[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54264-54265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21287]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2013-0804]


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 September 19, 2013, in Washington, DC to discuss and suggest 
improvements to the Great Lakes Pilotage regulations. The meeting will 
be open to the public.

DATES: GLPAC will meet on Thursday, September 19, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. 
to 4:00 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 September 17, 2013.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters 
located at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593 
in conference room 6i10-01-a. 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 September 17, 2013, to the contact person listed in FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below. Additionally, all visitors to Coast 
Guard Headquarters must provide identification in the form of 
government-issued picture identification card for access to the 
facility. Please allow at least 30 minutes before the planned start of 
the meeting in order to pass through security.
    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 September 17, 2013, and must be identified by [USCG-2013-
0804] 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-2013-0804'' in the ``Search'' field and follow instructions on 
the Web site.
    A public comment period of up to one hour will be held during the 
meeting on September 19, 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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commandant (CG-WWM-2), ATTN: Mr. David 
Dean, GLPAC Alternate Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), U.S. Coast 
Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 
20593-7509; 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 Barbara Hairston, Program Manager, Docket 
Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Title 5 United States Code (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.
    Further information about GLPAC is available by going to the Web 
site: https://www.facadatabase.gov. Click on the search tab and type 
``Great Lakes'' into the search form. Then select ``Great Lakes 
Pilotage Advisory Committee'' from the list.

Agenda

    1. Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman to a 2 year term.
    2. Review of minutes from July 2013 GLPAC.
    3. Proposals from the committee for changes to the ratemaking 
methodology.
    4. Public comment period.
    5. Discussion of proposals for changes to the ratemaking 
methodology.

    Dated: August 26, 2013.
Scott J. Smith,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director, Marine Transportation 
Systems.
[FR Doc. 2013-21287 Filed 8-30-13; 8:45 am]
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