[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50746-50747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20804]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0736]


Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee: Intercessional 
Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory committee working group meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) will 
conduct an intercessional meeting so that a working group may discuss 
Task Statement 75, entitled ``Review of the Supplemental Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking Concerning the Implementation of the Amendments to 
the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification 
and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, and Changes to Domestic 
Endorsements.'' This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: A MERPAC work group will meet on September 8, 2011, 2011, from 8 
a.m. until 5 p.m., and on September 9, 2011, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. 
Please note that the meeting may adjourn early if all business is 
finished. Written comments to be distributed to work group members and 
placed on MERPAC's Web site are due by August 25, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The work group will meet in Room 6103 of Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593. We request 
that members of the public who plan to attend this meeting notify Mr. 
Rogers Henderson at 202-372-1408 no later than September 1, 2011, so 
that building security officials can be notified. Attendees will be 
required to provide a picture identification card in order to gain 
admittance to the Coast Guard Headquarters building.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance, contact Mr. Rogers 
Henderson at 202-372-1408 as soon as possible.
    To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment 
on the issues to be considered by the work group as listed in the 
``Agenda'' section below. Written comments must be identified by Docket 
No. USCG-2011-0736 and may be submitted by one of the following 
methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments (preferred method to 
avoid delays in processing).
    <bullet> Fax: 202-372-1918.
    <bullet> Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department 
of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    <bullet> Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The 
telephone number is 202-366-9329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this 
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You 
may review a Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets in the 
January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
    Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments 
related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    This notice may be viewed in our online docket, USCG-2011-0736, at 
http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark Gould, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer (ADFO) to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of 
MERPAC, telephone 206-728-1368. If you have any questions on viewing or 
submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).
    MERPAC is an advisory committee authorized under section 871 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, Title 6, United States Code, section 
451, and chartered under the provisions of the FACA. The Committee will 
act solely in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of the Department 
of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
and the Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards on matters 
relating to personnel in the U.S. Merchant Marine, including but not 
limited to training, qualifications, certification, documentation, and 
fitness standards. The Committee will advise, consult with, and make 
recommendations reflecting its independent judgment to the Secretary.

Agenda

Day 1

    The agenda for September 8, 2011, work group meeting is as follows:
    (1) Discuss task objectives described in summary paragraph above;
    (2) Public comment period;
    (3) Discuss and prepare proposed recommendations for the full 
committee to consider concerning Task Statement 75, entitled, ``Review 
of the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning the 
Implementation of the Amendments to the International Convention on 
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 
1978, and Changes to Domestic Endorsements;'' and
    (4) Adjournment of meeting.

Day 2

    The agenda for the September 9, 2011, work group meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) Continue discussion on proposed recommendations;
    (2) Public comment period;
    (3) Prepare final recommendations for the full committee to 
consider concerning Task Statement 75, entitled, ``Review of the 
Supplemental Notice of

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Proposed Rulemaking Concerning the Implementation of the Amendments to 
the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification 
and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, and Changes to Domestic 
Endorsements;'' and
    (4) Adjournment of meeting.
    Procedural: A copy of all meeting documentation is available at the 
https://www.fido.gov Web site or by contacting Mark Gould. Once you 
have accessed the MERPAC Committee page, click on the meetings tab and 
then the ``View'' button for the meeting dated September 8-9, 2011 to 
access the information for this meeting. Minutes will be available 90 
days after this meeting. Both minutes and documents applicable for this 
meeting can also be found at an alternative site using the following 
Web address: https://homeport.uscg.mil and use these key strokes: 
Missions; Port and Waterways Safety; Advisory Committees; MERPAC; and 
then use the event key.
    A public oral comment period will be held during the work group 
meeting. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. 
Please note that the public oral comment period may end before the 
prescribed ending time indicated following the last call for comments. 
Contact Mark Gould as indicated above to register as a speaker.

    Dated: August 10, 2011.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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