Notice2023-15048
Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meeting; September 2023 Meeting
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Published
July 17, 2023
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet in Sault Saint Marie, 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 88, Number 135 (Monday, July 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 45437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15048]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2023-0395]
Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meeting; September 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 Sault Saint Marie, 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 Thursday, September 7, 2023,
from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 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 31, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Cisler Conference Center of
the Lake Superior State University (LSSU), 650 W Easterday Avenue,
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783.
Pre-registration Information: Pre-registration is not required for
access to the meeting.
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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b2d190a05080218453945270e1d0e181a1e0e2b1e18080c45060207"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b5d697a75787268354935577e6d7e686a6e7e5b6e68787c35767277">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 August 31, 2023. We are particularly interested in comments
on the topics 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>., email the individual in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions. You must include the docket number USCG-2023-0395.
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 on
the homepage of <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 (85FR 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. Francis 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#195f6b78777a706a374b37557c6f7c6a686c7c596c6a7a7e37747075"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e182c3f303d372d700c70123b283b2d2f2b3b1e2b2d3d3970333732">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 117-286, 5 U.S.C. ch. 10).
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 Thursday,
September 7, 2023, to review, discuss, deliberate and formulate
recommendations, as appropriate on the following topics:
1. Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meeting Practices and
Procedures.
2. Staffing Model.
3. Winter Navigation.
4. Pilots Providing ETA to Change Points.
5. Ratemaking Methodology.
6. Great Lakes Pilotage and American Pilots Association Best
Practices.
7. 2024 Annual Rulemaking Update.
8. Projects and Current Staffing.
9. 2013 Memorandum of Understanding between U.S. Coast Guard and
Canadian Great Lakes Pilotage Authority.
10. Double Pilotage and Daytime Only Navigation.
11. Expense and Revenue Reports for Rulemaking.
12. 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
1, 2023. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Francis 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: July 11, 2023.
Michael D. Emerson,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems.
[FR Doc. 2023-15048 Filed 7-14-23; 8:45 am]
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