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Agenda 

Day 1 

The agenda for the March 18, 2015, 

meeting is as follows: 

(1) The full Committee will meet 

briefly to discuss the working groups’ 

business/task statements, which are 

listed under paragraph 2(a)–(d) below. 

(2) Working groups will address the 

following task statements which are 

available for viewing at http://homeport.

uscg.mil/merpac: 

(a) Task Statement 30, Utilizing 

Military Education, Training and 

Assessment for the International 

Convention on Standards of Training, 

Certification and Watchkeeping for 

Seafarers (STCW) and U.S. Coast Guard 

Certifications; 

(b) Task Statement 58, 

Communication between External 

Stakeholders and the Mariner 

Credentialing Program, as it Relates to 

the National Maritime Center; 

(c) Task Statement 84, Correction of 

Merchant Mariner Credentials issued 

with Clear Errors; and 

(d) Task Statement 87, Review of 

Policy Documents Providing Guidance 

on the Implementation of the December 

24, 2013 International Convention on 

Standards of Training, Certification and 

Watchkeeping and Changes to National 

Endorsements Rulemaking. 

(3) Public comment period. 

(4) Reports of working groups. At the 

end of the day, the working groups will 

report to the full Committee on what 

was accomplished in their meetings. 

The full Committee will not take action 

on these reports on this date. Any 

official action taken as a result of this 

working group meeting will be taken on 

day 2 of the meeting. 

(5) Adjournment of meeting. 

Day 2 

The agenda for the March 19, 2015, 

full Committee meeting is as follows: 

(1) Introduction; 

(2) Remarks from Coast Guard 

Leadership; 

(3) Designated Federal Officer 

announcements; 

(4) Roll call of Committee members 

and determination of a quorum; 

(5) Reports from the following 

working groups; 

(a) Task Statement 30, Utilizing 

Military Education, Training and 

Assessment for the International 

Convention on Standards of Training, 

Certification and Watchkeeping for 

Seafarers (STCW) and U.S. Coast Guard 

Certifications; 

(b) Task Statement 58, 

Communication between External 

Stakeholders and the Mariner 

Credentialing Program, as it Relates to 

the National Maritime Center; 

(c) Task Statement 76, Review of 

Performance Measures (Assessment 

Criteria); 

(d) Task Statement 77, Development 

of Performance Measures (Assessment 

Criteria); 

(e) Task Statement 78, Consideration 

of the International Labour 

Organization’s Maritime Labour 

Convention, 2006; 

(f) Task Statement 80, Develop 

training guidelines for mariners 

employed aboard vessels subject to the 

IGF Code; 

(g) Task Statement 81, Development 

of Competency Requirements for Vessel 

Personnel Working Within the Polar 

Regions; 

(h) Task Statement 84, Correction of 

Merchant Mariner Credentials issued 

with Clear Errors; and 

(i) Task Statement 87, Review of 

Policy Documents Providing Guidance 

on the Implementation of the December 

24, 2013 International Convention on 

Standards of Training, Certification and 

Watchkeeping and Changes to National 

Endorsements Rulemaking. 

(6) Other items for discussion: 

(a) Report on the Implementation of 

the 2010 Amendments to the 

International Convention on Standards 

of Training, Certification and 

Watchkeeping; 

(b) Report on National Maritime 

Center activities from the National 

Maritime Center Commanding Officer, 

such as the net processing time it takes 

for mariners to receive their credentials 

after application submittal; 

(c) Report on Mariner Credentialing 

Program Policy Division activities, such 

as its current initiatives and projects; 

(d) Report on International Maritime 

Organization (IMO)/International Labor 

Organization (ILO) issues related to the 

merchant marine industry; and 

(e) Briefings about on-going Coast 

Guard projects related to personnel in 

the U.S. merchant marine, including a 

draft task statement concerning job 

descriptions for the various billets on 

merchant vessels. 

(7) Public comment period. 

(8) Discussion of working group 

recommendations. The Committee will 

review the information presented on 

each issue, deliberate on any 

recommendations presented by the 

working groups and approve/formulate 

recommendations for the Department’s 

consideration. Official action on these 

recommendations may be taken on this 

date. 

(9) Closing remarks/plans for next 

meeting. 

(10) Adjournment of meeting. 

A copy of all meeting documentation 

is available at http://homeport.uscg.mil/ 

merpac. 

Dated: March 3, 2015. 

J.G. Lantz, 

Director of Commercial Regulations and 

Standards. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2011–0138] 

Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Merchant Mariner 

Medical Advisory Committee will meet 

to discuss matters relating to medical 

certification determinations for issuance 

of licenses, certificates of registry, 

merchant mariners’ documents, medical 

standards and guidelines for the 

physical qualifications of operators of 

commercial vessels, medical examiner 

education, and medical research. The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

DATES: The Merchant Mariner Medical 

Advisory Committee is scheduled to 

meet on Monday, March 16 and 

Tuesday, March 17, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 

5 p.m. Please note that the meeting may 

close early if the committee has 

completed its business. This meeting 

will be held as scheduled subject to the 

availability of funds. Anyone interested 

in attending this meeting may want to 

contact the Coast Guard before making 

their travel and hotel reservations. 

