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Laboratory Corporation of America 

Holdings, 1120 Main Street, 

Southaven, MS 38671, 866–827–8042/ 

800–233–6339 (Formerly: LabCorp 

Occupational Testing Services, Inc.; 

MedExpress/National Laboratory 

Center) 

LabOne, Inc. d/b/a Quest Diagnostics, 

10101 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 

66219, 913–888–3927/800–873–8845 

(Formerly: Quest Diagnostics 

Incorporated; LabOne, Inc.; Center for 

Laboratory Services, a Division of 

LabOne, Inc.) 

Legacy Laboratory Services Toxicology, 

1225 NE 2nd Ave., Portland, OR 

97232, 503–413–5295/800–950–5295 

MedTox Laboratories, Inc., 402 W 

County Road D, St. Paul, MN 55112, 

651–636–7466/800–832–3244 

Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical 

Center, Forensic Toxicology 

Laboratory, 1 Veterans Drive, 

Minneapolis, MN 55417, 612–725– 

2088. Testing for Veterans Affairs 

(VA) Employees Only 

Pacific Toxicology Laboratories, 9348 

DeSoto Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311, 

800–328–6942 (Formerly: Centinela 

Hospital Airport Toxicology 

Laboratory) 

Phamatech, Inc., 15175 Innovation 

Drive, San Diego, CA 92128, 888– 

635–5840 

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 400 

Egypt Road, Norristown, PA 19403, 

610–631–4600/877–642–2216 

(Formerly: SmithKline Beecham 

Clinical Laboratories; SmithKline BioScience Laboratories) 

Redwood Toxicology Laboratory, 3700 

Westwind Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 

95403, 800–255–2159 

US Army Forensic Toxicology Drug 

Testing Laboratory, 2490 Wilson St., 

Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755– 

5235, 301–677–7085, Testing for 

Department of Defense (DoD) 

Employees Only 

* The Standards Council of Canada 

(SCC) voted to end its Laboratory 

Accreditation Program for Substance 

Abuse (LAPSA) effective May 12, 1998. 

Laboratories certified through that 

program were accredited to conduct 

forensic urine drug testing as required 

by U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT) regulations. As of that date, the 

certification of those accredited 

Canadian laboratories will continue 

under DOT authority. The responsibility 

for conducting quarterly performance 

testing plus periodic on-site inspections 

of those LAPSA-accredited laboratories 

was transferred to the U.S. HHS, with 

the HHS’ NLCP contractor continuing to 

have an active role in the performance 

testing and laboratory inspection 

processes. Other Canadian laboratories 

wishing to be considered for the NLCP 

may apply directly to the NLCP 

contractor just as U.S. laboratories do. 

Upon finding a Canadian laboratory to 

be qualified, HHS will recommend that 

DOT certify the laboratory (Federal 

Register, July 16, 1996) as meeting the 

minimum standards of the Mandatory 

Guidelines published in the Federal 

Register on January 23, 2017 (82 FR 

7920). After receiving DOT certification, 

the laboratory will be included in the 

monthly list of HHS-certified 

laboratories and participate in the NLCP 

certification maintenance program. 

Carlos Castillo, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4160–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2021–0407] 

Guidance: Change 2 to NVIC 02–18 

Guidelines on Qualification for STCW 

Endorsements as Officer in Charge of 

a Navigational Watch of Vessels of 

Less Than 500 GT 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces 

the availability of change 2 to 

Navigation and Vessel Inspection 

Circular (NVIC) 02–18, Guidelines on 

Qualification for STCW Endorsements 

as Officer in Charge of a Navigational 

Watch of Vessels of Less Than 500 GT. 

This NVIC provides guidance to 

mariners concerning regulations 

governing endorsements to Merchant 

Mariner Credentials for service on 

vessels of less than 500 Gross Tons (GT) 

(i.e., not limited to near-coastal waters). 

This change notice revises NVIC 02–18 

to indicate that the Coast Guard will not 

enforce the 3 month maximum 

allowable substitution for credible sea 

service in a rating capacity. 

DATES: The policies announced in 

Change–2 to NVIC 02–18 are effective as 

of August 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents and 

CH–2 NVIC 02–18 mentioned in this 

notice, search the docket number 

USCG–2021–0407 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: NVIC 02– 

18 describes the Coast Guard’s policy 

for merchant mariners to qualify for and 

renew Standards of Training, 

Certification and Watchkeeping for 

Seafarers (STCW) endorsements to 

Merchant Mariner Credentials under 46 

CFR 11.319 for service as officer in 

charge of a navigational watch (OICNW) 

on vessels of less than 500 GT upon all 

waters (i.e., not limited to near-coastal 

waters). The Coast Guard has become 

aware that mariners seeking an 

endorsement as OICNW of vessels of 

less than 500 GT are experiencing 

difficulties meeting the bridge 

watchkeeping requirements for the 

endorsement in a rating capacity. 

As specified in § 11.319(a)(2), 

mariners must obtain at least six months 

of service performing bridge 

watchkeeping duties. This section also 

limits the amount of service in a rating 

capacity that can be used to meet this 

requirement to not more than 6 months 

of experience, which is accepted as a 

maximum of three months of creditable 

service. The mariner would have to 

obtain three additional months of 

service performing bridge watchkeeping 

duties in a non-rating capacity, such as 

an officer capacity. The OICNW of 

vessels less than 500 GT is considered 

a first certificate of competence, in that 

it may be the first STCW officer 

endorsement a mariner obtains, 

mariners typically qualify by serving as 

a rating such as able seaman. It is often 

impossible for these mariners to meet 

the 6 month bridge watchkeeping 

requirement with the 3 month limit on 

credible rating service because they 

cannot serve as an officer to accrue the 

remaining 3 months of bridge 

watchkeeping without this OICNW first 

certificate of competence. 

