[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24729-24730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9889]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2012-0359]


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 June 7, 2012, in Washington, District of Columbia. The meeting will 
be open to the public.

DATE: GLPAC will meet on Thursday, June 7, 2012, 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 June 1, 2012.

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

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be admitted to the building. Please provide your name, telephone number 
and organization by close of business on June 1, 2012, 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 June 1, 2012, and must be identified by [USCG-2012-0359] 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-2012-0359'' as your search term.
    A public comment period of up to one hour will be held during the 
meeting on June 7th, 2012, after the committee completes its work on 
the agenda given under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Speakers are 
requested to limit their comments to 5 minutes. Please note that the 
public comment period may end before the hour allotted, 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 email 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, 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.faca.gov.
Agenda
    The GLPAC will meet to review, discuss and formulate 
recommendations on the following issues:
    Relocating the Great Lakes Pilotage Division physical office from 
Washington, DC to Cleveland, OH.
    Comprehensive study of Great Lakes pilotage operations including 
detailed analysis of the existing bridge hour standard for pilotage 
operations, the seasonal pilotage work hour standard of 1000/1800 hours 
for designated/undesignated waters, the efficacy of the current billing 
scheme and alternatives, the standard for return on investment for 
pilotage operations, the use of a multi-year average of vessel traffic 
levels for annual projections of traffic, and a review of appropriate 
pilot compensation.
    Audits for the 2014 Appendix A rulemaking which establishes the 
rates that pilots can charge industry for their services.
    Memorandum of Arrangements between the U.S. and Canada concerning 
definitions and procedures for pilotage in the shared waters of the 
Great Lakes.
    Establishing a permanent split of St. Lawrence River pilotage 
assignments through a change point at Iroquois Lock.
    This will be followed by a public comment period of up to one hour. 
Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 5 minutes.
    More detailed information and materials relating to these issues 
appear in the docket, http://www.regulations.gov. Use ``USCG-2012-
0359'' as your search term.

    Dated: April 18, 2012.
D. A. Goward,
Director Marine Transportation Systems, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2012-9889 Filed 4-24-12; 8:45 am]
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