83_FR_4418 83 FR 4398 - Meeting Notice-U.S. Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee

83 FR 4398 - Meeting Notice-U.S. Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 20 (January 30, 2018)

Page Range4398-4398
FR Document2018-01744

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces a public meeting of the U.S. Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee (MTSNAC) to discuss advice and recommendations for the U.S. Department of Transportation on issues related to the maritime transportation system.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 4398]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01744]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


Meeting Notice--U.S. Maritime Transportation System National 
Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces a public meeting 
of the U.S. Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee 
(MTSNAC) to discuss advice and recommendations for the U.S. Department 
of Transportation on issues related to the maritime transportation 
system.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, February 28, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 
3:00 p.m. Eastern Savings Time (EST).

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the DOT Conference Center at 
the U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Jeffrey Flumignan, Designated Federal 
Officer, at [email protected] or at (212) 668-2064. Please visit the 
MTSNAC website at http://www.marad.dot.gov/ports/marine-transportation-system-mts/marine-transportation-system-national-advisory-committee-mtsnac/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MTSNAC is a Federal advisory committee 
that advises the U.S. Secretary of Transportation and the Maritime 
Administrator on issues related to the maritime transportation system. 
The MTSNAC was originally established in 1999 and mandated in 2007 by 
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The MTSNAC operates 
in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA).

Agenda

    The agenda will include: (1) Welcome, opening remarks, and 
introductions; (2) brief remarks by the Maritime Administrator; (3) 
updates to the Committee on subcommittee work; (4) development of work 
plans and proposed recommendations; (5) administrative items; and (6) 
public comments.

Public Participation

    The meeting will be open to the public. Members of the public who 
wish to attend in person must RSVP to [email protected] with your name and 
affiliation no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on February 12, 2018, in order 
to facilitate entry. Seating will be limited and available on a first-
come-first-serve basis.
    Services for Individuals with Disabilities: The public meeting is 
physically accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals 
requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other 
ancillary aids are asked to notify Jeffrey Flumignan at (212) 668-2064 
or [email protected] five (5) business days before the meeting.
    Public Comments: A public comment period will commence at 
approximately 4:00 p.m. on February 27, 2018 and 11:45 a.m. on February 
28, 2018. To provide time for as many people to speak as possible, 
speaking time for each individual will be limited to three minutes. 
Members of the public who would like to speak are asked to contact the 
Designated Federal Officer via email: [email protected]. Commenters will 
be placed on the agenda in the order in which notifications are 
received. If time allows, additional comments will be permitted. Copies 
of oral comments must be submitted in writing at the meeting or 
preferably emailed to [email protected] . Additional written comments are 
welcome and must be filed as indicated below.
    Written comments: Persons who wish to submit written comments for 
consideration by the Committee must email [email protected], or send them 
to MTSNAC Designated Federal Officers via email: [email protected], 
Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, W21-307, Washington, DC 20590 no later than February 
12, 2018 to provide sufficient time for review.

(Authority: 49 CFR part 1.93(a); 5 U.S.C. 552b; 41 CFR parts 102-3; 
5 U.S.C. app. Sections 1-16)

