[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 5518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02036]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council

ACTION: National Advisory Council Public Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration announces that the Marine 
Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) will hold a 
meeting to discuss potential recommendations to the Secretary on the 
integration of marine highways into the national transportation system, 
options to provide a steady and reliable funding mechanism for port 
infrastructure development, methods to mitigate the impact of cargo 
diverted as a result of natural disasters, and surface transportation 
reauthorization issues. A public comment period will commence at 1:15 
p.m. on February 13, 2014. To provide time for as many people to speak 
as possible, speaking time for each individual will be limited to three 
minutes. Members of the public who would like to speak are asked to 
contact Richard J. Lolich by February 7, 2014. Commenters will be 
placed on the agenda in the order in which notifications are received. 
If time allows, additional comments will be permitted. Copies of oral 
comments must be submitted in writing at the meeting. Additional 
written comments are welcome and must be filed by February 17, 2014.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2014, from 
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Media Center at the U.S. 
Department of Transportation Headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 
Washington, DC 20590. To participate via teleconference, please contact 
Richard Lolich at the Maritime Administration as indicated below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Lolich, (202) 366-0704; 
Maritime Administration, MAR-540, Room W21-310, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 
SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001; [email protected].
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. App 2, Sec. 9(a)(2); 41 CFR 101-6. 1005; DOT Order 
1120.3B)

    Dated: January 28, 2014.
Christine Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-02036 Filed 1-30-14; 8:45 am]
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