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INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document for alternate instructions. You 

must include the docket number USCG– 

2021–0627. Comments received will be 

posted without alteration at http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. You 

may wish to view the Privacy and 

Security Notice available on the 

homepage of https://

www.regulations.gov, and 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: Mr. 

Michael Lalor, Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer of the National Merchant 

Mariner Medical Advisory Committee, 

telephone 202–372–1361 or email 

michael.w.lalor@

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is in compliance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. Appendix. 

The National Merchant Mariner 

Medical Advisory Committee Meeting is 

authorized by § 601 of the Frank 

LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization 

Act of 2018. The statutory authority is 

codified in 46 U.S.C. 15104. The 

Committee operates under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix) in 

addition to the administrative 

provisions applicable to all National 

Maritime Transportation Advisory 

Committees in 46 U.S.C. 15109. 

The Committee advises the Secretary 

of the Department of Homeland Security 

through the Commandant of the Coast 

Guard 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. 

Agenda 

The agenda for the September 8, 2021, 

teleconference is as follows: 

(1) Introduction. 

(2) Designated Federal Officer 

Remarks. 

(3) Introduction, roll call of 

Committee members and determination 

of a quorum. 

(4) Remarks from U.S. Coast Guard 

Leadership. 

(5) Swearing in of Committee 

Member. 

(6) Report on Status of Working 

Groups, Determination on Intercessional 

Meetings and Discussion of Working 

Group recommendations. The 

Committee will review the information 

presented on each issue, deliberate on 

any recommendations presented by the 

Working Groups, approve and formulate 

recommendations and close any 

completed tasks. Official action on these 

recommendations may be taken on: 

(a) Task Statement 21–01, 

Recommendations on Mariner Mental 

Health; 

(b) Task Statement 21–02, 

Communication Between External 

Stakeholders and the Mariner 

Credentialing Program; 

(c) Task Statement 21–03, Medical 

Certifications for Military to Mariner; 

(d) Task Statement 21–04, 

Recommendations on Appropriate Diets 

and Wellness for Mariners While 

Onboard Merchant Vessels; and 

(e) Task Statement 21–05, Review of 

Proposed Revisions to the International 

Convention on Standards of Training, 

Certification and Watchkeeping for 

Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW–F) 

Medical Standards. 

(7) New Business: 

(a) Task Statement 21–06, Review of 

Medical Regulations and Policy to 

identify potential barriers to women in 

the U.S. maritime workforce. 

(8) Updates on Merchant Mariner 

Medical Regulations and Policy. 

(9) Updates from the National 

Maritime Center. 

(10) Public comment period. 

(11) Closing remarks and plans for 

next meeting. 

(12) Adjournment of meeting. 

A copy of all meeting documentation 

will be available at https://

homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federaladvisory-committees/nationalmerchant-mariner-medical-advisorycommittee-(nmedmac) no later than 

September 1, 2021. Alternatively, you 

may contact Mr. Michael Lalor as noted 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section 

above. 

During the September 8, 2021 

teleconference, a public comment 

period will be held immediately after 

the introduction to the National 

Maritime Center, at approximately 2:00 

p.m. EDT. Public comments will be 

limited to two minutes per speaker. 

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: August 18, 2021. 

Jeffrey G. Lantz, 

Director of Commercial Regulations and 

Standards. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18036 Filed 8–20–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2021–0609] 

Policy Letter: Issuance of 

Endorsements for Master of SelfPropelled Vessels of Less Than 100 

GRT to Mariners Holding 

Endorsements as Mate of SelfPropelled Vessels of 200 GRT or More 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces 

the availability of a policy letter 

regarding Issuance of Endorsements for 

Master of Self-Propelled Vessels of Less 

Than 100 GRT to Mariners Holding 

Endorsements as Mate of Self-Propelled 

Vessels of 200 GRT or More. This policy 

letter provides guidance to mariners for 

the issuance of national officer 

endorsements for master of selfpropelled vessels of less than 100 GRT 

for mariners who hold national 

endorsements for mate of inspected selfpropelled vessels of 200 GRT or more. 

The Coast Guard will use applicable 

regulations and this policy to evaluate 

whether mariners may be issued an 

endorsement for master of self-propelled 

vessels of less than 100 GRT. 

DATES: The policies announced in the 

policy letter are effective as of August 

18, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: To view the policy letter 

mentioned in this notice, search the 

docket number USCG–2021–0609 using 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about this document, 

contact the James Cavo, Mariner 

Credentialing Program Policy Division 

(CG–MMC–2), Coast Guard; telephone 

202–372–1205; email MMCPolicy@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

specified in 46 CFR 15.901(a), an 

individual holding an MMC endorsed as 

mate or pilot of inspected self-propelled 


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vessels of over 200 gross registered tons 

(GRT) is authorized to serve as master 

on inspected vessels of less than 100 

GRT within any restrictions on their 

merchant mariner credential (MMC). 

The Coast Guard will use the Policy 

Letter ‘‘Issuance of Endorsements for 

Master of Self-Propelled Vessels of Less 

Than 100 GRT to Mariners Holding 

Endorsements as Mate of Self-Propelled 

Vessels of 200 GRT or More’’ and 46 

CFR 15.901 in issuing endorsements for 

mariners to serve as a master on vessels 

less than 100 GRT. The Coast Guard 

issued this policy letter to clarify the 

process for the issuance of national 

officer endorsements for master of selfpropelled vessels of less than 100 GRT 

for mariners who hold national 

endorsements for mate of inspected selfpropelled vessels of 200 GRT or more. 

