[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61370-61371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25464]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2011-0948]


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 October 18, 2011, in Washington, District of Columbia. The meeting 
will be open to the public.

DATES: GLPAC will meet on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 4 
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 October 14, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 
2nd Street Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20593, in 
conference room 51309. 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 
October 14, 2011, to the contact person listed in FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT: below. Additionally, all visitors to Coast Guard 
Headquarters must produce valid photo identification for access to the 
facility.
    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 October 14, 2011, and must be identified by [USCG-2011-XXXX] 
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-2011-XXXX'' as your search term.

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    A public comment period will be held during the meeting on October 
18, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., and speakers are requested to limit 
their comments to 5 minutes. Please note that the public comment period 
may end before the time indicated, following the last call for 
comments. Contact the individual listed below to register as a speaker.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Dean, GLPAC Assistant 
Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), Commandant (CG-5522), U.S. Coast 
Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Stop 7580, Washington, DC 
20593-7580; telephone 202-372-1533, fax 202-372-1909, or e-mail at 
[email protected]. If you have questions on viewing or submitting 
material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket 
Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). GLPAC 
was established under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 9307, as amended, 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.
    GLPAC expects to meet twice per year but may also meet at other 
times at the call of the Secretary. Further information about GLPAC is 
available by searching on ``Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee'' 
at http://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/.

Agenda

    The GLPAC will meet to review, discuss and formulate 
recommendations on the following issues:
    Discussion of the comprehensive bridge hour study of Great Lakes 
pilotage operations. This study will include:
    1. Evaluation of current bridge hour definition and standards used 
in the ratemaking process.
    2. Replacing the current standard with a broader, more inclusive, 
work hour definition and developing new standards for use in measuring 
pilot work load to more accurately establish rates.
    Status of the 2012 Appendix A ratemaking rule, the Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking which was published August 4, 2011 (76 FR 47095; 
correction, Aug. 16, 2011, 76 FR 50713.
    Status of the audits for the 2013 Appendix A ratemaking rule.
    Status of the Memorandum of Arrangements between the U.S. and 
Canada.
    Discussion of relocating the Great Lakes Pilotage Division physical 
office from Washington, DC to the Great Lakes region.
    Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Great Lakes Pilotage 
Advisory Committee for a 2 year term.
    Materials relating to these issues appears in the docket, http://www.regulations.gov. Use ``USCG-2011-XXXX'' as your search term.

    Dated: September 27, 2011.
D. A. Goward,
Director Marine Transportation Systems Management, U.S. Coast Guard.
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