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Biophysics Research; 93.859, Pharmacology, 

Physiology, and Biological Chemistry 

Research; 93.862, Genetics and 

Developmental Biology Research; 93.88, 

Minority Access to Research Careers; 93.96, 

Special Minority Initiatives, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: March 2, 2015. 

Melanie J. Gray, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05170 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2015–0049] 

Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Merchant Marine 

Personnel Advisory Committee will 

meet to discuss various issues related to 

the training and fitness of merchant 

marine personnel. This meeting will be 

open to the public. 

DATES: The Merchant Marine Personnel 

Advisory Committee working groups are 

scheduled to meet on March 18, 2015, 

from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., and the full 

Committee is scheduled to meet on 

March 19, 2015, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. 

Written comments for distribution to 

Committee members and for inclusion 

on the Merchant Marine Personnel 

Advisory Committee Web site must be 

submitted on or before March 11, 2015. 

Please note that this meeting may 

adjourn early if all business is finished. 

These meetings 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 

either Mr. Davis Breyer at 

davis.j.breyer@uscg.mil or Mr. Mark 

Gould at mark.c.gould@uscg.mil to 

confirm that the meeting will be held on 

these dates or if the meeting has been rescheduled. 

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet in 

the St. Charles Ballroom B of the Astor 

Crowne Plaza Hotel, 739 Canal Street, 

New Orleans, LA 70130. For further 

information about the Astor Crowne 

Plaza Hotel, contact Ms. Angela Eckles 

at 504–962–0500 ext. 8004 or via email 

at aeckles@astorneworleans.com. The 

hotel Web site can also be viewed at 

www.astorneworleans.com. 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance, please 

contact Mr. Davis Breyer as indicated in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

paragraph below. 

Hotel Reservations: A block of rooms 

has been reserved at a group rate from 

Tuesday, March 17 through Thursday, 

March 19, 2015 at the Astor Crowne 

Plaza Hotel for the Merchant Marine 

Personnel Advisory Committee meeting 

attendees. Availability is limited. To 

make a reservation please visit the 

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

com/event/12834866/owner/10756/

home Select ‘‘attendee’’ from the 

dropdown menu. 

If you plan on attending the Merchant 

Mariner Medical Advisory Committee 

meeting being held March 16–17, 2015 

immediately before the Merchant 

Marine Personnel Advisory Committee 

meeting, a separate hotel reservation 

will need to be made under a different 

block. To make a reservation for the 

Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 

Committee meeting please visit the 

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

com/event/12834543/owner/10756/

landing. To secure the group rate, 

reservations under both committee 

blocks must be made no later March 13, 

2015. 

To facilitate public participation, we 

are inviting public comment on the 

issues to be considered by the 

Committee and working groups as listed 

in the ‘‘Agenda’’ section below. Written 

comments must be identified by Docket 

No. USCG–2015–0049 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. 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, enter the docket 

number in the ‘‘Search’’ field and follow 

the instructions on the Web site. 

Public oral comment periods will be 

held each day. Speakers are requested to 

limit their comments to 3 minutes. 

Please note that the public oral 

comment periods may end before the 

prescribed ending time following the 

last call for comments. Contact Mr. 

Davis Breyer as indicated below to 

register as a speaker. 

This notice may be viewed in our 

online docket, USCG–2015–0049, at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Davis Breyer, Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer of the Merchant Marine 

Personnel Advisory Committee, 

telephone 202–372–1445, or at 

davis.j.breyer@uscg.mil. If you have any 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, call 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 (Public Law 

92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix). 

The Merchant Marine Personnel 

Advisory Committee was established 

under the Secretary’s authority in 

section 871 of the Homeland Security 

Act of 2002, Title 6, United States Code, 

section 451, and chartered under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. The Committee acts 

solely in an advisory capacity to the 

Secretary of the Department of 

Homeland Security 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. 

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; MERPAC; and then use the 

announcements key. Alternatively, you 

may contact Mr. Davis Breyer as noted 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section above. 

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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. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05368 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

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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