[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43148-43149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20510]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2009-0737]


Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting; request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory 
Committee (GLPAC) 2009 annual meeting and seeks applications to fill 
one vacancy on the GLPAC. GLPAC provides advice and recommendations to 
the Secretary on issues related to pilotage on the Great Lakes. GLPAC's 
meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: GLPAC will meet on Monday, September 21, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 2 
p.m. The meeting may close early if all business is finished. Written 
material and requests to make oral presentations or to have a copy of 
your material distributed to each member of the committee should reach 
us on or before September 14, 2009. Applications for GLPAC membership 
should reach us by October 2, 2009.

ADDRESSES: GLPAC will meet at Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 2nd 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001, Room 6303. Send written 
material and requests relating to the GLPAC meeting to Mr. John Bobb 
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Electronically submitted 
material must be in Adobe or Microsoft Word format. Also, send 
applications for GLPAC membership to Mr. Bobb. An application form for 
GLPAC membership, as well as this notice, is available in our online 
docket, USCG-2009-0737, at http://www.regulations.gov; enter the docket 
number for this notice (USCG-2009-0737) in the Search box, and click 
``Go.'' You may also contact Mr. Bobb for a copy of the application 
form.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Bobb, GLPAC Assistant 
Designated Federal Official (ADFO), Commandant (CG-54121), U.S. Coast 
Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Stop 7581, Washington, DC 
20593-7581; telephone 202-372-1532, fax 202-372-1929, or e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GLPAC is a Federal advisory committee 
under 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (Pub. L. 92-463). It was established under the 
authority of 46 U.S.C. 9307, and advises the Secretary of Homeland 
Security and the Coast Guard on Great Lakes pilot registration, 
operating requirements, training policies, and pilotage rates.
    GLPAC meets at least once a year, normally at Coast Guard 
Headquarters, Washington, DC. It may also meet for extraordinary 
purposes. Further information about GLPAC is available by searching on 
``Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee'' at http://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/.

Notice of Meeting

    GLPAC's 2009 annual meeting will be held at Coast Guard 
Headquarters on September 21, 2009.
    The agenda includes the following:
    (1) GLPAC review of public comments solicited by the Coast Guard in 
the Federal Register of July 21, 2009 (``Great Lakes Pilotage 
Ratemaking Methodology,'' 74 FR 35838), in accordance with requirements 
of 46 U.S.C. 9307(d) for consultation with GLPAC before taking any 
significant action relating to Great Lakes pilotage;
    (2) Appointment of seventh member in compliance with requirements 
of 46 U.S.C. 9307(b)(2)(E);
    (3) Election of chairman and vice chairman in compliance with 
requirements of 46 U.S.C. 9307(c)(1);
    (4) GLPAC recommendation to Congress whether GLPAC be renewed and 
continued beyond its current termination date of September 30, 2010 in 
compliance with requirements of 46 U.S.C. 9307(f)(2).
    (5) Report from the Director of Great Lakes Pilotage.
    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. 
For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Mr. John Bobb (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) as soon as 
possible.

Request for Applications

    We will consider applications to fill one vacancy on the committee. 
To be eligible, candidates must have a background in finance or 
accounting. The person selected must be recommended to the Secretary by 
unanimous vote of GLPAC's other members, and may be appointed without 
regard to the requirement that each member have five years of practical 
experience in maritime operations. The person selected may, but need 
not, come from among those who respond to this request for 
applications. The person selected will serve for a term of three years, 
which may be renewed once. Members serve at their own expense and 
receive no salary but may be reimbursed for travel expenses.
    In support of the Coast Guard policy on gender and ethnic 
nondiscrimination, we encourage qualified men and women and members of 
all racial and ethnic groups to apply. The Coast Guard values 
diversity; all the different characteristics and attributes of persons 
that enhance the mission of the Coast Guard.
    The person selected to fill this vacancy will be appointed and 
serve as a Special Government Employee (SGE) as defined in section 202 
(a) of title 18, United States Code. As a candidate for appointment as 
SGE, applicants are required to complete a Confidential Financial 
Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450). A completed OGE Form 450 is not 
releasable to the public except under an

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order issued by a Federal court or as otherwise provided under the 
Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a). Only the Designated Agency Ethics Official 
or the DAEO's designate may release a Confidential Financial Disclosure 
Report.

    Dated: August 19, 2009.
Rajiv Khandpur,
U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Waterways Management.
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