Notice2022-14813
Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meeting
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Published
July 12, 2022
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41327-41328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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. <a href="https://portofmonroe.com">https://portofmonroe.com</a>.
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: <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/guidance.html">https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/guidance.html</a>.
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: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. If your material cannot be submitted using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> including any personal information you provided.
You may wish to view the Privacy and Security Notice found via link
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c086b2a1aea3a9b3ee92ee8ca5b6a5b3b1b5a580b5b3a3a7eeada9ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84c2f6e5eae7edf7aad6aac8e1f2e1f7f5f1e1c4f1f7e7e3aae9ede8">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 <a href="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/">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/</a> by September
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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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