02-14516. Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DOT.

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:

GLPAC will meet on Monday, July 1, 2002, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on Tuesday, July 2, 2002, from 9 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 June 20, 2002. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before June 20, 2002.

ADDRESSES:

GLPAC will meet in the Grissom Room of the Holiday Inn—BWI Airport, 890 Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum, 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 of Meeting

The agenda includes the following:

(1) Overview of pilotage on the Great Lakes.

(2) Relocation of the Great Lakes Pilotage Staff.

(3) Bridge Hour Study.

(4) Ratemaking Methodology.

(5) Automatic Identification System (AIS) Training.

(6) Information Exchange.

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 June 20, 2002. Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than June 20, 2002. 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 the Executive Director no later than June 20, 2002.

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: June 3, 2002.

Paul J. Pluta,

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