This CH–2 will remedy that barrier to 

qualifying for the OICNW of vessels less 

than 500 GT endorsement by not 

enforcing the 3 month maximum 

allowable substitution for service as a 

rating to meet the required service 

performing bridge watchkeeping duties. 

This change notice revises NVIC 02–18 

to indicate that the Coast Guard will 

accept, on a day for day basis and 

without limitation, service in any 

capacity performing bridge 

watchkeeping duties under the 

supervision of an officer holding the 

STCW endorsement as Master, Chief 

Mate, or OICNW. Allowing mariners to 

accrue bridge watchkeeping service in a 


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rating capacity on a day for day basis 

provides additional avenues for 

qualification as an OICNW of vessels 

less than 500 GT and reduces the 

regulatory burden on these mariners. 

We compared the requirements for 

OICNW of vessels less than 500 GT in 

46 CFR 11.319 with those for OICNW of 

vessels of 500 GT or more in 46 CFR 

11.309. For the endorsement for OICNW 

on vessels 500 GT or more, a mariner 

can satisfy the bridge watchkeeping 

requirements with six months of rating 

service. The OICNW on vessels of 500 

GT or more endorsement has no cap on 

rating sea service and rating service is 

credited on a day for day basis. 

The rating limitation on the OICNW 

of vessels less than 500 GT was 

included because of an oversight during 

development of the final rule 

‘‘Implementation of the Amendments to 

the International Convention on 

Standards of Training, Certification and 

Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, and 

Changes to National Endorsements’’ that 

published on December 24, 2013. (78 FR 

77796). The Coast Guard had the three 

month rating limitation in both 

§§ 11.309(a)(2) and 11.319(a)(2) in the 

notice of proposed rulemaking (74 FR 

59354, Nov. 17, 2009) and supplemental 

notice of proposed rulemaking (76 FR 

45908, Aug. 11, 2011). In the final rule, 

the Coast Guard removed the limitation 

in § 11.309(a)(2) for endorsements as 

OICNW for 500 GT or more stating we 

‘‘revise[d] section to reduce redundant 

language from other sections of this 

subpart.’’ (79 FR at 77799). However, 

the Coast Guard neglected to make the 

same change to 46 CFR 11.319(a)(2) for 

the lower tonnage regulation for OICNW 

of vessels less than 500 GT. 

The rating limitation was carried over 

from previous editions of the regulatory 

text, but was not intended to be a limit 

on either of the STCW OICNW 

endorsements. It is unnecessarily 

burdensome to limit the rating capacity 

bridge watchkeeping to three months in 

the endorsement that is that is for a 

lesser tonnage. 

For these reasons, the Coast Guard 

will not enforce the limitation on the 

rating capacity service in 11.319(a)(2), 

as reflected in CH–2 to NVIC 02–18 

Guidelines on Qualification for STCW 

Endorsements as Officer in Charge of a 

Navigational Watch of Vessels of Less 

Than 500 GT. 

This notice is issued under authority 

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

Dated: August 26, 2021. 

J.W. Mauger, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant 

Commandant for Prevention Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18956 Filed 9–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2021–0628] 

National Navigation Safety Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Navigation 

Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) 

will meet in Portsmouth, Virginia to 

discuss matters relating to maritime 

collisions, rammings, and groundings; 

Inland Rules of the Road; International 

Rules of the Road; navigation 

regulations and equipment; routing 

measures; marine information; and aids 

to navigation systems. The meeting will 

be open to the public. 

DATES: 

Meeting: The Committee will meet on 

Tuesday, September 21, and 

Wednesday, September 22, 2021, from 8 

a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 

(EDT). Please note that this meeting may 

adjourn early if the Committee has 

completed its business. 

Comments and supporting 

documentations: To ensure your 

comments are received by Committee 

members before the meeting, submit 

your written comments no later than 

September 15, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Renaissance Portsmouth-Norfolk 

Waterfront hotel, 425 Water Street, 

Portsmouth, VA 23704. https://

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Pre-registration Information: Preregistration is not required for access. 

Attendees will be required to follow 

COVID–19 safety guidelines 

promulgated by the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). Masks 

will be provided for all attendees 

regardless of vaccination status. The 

most up to date CDC guidance can be 

found here: https://www.cdc.gov/ 

coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/ 

guidance.html. 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact the individual listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice. 

Instructions: You are free to submit 

comments at any time, including orally 

at the meeting, but if you want 

Committee members to review your 

comment before the meeting, please 

submit your comments no later than 

September 15, 2021. We are particularly 

interested in comments on the issues in 

the ‘‘Agenda’’ section below. We 

encourage you to submit comments 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

at https://www.regulations.gov. If your 

material cannot be submitted using 

https://www.regulations.gov, call or 

email the individual in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document for alternate instructions. You 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and the docket 

number USCG–2021–0628. Comments 

received will be posted without 

alteration at https://

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 

(85FR 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 comment, 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. 

George Detweiler, Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer of the National 

Navigation Safety Advisory Committee, 

telephone (202) 372–1566, or email 

George.H.Detweiler@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is in compliance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. appendix). The National 

Navigation Safety Advisory Committee 

is authorized by section 601 of the 

Frank LoBiondo Act of 2018 and is 

codified in 46 U.S.C. 15107. The 

Committee operates under the 


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