Document ID: USCG-2014-0543-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2014-07-07T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38323-38324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15790]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2014-0543]

Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee will meet on July 
23-24, 2014, in Washington, DC to discuss matters relating to Great 
Lakes pilotage, including review of proposed Great Lakes pilotage 
regulations and policies. These meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee will meet on 
Wednesday July 23rd, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on 
Thursday July 24th from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please note that the 
meeting may close early if the committee completes its business. Pre-
registration, all submitted written materials, comments and requests to 
make oral presentations at the meeting should reach Ms. Michelle 
Birchfield, Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer on or before July 18, 2014. Any written 
material submitted by the public will be distributed to the committee 
and become part of the public record.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters 
located at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593 
in conference room 4R14-18. All visitors to Coast Guard Headquarters 
will have to pre-register to be admitted to the building. Please 
provide your full name, date of birth and Social Security number by 
close of business on July 18, 2014, to the contact person listed in FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below. Additionally, all visitors to Coast 
Guard Headquarters must provide identification in the form of 
government-issued picture identification card for access to the 
facility. Please allow at least 30 minutes before the planned start of 
the meeting in order to pass through security.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the person listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below as soon as 
possible.
    To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment 
on the issues to be considered by the committee as listed in the 
``Agenda''

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section below. Comments must be submitted in writing no later than July 
18, 2014, and must be identified by [USCG-2014-9110] and may be 
submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department 
of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Same as mail address above between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The 
telephone number is 202-366-9329.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this 
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You 
may review a Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets in the 
January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
    Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments 
related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, and use 
``USCG-2014-0543'' in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, and then click 
on the item you wish to view.
    Public comments will be heard during the meeting on July 23 and 
July 24, 2014. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 5 
minutes. Please note that the public comment period may end before the 
period allotted, following the last call for comments. Contact the 
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: section below 
to register as a speaker.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commandant (CG-WWM-2), ATTN: Ms. 
Michelle Birchfield, Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin 
Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509; telephone 202-
372-1537, fax 202-372-8387, or email at Michelle.R.Birchfield@uscg.mil. 
If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, 
call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-
366-9826 or 1-800-647-5527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix, Public Law 
92-463, 86 Stat, 770 as amended. The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory 
Committee was 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.
    Further information about Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee 
is available by going to the Web site: https://www.facadatabase.gov. 
Click on the search tab and type ``Great Lakes'' into the search form. 
Then select ``Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee'' from the list. 
A copy of all meeting documentation will also be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/GLPAC. Alternatively, you may contact Ms. Michelle 
Birchfield as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: section 
above.

Agenda

    The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee will meet to review, 
discuss, deliberate and formulate recommendations as appropriate on 
topics contained in the below agenda:
     Ice Operations: Closing of 2013 and Opening of 2014 
Seasons
    [cir] Debrief
    [cir] US/Canada coordination
    [cir] Lessons learned
    [cir] Great Lakes Pilotage Management System (GLPMS, or Klein) 
Migration
     Review General Regulations
    [cir] Update on effort to align with Federal Pilot requirements and 
credentialing
    [cir] Required Reporting to USCG
    [ssquf] Financial and operational reporting
    [ssquf] Accident reporting
     Discussion of Pilotage Governance
    [cir] Working Rules
    [cir] Geographic areas of responsibility
    [cir] Observance of mandatory change points for safety
     Pilotage requirements for yachts
     Commencement of revenue audits
     Proposed changes to the ratemaking methodology
     Billing for pilot boat operations
     Funding capital improvements
     Improving recruitment and retention
     Continuing raining, education and professional development
    Public comments or questions will be taken throughout the meeting 
as the committee discusses the issues. There will also be a public 
comment period at the end of each day.
    Minutes: Minutes from the meeting will be available for public view 
and copying within 90 days following the meeting at https://homeport.uscg.mil/GLPAC.

    Dated: June 30, 2014.
G.C. Rasicot,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2014-15790 Filed 7-3-14; 8:45 am]
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