Document ID: USCG-2022-0398-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meeting
Posted Date: 2022-07-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41327-41328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14813]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0398]

Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee (Committee) will 
meet at the Port of Monroe, Michigan, 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 Tuesday, September 13, 2022 
from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. 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 September 6, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Great Lakes Port Authorities and 
Marine Terminals, 10 Port Avenue, Monroe, MI 48161. https://portofmonroe.com.
    Pre-registration Information: Pre-registration is not required for 
access. Attendees will be required to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines 
promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 
which includes vaccinated persons not needing to wear masks. Masks will 
be provided for non-vaccinated attendees. CDC guidance on COVID 
protocols can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/guidance.html.
    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 call or email the individual in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this documents 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 September 6, 2022. We are particularly interested in 
comments in the ``Agenda'' section below. We encourage you to submit 
comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at: https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov call or email the individual in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions. You must include the docket number USCG-2022-0398. 
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 
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. Frank 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 (5 U.S.C. appendix). The 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 
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 to review, discuss, deliberate and 
formulate recommendations, as appropriate on the following topics:
    1. Pilot Staffing.
    2. Soo Locks Operations.
    3. Pilotage Assessment.
    4. Necessary and Reasonable Expenses for Ratemaking.
    5. Rulemaking Process and Ex Parte Communications.
    6. Role of the Pilot.
    7. Importance of System Reliability.
    8. Fees for weather disruption.
    9. United States Registered Pilot Credential.
    10. Cruise Ships.
    11. Great Lake Pilotage Initiatives and Projects.
    12. Winter Navigation.
    13. Public comments.
    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 September 
25,

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2022. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Frank 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. 
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 7, 2022.
Michael D. Emerson,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems.
[FR Doc. 2022-14813 Filed 7-11-22; 8:45 am]
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