Please contact Lieutenant Ashley Holm, 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer for 

the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 

Committee, to confirm that the meeting 

will be held on these dates or if the 

meeting has been re-scheduled. All 

submitted written materials, comments, 

and requests to make oral presentations 

at the meeting should reach Lieutenant 

Ashley Holm no later than March 13, 

2015. For contact information, please 

see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section below. Any written 

material submitted by the public both 

before and after the meeting will be 

distributed to the Merchant Mariner 

Medical Advisory Committee and 

become part of the public record. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, St. 

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Charles Ballroom B, 739 Canal Street at 

Bourbon, New Orleans, LA 70130 

(www.astorneworleans.com). For further 

information about the hotel facilities, 

please contact the front desk at (504) 

962–0500. 

For information on services for 

individuals with disabilities or to 

request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact the individual listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section as soon as possible. For 

planning purposes, please notify the 

Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 

Committee Alternate Designated Federal 

Officer of your attendance as soon as 

possible. 

Hotel Reservations: A block of rooms 

have been reserved at a group rate from 

Sunday, March 15 through Wednesday, 

March 18, 2015 at the Astor Crowne 

Plaza Hotel for the Merchant Mariner 

Medical Advisory Committee meeting 

attendees. Availability is limited. To 

make a reservation please visit the 

following Web site: https://aws.passkey.

com/event/12834543/owner/10756/

landing. Select ‘‘attendee’’ from the 

dropdown menu. 

If you plan on attending the Merchant 

Marine Personnel Advisory Committee 

meeting being held March 18–19, 2015 

following the Merchant Mariner 

Medical Advisory Committee, a separate 

hotel reservation will need to be made 

under a different block. To make a 

reservation for the Merchant Marine 

Personnel Advisory Committee meeting 

please visit the following Web site: 

https://aws.passkey.com/event/

12834866/owner/10756/home. To 

secure the group rate, reservations 

under both committee blocks must be 

made no later than March 13, 2015. 

To facilitate public participation, we 

are inviting public comment on the 

issues to be considered by the 

committee as listed in the ‘‘Agenda’’ 

section below. Written comments must 

be submitted no later than March 13, 

2015, in order for committee members 

to review comments before the meeting, 

and must be identified by docket 

number USCG–2011–0138 and 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

(preferred method to avoid delays in 

processing). 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• 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. 

• 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 must 

include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and the docket 

number for this action. All comments 

submitted 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, insert USCG– 

2011–0138 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box, press 

Enter and then click on the item you 

wish to view. 

A public comment period will be held 

on March 16, 2015, from approximately 

11 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Speakers are 

requested to limit their comments to 5 

minutes. Please note that the public 

comment period may end before the 

time indicated, following the last call 

for comments. Additionally, public 

comment will be sought throughout the 

meeting as specific issues are discussed 

by the committee. Contact Lieutenant 

Ashley Holm as indicated below to 

register as a speaker. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lieutenant Ashley Holm, Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer for the 

Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 

Committee, at telephone 202–372–1128 

or email Ashley.e.holm@uscg.mil. If you 

have any questions on viewing or 

submitting material to the docket, call 

Ms. Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826 or 1–800–647–5527. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 United 

States Code Appendix. The Merchant 

Mariner Medical Advisory Committee 

Meeting is authorized by 46 United 

States Code 7115 and advises the 

Secretary on matters related to (a) 

medical certification determinations for 

issuance of licenses, certificates of 

registry, and merchant mariners’ 

documents; (b) medical standards and 

guidelines for the physical 

qualifications of operators of 

commercial vessels; (c) medical 

examiner education; and (d) medical 

research. 

A copy of all meeting documentation 

is available at https://homeport.uscg.mil 

by using these key strokes: Missions; 

Port and Waterways; Safety Advisory 

Committees; MEDMAC and then use the 

announcements key. Alternatively, you 

may contact Lieutenant Ashley Holm as 

noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section above. 

Agenda: 

Day 1 

The agenda for the March 16, 2015 

meeting is as follows: 

(1) Opening remarks from Coast 

Guard leadership. 

(2) Opening remarks from the 

Designated Federal Officer. 

(3) Roll call of committee members 

and determination of a quorum. 

(4) Review of last full committee 

meeting’s minutes. 

(5) Public comments. 

(6) Introduction of new task(s). 

(7) Working Groups addressing the 

following task statements may meet to 

deliberate— 

(a) Task Statement 1, Revision of 

Navigation and Vessel Inspection 

Circular 04–08. The Navigation and 

Vessel Inspection Circular can be found 

at http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/nvic/, 

Medical and Physical Guidelines for 

Merchant Mariner Credentials. 

(b) The Committee will receive new 

task statements from the Coast Guard, 

review the information presented on 

each issue, deliberate and formulate 

recommendations for the Department’s 

consideration. 

(8) Adjournment of meeting. 

Day 2 

The agenda for the March 17, 2015 

meeting is as follows: 

(1) Continue work on Task 

Statements. 

(2) By mid-afternoon, the Working 

Groups will report, and if applicable, 

make recommendations for the full 

committee to consider for presentation 

to the Coast Guard. The committee may 

vote on the working group’s 

recommendations on this date. The 

public will have an opportunity to 

speak after each Working Group’s 

Report before the full committee takes 

any action on each report. 

(3) Closing remarks/plans for next 

meeting. 

(4) Adjournment of Meeting. 

Dated: March 3, 2015. 

P.F. Thomas, 

Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, 

United States Coast Guard. 

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