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    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: January 25, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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                                               comments. FRA does not anticipate                       DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                           MTSNAC@dot.gov with your name and
                                               scheduling a public hearing in                                                                                 affiliation no later than 5:00 p.m. EST
                                               connection with these proceedings since                 Maritime Administration                                on February 12, 2018, in order to
                                               the facts do not appear to warrant a                                                                           facilitate entry. Seating will be limited
                                                                                                       Meeting Notice—U.S. Maritime
                                               hearing. If any interested parties desire                                                                      and available on a first-come-first-serve
                                                                                                       Transportation System National
                                               an opportunity for oral comment and a                                                                          basis.
                                                                                                       Advisory Committee
                                               public hearing, they should notify FRA,                                                                           Services for Individuals with
                                               in writing, before the end of the                       AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                       Disabilities: The public meeting is
                                               comment period and specify the basis                    Department of Transportation.                          physically accessible to people with
                                               for their request.                                      ACTION: Notice of advisory committee                   disabilities. Individuals requiring
                                                 All communications concerning these                   public meeting.                                        accommodations, such as sign language
                                               proceedings should identify the                         SUMMARY:    The Maritime Administration                interpretation or other ancillary aids are
                                               appropriate docket number and may be                    (MARAD) announces a public meeting                     asked to notify Jeffrey Flumignan at
                                               submitted by any of the following                       of the U.S. Maritime Transportation                    (212) 668–2064 or MTSNAC@dot.gov
                                               methods:                                                System National Advisory Committee                     five (5) business days before the
                                                 • Website: http://                                    (MTSNAC) to discuss advice and                         meeting.
                                               www.regulations.gov. Follow the online                  recommendations for the U.S.                              Public Comments: A public comment
                                               instructions for submitting comments.                   Department of Transportation on issues                 period will commence at approximately
                                                                                                       related to the maritime transportation                 4:00 p.m. on February 27, 2018 and
                                                 • Fax: 202–493–2251.                                  system.                                                11:45 a.m. on February 28, 2018. To
                                                 • Mail: Docket Operations Facility,                   DATES: The meeting will be held on                     provide time for as many people to
                                               U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200                 Tuesday, February 27, 2018 from 9:00                   speak as possible, speaking time for
                                               New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140,                          a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday,                       each individual will be limited to three
                                               Washington, DC 20590.                                   February 28, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00               minutes. Members of the public who
                                                 • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey                      p.m. Eastern Savings Time (EST).                       would like to speak are asked to contact
                                               Avenue SE, Room W12–140,                                ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at                the Designated Federal Officer via
                                               Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.                    the DOT Conference Center at the U.S.                  email: MTSNAC@dot.gov. Commenters
                                               and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,                      Department of Transportation                           will be placed on the agenda in the
                                               except Federal Holidays.                                Headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Avenue                   order in which notifications are
                                                                                                       SE, Washington, DC 20590.                              received. If time allows, additional
                                                 Communications received by March
                                               16, 2018 will be considered by FRA                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       comments will be permitted. Copies of
                                               before final action is taken. Comments                  Jeffrey Flumignan, Designated Federal                  oral comments must be submitted in
                                                                                                       Officer, at MTSNAC@dot.gov or at (212)                 writing at the meeting or preferably
                                               received after that date will be
                                                                                                       668–2064. Please visit the MTSNAC                      emailed to MTSNAC@dot.gov .
                                               considered if practicable.
                                                                                                       website at http://www.marad.dot.gov/
                                                 Anyone can search the electronic                                                                             Additional written comments are
                                                                                                       ports/marine-transportation-system-
                                               form of any written communications                                                                             welcome and must be filed as indicated
                                                                                                       mts/marine-transportation-system-
                                               and comments received into any of our                                                                          below.
                                                                                                       national-advisory-committee-mtsnac/.
                                               dockets by the name of the individual                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                            Written comments: Persons who wish
                                               submitting the comment (or signing the                  MTSNAC is a Federal advisory                           to submit written comments for
                                               document, if submitted on behalf of an                  committee that advises the U.S.                        consideration by the Committee must
                                               association, business, labor union, etc.).              Secretary of Transportation and the                    email MTSNAC@dot.gov, or send them
                                               Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits                     Maritime Administrator on issues                       to MTSNAC Designated Federal Officers
                                               comments from the public to better                      related to the maritime transportation                 via email: MTSNAC@dot.gov, Maritime
                                               inform its processes. DOT posts these                   system. The MTSNAC was originally                      Transportation System National
                                               comments, without edit, including any                   established in 1999 and mandated in                    Advisory Committee, 1200 New Jersey
                                               personal information the commenter                      2007 by the Energy Independence and                    Avenue SE, W21–307, Washington, DC
                                               provides, to www.regulations.gov, as                    Security Act of 2007. The MTSNAC                       20590 no later than February 12, 2018
                                               described in the system of records                      operates in accordance with the                        to provide sufficient time for review.
                                               notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can                     provisions of the Federal Advisory
                                                                                                                                                              (Authority: 49 CFR part 1.93(a); 5 U.S.C.
                                               be reviewed at https://                                 Committee Act (FACA).
                                                                                                                                                              552b; 41 CFR parts 102–3; 5 U.S.C. app.
                                               www.transportation.gov/privacy. See                     Agenda                                                 Sections 1–16)
                                               also https://www.regulations.gov/                         The agenda will include: (1)
                                               privacyNotice for the privacy notice of                                                                        *       *    *     *      *
                                                                                                       Welcome, opening remarks, and
                                               regulations.gov.                                        introductions; (2) brief remarks by the                  By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
                                               Robert C. Lauby,                                        Maritime Administrator; (3) updates to                   Dated: January 25, 2018.
                                               Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
                                                                                                       the Committee on subcommittee work;                    T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                               Chief Safety Officer.                                   (4) development of work plans and                      Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                                                                       proposed recommendations; (5)
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of advisory committee public meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, February 28, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Savings Time (EST).
ContactJeffrey Flumignan, Designated Federal Officer, at [email protected] or at (212) 668-2064. Please visit the MTSNAC website at http://www.marad.dot.gov/ports/marine-transportation- system-mts/marine-transportation-system-national-advisory-committee- mtsnac/.
FR Citation83 FR 4398 

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