Document ID: USCG-2011-0338-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2011-05-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24505-24506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10512]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2011-0338]

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 (GLPAC) will meet 
on May 20, 2011, in Washington, District of Columbia. The meeting will 
be open to the public.

DATES: GLPAC will meet on Friday, May 20, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
Please note the meeting may close early if the committee completes its 
business. Written material and requests to make oral presentations or 
to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the 
committee should reach us on or before May 16, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 
2nd Street Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20593, in 
conference room 51309. All visitors to Coast Guard Headquarters will 
have to pre-register to be admitted to the building. Please provide 
your name, telephone number and organization by close of business on 
May 16, 2011, to the contact person listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT below. Additionally, all visitors to Coast Guard Headquarters 
must produce valid photo identification for access to the facility.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Mr. David Dean 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'' section below. Comments must be submitted in writing no 
later than May 16, 2011, and must be identified by [USCG-2011-0338] and 
may be submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: David.J.Dean@uscg.mil. Include the docket number 
in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202)372-1909.
     Mail: Commandant (Cg-5522,) Attn: GLPAC ADFO, US Coast 
Guard, 2100 2nd St., SW., Stop 7580, Washington, DC 20593-7580.
    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.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments 
related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    A public comment period will be held during the meeting on May 20, 
2011, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., and speakers

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are requested to limit their comments to 5 minutes. Please note that 
the public comment period may end before the time indicated, following 
the last call for comments. Contact the individual listed below to 
register as a speaker.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Dean, GLPAC Assistant 
Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), Commandant (CG-5522), U.S. Coast 
Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Stop 7580, Washington, DC 
20593-7580; telephone 202-372-1533, fax 202-372-1909, or e-mail at 
David.J.Dean@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). It was 
established under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 9307, and advises the 
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Coast Guard on Great Lakes pilot 
registration, operating requirements, training policies, and pilotage 
rates and other matters relating to Great Lakes pilotage.
    GLPAC expects to meet twice per year but may also meet at other 
times at the call of the Secretary. Further information about GLPAC is 
available by searching on ``Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee'' 
at http://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/.

Agenda

    The GLPAC will meet to review, discuss and formulate 
recommendations on the following issues:
    Old Business:
    Discussion of bridge hour analysis that reflects the actual 
pilotage time on task including bridge hours, standby time, travel time 
and delay/detention time using historical traffic records.
    New Business:
    Review of bridge hour calculations, a measure of pilotage hours and 
a key factor in determining pilotage rates;
    Review of the methodology used to determine annual pilotage rates;
    Implementation of a 2010 GLPAC recommendation to modify the 
methodology for reviewing pilotage rates every fifth year so that it 
can be applied on a partial basis to recognize major expenses incurred 
between fifth year reviews;
    Discussion of the future role of the Great Lakes Pilotage 
Electronic Management System, as well as the current uses of the 
software for dispatching and billing.

    Dated: April 26, 2011.
Dana A. Goward,
Director Marine Transportation Systems Management, U.S. Coast Guard.
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