[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 118 (Monday, June 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26594-26595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11452]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2025-0145]


Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meeting; July 2025 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee (Committee) will 
meet in Port Huron, Michigan to discuss matters relating to Great Lakes 
Pilotage, including the review of proposed Great Lakes Pilotage 
regulations and policies. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: 
    Meeting: The Committee will meet on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, from 
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Please note that this 
meeting may adjourn early if the Committee has completed its business.
    Comments and supporting documentations: To ensure your comments are 
received by Committee members before the meeting, submit your written 
comments no later than 1 p.m., July 16, 2025.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the conference room at the 
DoubleTree Hotel, 800 Harker Street, Port Huron, MI 48060. DoubleTree 
Hotels in Port Huron, MI--Find Hotels--Hilton.
    Pre-registration Information: Pre-registration is not required for 
access to the meeting.
    The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee is committed to 
ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of disability 
status. If you require reasonable accommodation due to a disability to 
fully participate, please email Mr. Francis Levesque at 
[email protected]. or call (571) 308-4941 as soon as 
possible.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meeting, but if you want Committee members to 
review your comment before the meeting, please submit your comments no 
later than 1 p.m., July 16, 2025. We are particularly interested in 
comments on the topics in

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the ``Agenda'' section below. We encourage you to submit comments 
through the Federal Decision Making Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. To do so, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type 
USCG-2025-0145 in the search box and click ``Search''. Next, look for 
this document in the Search Results column and click on it. Then click 
on the Comment option. If your material cannot be submitted using 
https://www.regulations.gov., email the individual in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions. You must include the docket number USCG-2025-0145. 
Comments received will be posted without alteration at https://www.regulations.gov including any personal information you provided. 
You may wish to view the Privacy and Security Notice found via link on 
the homepage of https://www.regulations.gov. For more about the privacy 
and submissions in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking 
System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). If you 
encounter technical difficulties with comment submission, contact the 
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice.
    Docket Search: Documents mentioned in this notice as being 
available in the docket, and all public comments, will be in our online 
docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following 
that website's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online 
docket and sign-up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments 
are posted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis Levesque, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory 
Committee, telephone (571) 308-4941 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 117-286, 5 U.S.C. ch. 10). 
The Committee is established under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 9307 and 
makes recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
U.S. 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 Wednesday, 
July 23, 2025, to review, discuss, deliberate and formulate 
recommendations, as appropriate on the following topics:
    1. Rulemaking Update.
    2. Financial Report Update.
    3. Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meetings.
    4. Canadian Regulations.
    5. Rule Making Process.
    6. Role of the Pilot.
    7. National Transportation Safety Board Maritime Safety Overview.
    8. Mandatory Change Points and Recuperative Rest.
    9. Ratemaking Methodology.
    10. Great Lakes Pilotage Memorandum of Understanding Update.
    11. Dispatching.
    12. American Great Lakes Pilot Associations Project Update.
    13. Pilot Staffing Report.
    14. Reciprocity.
    15. Public Comments.
    16. Closing Remarks and Adjournment of Meeting.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Prevention-Policy-CG-5P/Marine-Transportation-Systems-CG-5PW/Office-of-Waterways-and-Ocean-Policy/Great-Lakes-Pilotage-Advisory-Committee/ by July 16, 
2025. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Francis Levesque 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. 
Contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section above, to register as a speaker.

    Dated: June 17, 2025.
Michael D. Emerson,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems.
[FR Doc. 2025-11452 Filed 6-20-25; 8:45 am]
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