A petition for a change in the rates of pilotage charged by the licensed state pilots and certified deputy pilots at the Port of Miami has been filed with the Pilotage Rate Review Committee, pursuant to Section 310.151, Florida Statutes and Chapter ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Pilotage Rate Review Committee

The Board of Pilot Commissioners/Pilotage Rate Review Committee announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATES AND TIMES: June 1, 2016 – June 3, 2016, 8:30 a.m.

PLACE: Hyatt Regency Miami, 400 SE 2nd Ave., Miami, FL 33131-2197

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: A petition for a change in the rates of pilotage charged by the licensed state pilots and certified deputy pilots at the Port of Miami has been filed with the Pilotage Rate Review Committee, pursuant to Section 310.151, Florida Statutes and Chapter 61G14, Florida Administrative Code.

The last rate change (increase) granted the Port of Miami was April 1, 2002. The committee intends to consider the following requested rate change (decrease) for the Port of Miami:

The petition requests the following changes:

Draft charge decrease, for passenger vessels only, from $17.433 per foot to $13.075 per foot.

Tonnage charge decrease, for passenger vessels only, from $0.0364 per GRT to $0.0273 per GRT.

All other charges currently in place at the Port of Miami would remain the same, with the exception that any fees based on draft and tonnage shall be subject to a 25% discount when applied to passenger vessels.

The Committee’s site visit to the Port of Miami will occur on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, 9:00 a.m. at 2911 Port Boulevard, Miami, FL 33132.

All interested parties may file an answer, an additional or alternative application, or any other applicable pleading or response, including all documentation in support thereof within thirty (30) days of this publication. Therefore, any answer, an additional or alternative application, or any other applicable pleading or response, including all documentation in support thereof must be filed by close of business on March 25, 2016.

A copy of the application for the rate change and for a copy of the investigative committee’s report (when available) may be obtained by contacting: the Board of Pilot Commissioners/Pilotage Rate Review Committee, 1940 N. Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone].

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: The Board of Pilot Commissioners/Pilotage Rate Review Committee, 1940 N. Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone].

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: The Board of Pilot Commissioners/Pilotage Rate Review Committee, 1940 N. Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.