For mariners holding a MMC 

endorsement that authorizes service as 

mate on inspected self-propelled vessels 

of 200 GRT or more, the Coast Guard 

may include in the mariner’s MMC a 

national endorsement as master of selfpropelled vessels of less than 100 GRT. 

This will apply to the following national 

endorsements: 

(1) Chief Mate of Self-Propelled 

Vessels of Unlimited Tonnage; 

(2) Second Mate of Self-Propelled 

Vessels of Unlimited Tonnage; 

(3) Third Mate of Self-Propelled 

Vessels of Unlimited Tonnage; 

(4) Mate of Self-Propelled Vessels of 

Less Than 1,600 GRT; 

(5) Mate of Self-Propelled Vessels of 

Less Than 500 GRT; 

(6) Chief Mate (OSV); 

(7) Mate (OSV); and 

(8) Mate (Pilot) of Towing Vessels. 

Mariners holding one of the 

endorsements above authorizing service 

on either near-coastal waters or oceans 

will be issued an endorsement as Master 

of Near Coastal Self-Propelled Vessels of 

Less Than 100 GRT. Mariners holding 

one of the endorsements above for 

inland waters or for Great Lakes and 

inland waters will be issued a master 

less than 100 GRT endorsement with the 

same route as their mate endorsement. 

Mariners holding endorsements as Chief 

Mate (OSV) and Mate (OSV) will be 

issued endorsements as master of less 

than 100 GRT that are not restricted to 

offshore supply vessels. Mariners 

holding endorsements as Mate (Pilot) of 

Towing Vessels will be issued 

endorsements as master of less than 100 

GRT that are not restricted to towing 

vessels. All other restrictions on the 

mariner’s mate endorsement will apply 

to the endorsement for master for less 

than 100 GRT. 

Mariners seeking to add the master 

less than 100 GRT endorsement to their 

MMCs, must specifically apply for it in 

order for the Coast Guard to add the 

endorsement to their credential. 

However, mariners holding one of the 

endorsements listed in above are not 

required to have the endorsement as 

master in their MMC in order to serve 

as master on an inspected vessel of less 

than 100 GRT. As specified in 46 CFR 

15.901(a), any mariner holding an 

endorsement authorizing service as 

mate on an inspected vessel of 200 GRT 

or more may serve as master on a vessel 

of less than 100 GRT on the same route 

as their equivalent mate endorsement. 

This notice is issued under authority 

of 5 U.S.C. 552(a). 

Dated: August 18, 2021. 

J.G. Lantz, 

U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Commercial 

Regulations and Standards. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18090 Filed 8–20–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Uruguay Beef Imports Approved for 

the Electronic Certification System 

(eCERT) 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: General notice. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

that the export certification requirement 

for certain imports of beef from the 

Oriental Republic of Uruguay (Uruguay) 

subject to a tariff-rate quota will be 

accomplished through the Electronic 

Certification System (eCERT). All 

imports of beef from Uruguay that are 

subject to the tariff-rate quota must have 

a valid export certificate with a 

corresponding eCERT transmission at 

the time of entry, or withdrawal from 

warehouse, for consumption. The 

United States Government (USG) has 

approved the request from Uruguay to 

transition, from the way the USG 

currently receives export certificates 

from Uruguay, to eCERT as the method 

of transmission. The transition to eCERT 

will not change the tariff-rate quota 

filing process or requirements. 

Importers will continue to provide the 

export certificate numbers from 

Uruguay in the same manner as when 

currently filing entry summaries with 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

The format of the export certificate 

numbers will remain the same for the 

corresponding eCERT transmissions. 

DATES: The use of the eCERT process for 

certain Uruguayan beef importations 

subject to a tariff-rate quota will be 

effective for beef entered, or withdrawn 

from a warehouse, for consumption on 

or after August 30, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia 

Peterson, Chief, Quota and Agriculture 

Branch, Trade Policy and Programs, 

Office of Trade, (202) 384–8905, or 

HQQUOTA@cbp.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

There is an existing tariff-rate quota 

on certain beef from the Oriental 

Republic of Uruguay (Uruguay) 

pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 3 of 

Chapter 2 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). 

The tariff-rate quota for beef from 

Uruguay was established by section 6 of 

the Presidential Proclamation No. 6763 

(December 23, 1994), as a result of the 

Uruguay Round Agreements, approved 

by Congress in section 101 of the 

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 

U.S.C. 3511(a), Pub. L. 103–465, 108 

Stat. 4814). Tariff-rate quotas permit a 

specified quantity of merchandise to be 

entered or withdrawn for consumption 

at a reduced duty rate during a specified 

period. Furthermore, section 2012.3 of 

title 15 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) states that beef may 

only be entered as a product of an 

eligible country for a tariff-rate quota if 

the importer makes a declaration to U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

that a valid export certificate is in effect 

with respect to the beef. In addition, the 

CBP regulations, at 19 CFR 132.15, set 

forth provisions relating to the 

requirement that an importer must 

possess a valid export certificate at the 

time of entry, or withdrawal from 

warehouse, for consumption, to claim 

the in-quota tariff rate of duty on entries 

of beef subject to the tariff-rate quota. 

The Electronic Certification System 

(eCERT) is a system developed by CBP 

that uses electronic data transmissions 

of information normally associated with 

a required export document, such as a 

license or certificate, to facilitate the 

administration of quotas and ensure that 

the proper restraint levels are charged 

without being exceeded. Uruguay 

currently submits export certificates to 

CBP via email, and in the 

administration of the quota, CBP 

validates these certificates with the 

certificate numbers provided by 

importers on their entry summaries. 

Uruguay requested to participate in the 

eCERT process to comply with the 

United States’ tariff-rate quota for beef 

exported from Uruguay for importation 


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