Document ID: USCG-2022-0706-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meeting; February 2023 Meeting
Posted Date: 2023-01-05T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 878-879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28636]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0706]

Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meeting; February 2023 
Meeting

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 (Committee) will 
meet 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 Wednesday, February 8, 2023, 
from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST). 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 February 1, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Covington Firehouse Event 
Center, 432 N Theard Street, Covington, LA, 70433; https://covla.com/city-departments/facilities/.
    Pre-registration Information: Pre-registration is not required for 
access to the meeting. Attendees at the meeting will be required to 
follow COVID-19 safety guidelines promulgated by the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which may include the need to 
wear masks. 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 email Mr. Francis Levesque at 
[email protected] or call (571) 308-4941 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 February 1, 2023. We are particularly interested in comments 
regarding the topics 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 contact the individual in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions. You must include the docket number [USCG-2022-0706]. 
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 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 
Wednesday, February 8, 2023, to review, discuss, deliberate and 
formulate recommendations, as appropriate on the following topics:

1. Value of Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meetings.
2. The date a pilot is counted in the rate.
3. Number of pilots needed.
4. Winter navigation.
5. Best Practices.
6. 2023 Annual Rule Update.
7. Expense and Revenue Report Update.

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8. Modernization Rulemaking Update.
9. Staffing Model.
10. Discussion of the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding between U.S. 
Coast Guard and Canada.
11. 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/ no later than 
February 22, 2023. 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. 
Contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section above, to register as a speaker.

    Dated: December 29, 2022.
Michael D. Emerson,
U.S. Coast Guard, Headquarters, Director, Marine Transportation 
Systems.
[FR Doc. 2022-28636 Filed 1-4-23; 8:45 am]
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