
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 133 (Monday, July 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40075-40076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17033]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0633]


Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

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

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SUMMARY: The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee will meet on 
August 5, 2015, in Washington, DC to discuss matters relating to Great 
Lakes pilotage, including review of proposed Great Lakes pilotage 
regulations and policies. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee will meet on 
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Please note that 
this 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 28, 2015. 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 Building 33, lower level conference room. All visitors to Coast 
Guard Headquarters will have to pre-register to be admitted to the 
facility. Please provide your full name, date of birth, and Social 
Security number by close of business on July 28, 2015, 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'' section below. Comments must be submitted in writing no 
later than July 28, 2015, and must be identified by [USCG-2015-0633] 
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

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this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, and use ``USCG-2015-
0633'' 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 August 5, 2015. 
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, (Title 5 U.S.C. Appendix). 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 the 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://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/cg552/pilotage.asp by 
July 30, 2015. 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 on Wednesday, 
August 5, 2015 to review, discus, deliberate and formulate 
recommendations as appropriate on topics contained in the below agenda:
    (1) Status Report of action taken on Committee recommendations.
    (2) Ice Operations: Closing 2014/Opening 2015.
    (3) State of U.S. Great Lakes Pilotage.
    (4) Status of current rulemakings and audits.
    (5) Great Lakes Pilotage Management System (also known as Klein 
System) upgrade.
    (6) Pilot development.
    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.
    Minutes: Minutes from the meeting will be available for public view 
and copying within 90 days following the meeting at https://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/cg552/pilotage.asp.

G.C. Rasicot,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2015-17033 Filed 7-10-15; 8:45 am]
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