[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42937-42938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17739]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0481]


Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee will meet in Port

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Huron, Michigan, to discuss Committee matters relating to Great Lakes 
pilotage, including review of proposed Great Lakes pilotage regulations 
and policies. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: Meeting: The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee will meet 
on Thursday, September 12, 2019, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT. Please 
note that this meeting may adjourn early if the Committee has completed 
its business.
    Comments and supporting documents: To ensure your comments are 
received by Committee members before the meeting, submit your written 
comments no later than August 30, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Great Lakes Maritime Center, 
51 Court Street, Port Huron, MI 48060.
    Pre-registration Information: Pre-registration is not required for 
access. All attendees will be required to provide a government-issued 
picture identification card in order to gain admittance to the 
building.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meetings, but if you want Committee members to 
review your comment before the meetings, please submit your comments no 
later than August 30, 2019. We are particularly interested in comments 
on the issues in the ``Agenda'' section below. You must include the 
words ``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number USCG-
0481. Written comments may also be submitted using the Federal e-
Rulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If you encounter 
technical difficulties with comment submission, contact the individual 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below. Comments 
received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You 
may review the Privacy and Security Notice for the Federal Docket 
Management System at https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
    Docket Search: For access to the docket or to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, and 
use ``USCG-2019-0481'' in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, and then 
click on the item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ellen Engleman Conners, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory 
Committee, email [email protected] or telephone (202) 578-
2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5, U.S.C. Appendix. The Great 
Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee is 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.

Agenda

    The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, 
September 12, 2019 to review, discuss, deliberate and formulate 
recommendations, as appropriate, on the following topics:

1. Status of GLPAC Member Terms & Appointments
2. Rulemaking Update
3. SeaPro Demonstration
4. Rulemaking Methodology
    a. Traffic Projections & Methodology
    b. Separate Rates for voluntary pilotage
    c. Use of Financial Information in Rate-setting
    d. Current Pilot Workforce Levels
    e. Transparency Improvements
    f. Training expenditures/investments
5. Dispatch Procedures
    a. Current
    b. Cruise Ship Impact and Tanker Proposal
6. Pilot Association Projects and Updates
7. Stakeholder Engagement
8. GAO Report Update
9. Cost Control and Efficiency Study
10. Coast Guard Maritime Safety Risk Study
11. Amending Designated Waters
12. Canadian Pilotage Reform Legislation
13. Legal Fees
14. Public Comments
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://dco.uscg.afpims.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Prevention-Policy-CG-5P/Marine-Transportation-Systems-CG-5PW/Office-of-Waterways-and-Ocean-Policy/Office-of-Waterways-and-Ocean-Policy-Great-Laskes-Pilotage-Div/ by August 30, 2019. Alternatively, you may contact 
Ms. Ellen Engleman Conners as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section above.
    Public comments or questions will be taken throughout the meeting 
as the Committee discusses the issues and prior to deliberations and 
voting. There will also be a public comment period at the end of the 
meeting. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 5 minutes. 
Please note that the public comment period will end following the last 
call for comments. Contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section above, to register as a speaker.

    Dated: August 12, 2019.
Michael D. Emerson,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems.
[FR Doc. 2019-17739 Filed 8-16-19; 8:45 am]
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