[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 14592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05730]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council

AGENCY: Maritime Administration (MARAD), Department of Transportation.

ACTION: National Advisory Council public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration announces that the Marine 
Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) meeting, 
originally scheduled for February 13, 2014 and cancelled due to 
inclement weather, has now been rescheduled for April 1, 2014. The 
meeting will be held 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 2:30 p.m. on April 1, 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 March 25, 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 April 4, 
2014.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 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: March 11, 2014.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-05730 Filed 3-13-14; 8:45 am]
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