[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41089-41090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14684]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
U.S. Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee;
Notice of Public Meeting; Correction Updating Website Link
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and correction.
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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 marine transportation
system. The previous meeting notice published in the Federal Register
on July 1, 2020 inadvertently included an inactive website link in the
ADDRESSES
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section and the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. This notice includes
the correct MTSNAC website link.
DATES: The webinar-based (online) public meeting will be held on
Wednesday, July 15, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Time (EDT). Requests to speak during the public comment period of the
meeting must submit a written copy of their remarks to DOT no later
than by Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Requests to submit written materials
to be reviewed during the meeting must be received by Wednesday, July
8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar, accessible via most
internet browsers.
The website link to join the meeting will be posted on the MTSNAC
website by Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Please visit the MTSNAC website at
https://www.maritime.dot.gov/outreach/maritime-transportation-system-mts/marine-transportation-system-national-advisory-committee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Rutherford, Designated Federal
Officer, at [email protected] or at (202) 366-1332. Maritime
Transportation System National Advisory Committee, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE. W21-307, Washington, DC 20590. Any committee related request
should be sent to the person listed in this section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The MTSNAC is a Federal advisory committee that advises the U.S.
Secretary of
Transportation through the Maritime Administrator on issues related
to the marine transportation system. The MTSNAC was originally
established in 1999 and mandated in 2007 by the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-140). The MTSNAC is codified at 46
U.S.C. 55603 and operates in accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
II. Agenda
The agenda will include: (1) Welcome, opening remarks, and
introductions; (2) administrative items; (3) subcommittee break-out
sessions; (4) refining recommendations for the maritime transportation
system for the full MTSNAC committee to vote and adopt during the
September 28-29, 2020 meeting. The agenda will include updates to the
Committee on the subcommittee research, processes for developing their
recommendations, and a second look at the subcommittee's draft
implementation strategies to help achieve the recommendations; and (5)
public comments. A detailed agenda will be posted on the MTSNAC
internet website at https://www.maritime.dot.gov/outreach/maritime-transportation-system-mts/marine-transportation-system-national-advisory-committee at least one week in advance of the meeting.
III. Public Participation
The meeting will be open to the public.
Services for Individuals with Disabilities: The public meeting is
accessible to people with disabilities. The U.S. Department of
Transportation is committed to providing equal access to this meeting
for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services
because of a disability, such as sign language, interpretation, or
other ancillary aids, please contact the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Public Comments: A public comment period will commence at
approximately 3 p.m. EST on July 15, 2020. 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 person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section. 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 the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Written Comments: Persons who wish to submit written comments for
consideration by the Committee must send them to the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
(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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Dated: July 2, 2020.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-14684 Filed 7-7-20; 8:45 am]
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