[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2545-2546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01062]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2025-0394]
Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meeting; February 2026
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 at the Firehouse Event Center in Covington, Louisiana, to discuss
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 Committee will meet on Thursday, February 5, 2026,
from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). 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 January 28, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the City of Covington Firehouse
Event Center at 432 N Theard Street, Covington, LA 7043; https://www.covla.com/city-departments/facilities/fec/.
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 (202) 906-0835 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
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January 28, 2026. We are particularly interested in comments on the
topics in 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-2025-0394 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-2025-0394.
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 comment, 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 (202) 906-0835 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 Thursday,
February 5, 2026, to review, discuss, deliberate and formulate
recommendations, as appropriate on the following topics:
1. Training for Masters and Pilots.
2. Reciprocity.
3. Supply Chain Reliability.
4. Financial Report Update.
5. Rates Update.
6. Maritime Pilots Institute Presentation.
7. Maritime Pilots Institute Facility overview and demonstration.
8. Great Lakes Pilotage Office: Resources, Personnel, Geographic
Location and Organizational Structure.
9. Great Lakes Pilotage Memorandum of Understanding Update.
10. Ordering.
11. Public Comments.
12. 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 January
28, 2026. 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: January 16, 2026.
Michael D. Emerson,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems.
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