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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89653-89654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26211]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0885]

National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; December 
2024 Virtual Meeting

AGENCY:  U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee virtual meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee 
(Committee) will conduct a virtual meeting to discuss issues relating 
to personnel in the United States Merchant Marine including the 
training, qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness of 
mariners. The virtual meeting will be open to the public. Anyone 
wishing to attend should contact the individual noted in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

DATES: 
    Meetings: The National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee 
is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, from 9 a.m. until 
4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Zone (EST). The virtual meeting may 
adjourn early if the Committee has completed its business.
    Comments and supporting documentation: To ensure your comments are 
received by Committee members before the virtual meeting, submit your 
written comments no later than November 27, 2024.

ADDRESSES: To join the virtual meeting or to request special 
accommodations, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. EST on November 27, 
2024, to obtain the needed information. The number of virtual lines is 
limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis.
    The National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee is 
committed to ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of 
disability status. If you require reasonable accommodation due to a 
disability to fully participate, please email Mrs. Megan Johns Henry at 
[email protected] or call at (202) 372-1255 as soon as possible.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the virtual meeting as time permits, but if you 
want Committee members to review your comment before the virtual 
meeting, please submit your comments

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no later than November 27, 2024. We are particularly interested in 
comments on the issues in the ``Agenda'' section below. We encourage 
you to submit comments through the Federal Decision Making Portal at 
https://www.regulations.gov. To do so, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG 2024-0855 in the search box and click 
``Search''. Next, look for this document in the Search Results column 
and click on it. Then click on the Comment option. If your material 
cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, email the 
individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
document for alternate instructions. You must include the docket number 
USCG-2024-0855. Comments received will be posted without alteration at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. You may wish to review the Privacy and Security Notice found 
via a link on the homepage of http://www.regulations.gov.
    For more about privacy and submissions in response to this 
document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, 
March 11, 2020). If you encounter technical difficulties with comment 
submission, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
    Docket Search: Documents mentioned in this notice as being 
available in the docket, and all public comments, will be in our online 
docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following 
that website's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online 
docket and sign-up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments 
are posted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Megan Johns Henry, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the National Merchant Marine Personnel 
Advisory Committee, telephone (202) 372-1255, or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this virtual meeting is in 
compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 117-286, 5 
U.S.C. ch. 10). The National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 
Committee is authorized by section 601 of the Frank LoBiondo Act of 
2018 and is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15103. The Committee operates under 
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and 46 U.S.C. 
15109. The National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee 
provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland 
Security through the Commandant of the United States Guard on matters 
relating to personnel in the United States Merchant Marine including 
the training, qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness 
of mariners.
    Agenda: The National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee 
will meet on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.

(1) Introduction.
(2) Designated Federal Officer remarks.
(3) Roll call of Committee members.
(4) Adoption of the agenda.
(5) Acceptance of Minutes from Committee Meeting 8 (September 5, 2024).
(6) Introduction of new task.
(7) Recommendations report on TS 21-5, Review of Merchant Mariner 
Rating and Officer Endorsement Job Task Analyses from NMERPAC Meeting.
(8) Public comment, deliberation, and voting.
(9) U. S. Coast Guard Response on Recommendations to the U.S. Coast 
Guard from the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee.
(10) Public comment, deliberation, and voting.
(11) Public comment period.
(12) Closing remarks.
(13) Adjournment of meeting.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-marine-personnel-advisory-committee-(nmerpac) by November 27, 
2024. Alternatively, you may contact the individual noted in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    There will also be a public comment period during the meeting on 
December 11, 2024, at approximately 12:30 p.m. (EST). Public comments 
will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker and limited to one comment per 
person. Please note that the public comments period will end following 
the last call for comments.
    Please contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section to register as a speaker.

    Dated: November 6, 2024.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2024-26211 Filed 11-12-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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