[Federal Register: January 14, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 9)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2004-16894]

 
Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee (GLPAC) will meet 
to discuss various issues relating to pilotage on the Great Lakes. The 
meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The GLPAC will meet on Thursday, January 29, 2004, from 8 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. The annual public workshop will be held from 3 to 4:30 
p.m. as part of the GLPAC meeting. The meeting and public workshop may 
close early if all business is finished. Written material and requests 
to make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
January 26, 2004. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed 
to each member of the committee should reach the Coast Guard on or 
before January 26, 2004.

ADDRESSES: GLPAC will meet in Room B-1 of the Anthony J. Celebrezze 
Federal Building at 1240 East Ninth Street, Cleveland, OH 44199-2060. 
Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to Margie 
Hegy, Commandant (G-MW), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice is available on the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Hegy, Executive Director of 
GLPAC, telephone 202-267-0415, fax 202-267-4700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of the meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Discussion on Maintaining Required Services under Declining 
Business Conditions.
    (2) Report from the Director of Great Lakes Pilotage.
    (3) Discussion on whether the Maximum Civil Penalty for Failure to 
Open a Bridge is Adequate.
    (4) Update on Availability of Information on Water Depths at 
Private Berths.
    (5) Pilotage Capital Improvement Programs.
    (6) Discussion of Partial Rate Adjustment for Pilotage on the Great 
Lakes.
    (7) Open workshop for public comments/questions on the Coast 
Guard's Great Lakes Pilotage Program.

Procedural

    The meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings 
may close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion, 
members of the public may make oral presentations during the meeting. 
If you would like to make an oral presentation at the meeting, please 
notify the Executive Director no later than January 26, 2004. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than January 26, 2004. If you would like a copy of your 
material distributed to each member of the committee in advance of the 
meeting, please submit 10 copies to Margie Hegy at the address in the 
ADDRESSES section no later than January 21, 2004.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the Executive Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: January 9, 2004.
L.L. Hereth,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for Marine 
Safety, Security, and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 04-912 Filed 1-12-04; 2:31 pm]

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