[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41089-41090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14684]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


U.S. Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee; 
Notice of Public Meeting; Correction Updating Website Link

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and correction.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces a public meeting 
of the U.S. Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee 
(MTSNAC) to discuss advice and recommendations for the U.S. Department 
of Transportation on issues related to the marine transportation 
system. The previous meeting notice published in the Federal Register 
on July 1, 2020 inadvertently included an inactive website link in the 
ADDRESSES

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section and the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. This notice includes 
the correct MTSNAC website link.

DATES: The webinar-based (online) public meeting will be held on 
Wednesday, July 15, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight 
Time (EDT). Requests to speak during the public comment period of the 
meeting must submit a written copy of their remarks to DOT no later 
than by Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Requests to submit written materials 
to be reviewed during the meeting must be received by Wednesday, July 
8, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar, accessible via most 
internet browsers.
    The website link to join the meeting will be posted on the MTSNAC 
website by Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Please visit the MTSNAC website at 
https://www.maritime.dot.gov/outreach/maritime-transportation-system-mts/marine-transportation-system-national-advisory-committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Rutherford, Designated Federal 
Officer, at [email protected] or at (202) 366-1332. Maritime 
Transportation System National Advisory Committee, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE. W21-307, Washington, DC 20590. Any committee related request 
should be sent to the person listed in this section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The MTSNAC is a Federal advisory committee that advises the U.S. 
Secretary of
    Transportation through the Maritime Administrator on issues related 
to the marine transportation system. The MTSNAC was originally 
established in 1999 and mandated in 2007 by the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-140). The MTSNAC is codified at 46 
U.S.C. 55603 and operates in accordance with the provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

II. Agenda

    The agenda will include: (1) Welcome, opening remarks, and 
introductions; (2) administrative items; (3) subcommittee break-out 
sessions; (4) refining recommendations for the maritime transportation 
system for the full MTSNAC committee to vote and adopt during the 
September 28-29, 2020 meeting. The agenda will include updates to the 
Committee on the subcommittee research, processes for developing their 
recommendations, and a second look at the subcommittee's draft 
implementation strategies to help achieve the recommendations; and (5) 
public comments. A detailed agenda will be posted on the MTSNAC 
internet website at https://www.maritime.dot.gov/outreach/maritime-transportation-system-mts/marine-transportation-system-national-advisory-committee at least one week in advance of the meeting.

III. Public Participation

    The meeting will be open to the public.
    Services for Individuals with Disabilities: The public meeting is 
accessible to people with disabilities. The U.S. Department of 
Transportation is committed to providing equal access to this meeting 
for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services 
because of a disability, such as sign language, interpretation, or 
other ancillary aids, please contact the person listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Public Comments: A public comment period will commence at 
approximately 3 p.m. EST on July 15, 2020. 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 the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section. 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 or preferably emailed to the person listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Written Comments: Persons who wish to submit written comments for 
consideration by the Committee must send them to the person listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

(Authority: 49 CFR part 1.93(a); 5 U.S.C. 552b; 41 CFR parts 102-3; 
5 U.S.C. app. Sections 1-16)
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    Dated: July 2, 2020.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-14684 Filed 7-7-20; 8:45 am]
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