[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5474-5475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01563]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2013-0029]


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 February 11, 2013, in Cleveland, Ohio. The meeting will be open to 
the public.

DATES: GLPAC will meet on Monday, February 11, 2013, from 12:30 p.m. to 
3:30 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 February 8, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Coast Guard District 9 
Headquarters, 1240 East 9th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44199, in 
conference room 1629. All visitors to Coast Guard District 9 
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 February 8, 2013, to the contact person listed in FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below. Additionally, all visitors to Coast 
Guard District 9 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 February 8, 2013, and must be identified by [USCG-2013-0029] 
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-2013-0029'' as your search term.
    A public comment period of up to one hour will be held during the 
meeting on February 11, 2013, 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 Alternate 
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 202-372-1914, 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 at least once more this year at the 
conclusion of the comprehensive pilotage study mentioned in the agenda 
below. Further information about GLPAC is available by searching on 
``Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee'' at http://www.faca.gov. 
Agenda

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    The GLPAC will meet to review, discuss and formulate 
recommendations on the following issues:
    2013/2014 Appendix A rulemakings 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.
    Status of vacant ratemaking position in Great Lakes Pilotage 
Division.
    Status of Great Lakes Pilotage Division office location.
    Presentation and discussion of the latest draft of the 
comprehensive pilotage study; a copy of the draft study is posted to 
the electronic docket. Please see instructions below for access.
    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, including a copy of the draft pilotage study, at 
http://www.regulations.gov. Use ``USCG-2013-0029'' as your search term.

    Dated: January 18, 2013.
D.A. Goward,
Director Marine Transportation Systems, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2013-01563 Filed 1-24-13; 8:45 am]
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