Document ID: USCG-2020-0322-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meeting
Posted Date: 2020-08-11T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48547-48548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17540]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0322]

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 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, 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 Committee will meet on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, 
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 August 24, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Ojibway ballroom, 240 
W Portage Ave., Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783. https://ojibwayhotel.com.
    Pre-registration Information: Pre-registration is not required for 
access. Attendees will be required to follow as closely as possible 
COVID-19 safety guidelines promulgated by the CDC, which includes 
social distancing and wearing masks when in an enclosed space or within 
six feet of another person. Some CDC guidance here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/community-based.html.
    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

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Committee members to review your comment before the meetings, please 
submit your comments no later than August 24, 2020. We are particularly 
interested in comments on the issues 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 words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number USCG-0322. 
Comments received will be posted without alteration at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For 
more about privacy 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: Ms. Ellen Engleman Conners, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory 
Committee, telephone (202) 578-2815, or email 
Ellen.EnglemanConners@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (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 
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 to review, discuss, deliberate and formulate 
recommendations, as appropriate on the following topics:
    1. Status of GLPAC members terms and appointments.
    2. St. Lawrence River flow/Lake Ontario flooding/Seaway closure.
    3. Individual pilot compensation reporting.
    4. Limited Pilot Registration.
    5. Compensation Benchmark for Apprentice Pilots.
    6. Staffing Model.
    7. Annual review and report comparing previous rate-setting 
projections with actual data.
    8. Designation of the Straits of Mackinac.
    9. Training surcharge.
    10. Pilot Association project and updates.
    11. Stakeholder Outreach.
    12. Joint Stakeholder comments.
    13. Host Pilots Association presentation.
    14. Public Comments.
    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 August 24, 2020. Alternatively, you may contact 
Ms. Ellen Engleman Conners 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: August 6, 2020.
Michael D. Emerson,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems.
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