[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6680-6681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2892]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0054]


Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Meetings

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) will 
meet in Metairie, Louisiana (LA) to discuss various issues related to 
the training and fitness of merchant marine personnel. These meetings 
will be open to the public.

DATES: MERPAC will meet on Thursday, March 11, 2010, from 8 a.m. until 
4 p.m., and Friday, March 12, 2010, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. These 
meetings may close early if all business is finished. Written material 
and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on 
or before March 1, 2010. Requests to have a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the committee should reach the Coast 
Guard on or before March 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the New Orleans Marriott Metairie 
at Lakeway Hotel, 3838 N. Causeway Boulevard, Metairie, LA. Send 
written material and requests to make oral presentations to Mr. Mark 
Gould, Assistant to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of MERPAC, at 
Commandant (CG-5221), ATTN MERPAC, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second St., 
SW., STOP 7126, Washington, DC 20593-7126. This notice may be viewed in 
our online docket, USCG-2010-0054, at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark Gould, Assistant to the DFO 
of MERPAC, telephone 202-372-1409.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). MERPAC 
is chartered under that Act. It provides advice and makes 
recommendations to the Assistant Commandant for Operations on issues 
concerning merchant marine personnel.

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda for the March 11, 2010, Committee meeting is as follows:
    (1) The full committee will meet to discuss the objectives for the 
meeting.
    (2) Working groups addressing the following task statements may 
meet to deliberate--
    (a) Task Statement 30, concerning Utilizing Military Sea Service 
for STCW Certifications;
    (b) Task Statement 58, concerning Stakeholder Communications During 
MLD Program Restructuring and Centralization;
    (c) Task Statement 64, concerning Recommendations on Areas in the 
STCW Convention and the STCW Code Identified for Comprehensive Review;
    (d) Task Statement 71, concerning Review USCG/IMO Operational Level 
Examination (3rd Mate/2nd Mate and 3rd/2nd Assistant Engineer) Topics 
and Questions and Alignment with the STCW Code;
    (e) Task Statement 73, concerning Development of Training Guidance 
for Engineers Serving on Near-Coastal Vessels; and
    (f) Task Statement 74, concerning Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) 
Components.
    (3) MERPAC may form new working groups to address any new issues 
that arise.
    (4) At the end of the day, the working groups will make a report to 
the full committee on what was accomplished in their meetings. No 
action will be taken on these reports on this date.
    The agenda for the March 12, 2010, Committee meeting is as follows:
    (1) Introduction;
    (2) Reports from the following working groups;
    (a) Task Statement 30, concerning Utilizing Military Sea Service 
for STCW Certification;
    (b) Task Statement 58, concerning Stakeholder Communications During 
MLD Program Restructuring and Centralization;
    (c) Addendum to Task Statement 64, concerning Recommendations on 
Areas in the STCW Convention and the STCW Code Identified for 
Comprehensive Review;
    (d) Task Statement 71, concerning Review USCG/IMO Operational Level 
Examination (3rd Mate/2nd Mate and 3rd/2nd Assistant Engineer) Topics 
and Questions and Alignment with the STCW Code;
    (e) Task Statement 73, concerning Development of Training Guidance 
for Engineers Serving on Near-Coastal Vessels;
    (f) Task Statement 74, concerning Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) 
Components; and
    (g) Any other task statements adopted by the full committee at this 
meeting.
    (3) Other items which may be discussed:
    (a) Standing Committee--Prevention Through People.
    (b) Briefings concerning on-going projects of interest to MERPAC.
    (c) Other items brought up for discussion by the Committee or the 
public.
    (4) At the end of the day, the working groups will make a report 
and, if applicable, recommendations for the full committee to consider 
for presentation to the Coast Guard. Official action on these 
recommendations may be taken on this date.

Procedural

    These meetings will be open to the public. Please note that the 
meetings may close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's 
discretion, members of the public may make oral presentations during 
the meetings. If you would like to make an oral presentation at a 
meeting, please notify the Assistant to the DFO no later than March 1, 
2010. Written material for distribution at a meeting should reach the 
Coast Guard no later than March 1, 2010. If you would like a copy of 
your material distributed to each member of the committee in advance of 
a meeting, please submit 25 copies to the Assistant to the DFO no later 
than March 1, 2010.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities

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or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact the Assistant 
to the DFO as soon as possible.

    Dated: February 1, 2010.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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