03-8134. Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

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 Monday, May 5, 2003, from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Tuesday, May 6, 2003, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The meeting may close early if all business is finished. Written material and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before May 1, 2003. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before May 1, 2003.

ADDRESSES:

GLPAC will meet at the Maritime Institute of Technology Training and Conference Center, Room Deck A, 5700 Hammonds Ferry Road, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090. 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 [phone], fax [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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

Agenda

The agenda includes the following:

(1) Ratemaking Methodology.

(2) Pilot Attrition.

(3) Briefing on Maritime Security on the Great Lakes.

(4) Develop Notice for Public Input on Cost Saving Reform Strategies for Great Lakes Pilotage.

(5) Update on Coast Guard Great Lakes Pilotage Activities and Work List for Near Future.

(6) 2003 Shipping Season Issues.

(7) Briefing on Determining Pilotage Rate by Vessel Size.

Procedural

The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting 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 May 1, 2003. Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than May 1, 2003. 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 April 28, 2003.

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: March 27, 2003.

Paul J. Pluta,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection.