Document ID: USCG-2018-0704-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2018-07-31T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36946-36947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16365]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0704]

Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee

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 Cape 
Vincent, New York, 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 
Monday, September 10, 2018, 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 September 4, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at a location owned and operated by 
Saint Lawrence Seaway Pilots Association, 230 N Point Street, Cape 
Vincent, New York 13618. https://seawaypilots.com/.
    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 September 4, 2018. 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-0704. 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-2018-0704'' in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, and then 
click on the item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Vincent Berg, 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, 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 
Monday, September 10, 2018 to review, discuss, deliberate and formulate 
recommendations, as appropriate, on the following topics:
    1. Annual rulemakings and financial reports--uniform system of 
accounts and uniform auditing practices;
    2. Target pilot compensation study;
    3. Use of the 10-year rolling average of traffic;
    4. Weighting factors application to charges;
    5. Itemized source form;
    6. Working capital fund;
    7. Pilot association projects;
    8. Pilot association compensation practices;
    9. Pilot association training for applicants and partners;
    10. Labor disputes/6-hour rule;
    11. Temporary registration;
    12. Billing disputes/process;
    13. Tug usage;

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    14. Competitive pilotage;
    15. Recuperative rest for pilots;
    16. Legislative changes;
    17. Lake Ontario/Saint Lawrence River Traffic Challenges;
    18. Public comment period.
    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 September 4, 2018. Alternatively, you may 
contact Mr. Vincent Berg 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: July 26, 2018.
Michael D. Emerson,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems.
[FR Doc. 2018-16365 Filed 7-30-18; 8:45 am]
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