ratemaking Methodology.
    (2) Pilot Attrition.
    (3) Briefing on Maritime Security on the Great Lakes.
    (4) Develop Notice for Public Input on Cost Saving Reform 
Strategies for Great Lakes Pilotage.
    (5) Update on Coast Guard Great Lakes Pilotage Activities and Work 
List for Near Future.
    (6) 2003 Shipping Season Issues.
    (7) Briefing on Determining Pilotage Rate by Vessel Size.

Procedural

    The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting 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 May 1, 2003. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than May 1, 2003. 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 April 28, 2003.

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: March 27, 2003.
Paul J. Pluta,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, 
Security and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 03-8134 Filed 4-2-03; 8:45 am]
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