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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. 

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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 

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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 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. 

Agenda 

Day 1 

The agenda for the September 21, 

2021 is as follows: 

1. Call to order. 

2. Introduction. 

3. Remarks by the Chairman and the 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO). 

4. Roll call of Committee members and 

determination of a quorum. 

5. Presentations on autonomous and 

unmanned systems, chart carriage 

requirements, and navigation safety 

in and around Offshore Renewable 

Energy Installations (OREI). 

6. Presentation of Tasks. Following the 

above presentations, the Committee 

Chairman and the Designated 

Federal Officer will form 

subcommittees to discuss the 

following task statement: 

1. Task Statement 21–01, 

Autonomous and unmanned 

systems. 

2. Task Statement 21–02, Chart 

carriage requirement. 

3. Task Statement 21–03, Navigation 

safety in and around Offshore 

Renewable Energy Installations. 

7. Public comment period. 

8. Report by Subcommittees on 

accomplishments. 

9. Adjournment of meeting. 

Day 2 

The agenda for September 22, 2021 

meetings is as follows: 

1. Call to order. 

2. Introduction. 

3. Remarks by the Chairman and the 

DFO. 

4. Roll call of Committee members and 

determination of a quorum. 

5. Subcommittee discussions continued 

from Tuesday, 21 September, 2021. 

6. Public comment period. 

7. Subcommittee reports presented to 

the Committee. 

8. Schedule next meeting date. 

9. Closing remarks by the Chairman and 

the DFO. 

10. Adjournment of meeting. 

A copy of all meeting documentation 

will be available, by September 15, 

2021, by going to the Coast Guard 

Homeport website, https://

homeport.uscg.mil, selecting the 

Missions tab, and navigating to the 

Federal Advisory Committees section. 

Alternatively, you may contact Mr. 

George Detweiler as noted in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

above. 

A public comment period will be held 

during each Subcommittee and full 

Committee meeting concerning matters 

being discussed. Speakers are requested 

to limit their comments to 5 minutes. 

Please note that the public comment 

period will end following the last call 

for comments. Contact the individual 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section above, to register as a 

speaker. 

Dated: August 27, 2021. 

Michael D. Emerson, 

Director, Marine Transportation Systems. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. CISA–2021–0015] 

Notice of the President’s National 

Infrastructure Advisory Council 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Cybersecurity and 

Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) meeting; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: CISA announces a public 

meeting of the President’s National 

Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC). 

To facilitate public participation, CISA 

invites public comments on the agenda 

items and any associated briefing 

materials to be considered by the 

council at the meeting. 

DATES: Meeting Registration: Individual 

registration to attend the meeting by 

phone is required and must be received 

no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday, 

September 19, 2021. For more 

information on how to participate, 

please contact NIAC@cisa.dhs.gov. 

Speaker Registration: Individuals may 

register to speak during the meeting’s 

public comment period. The registration 

must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. 

EDT on Sunday, September 19, 2021. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. 

EDT on Monday, September 13, 2021. 

Meeting Date: The meeting will be 

held on Wednesday, September 22, 

2021 from 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. EDT. The 

meeting may close early if the council 

has completed its business. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

remotely via conference call. For access 

to the conference call bridge, 

information on services for individuals 

with disabilities, or to request special 

assistance to participate, please email 

NIAC@cisa.dhs.gov by 5:00 p.m. EDT on 

Sunday, September 19, 2021. 

Comments: Written comments may be 

submitted on the issues to be considered 

by the NIAC as described in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below and any briefing materials for the 

meeting. Any briefing materials that will 

be presented at the meeting will be 

made publicly available before the 

meeting at the following website: 

www.cisa.gov/niac. 

Comments identified by docket 

number CISA–2021–0015 may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting written 

comments. 

• Email: NIAC@cisa.dhs.gov. Include 

docket number CISA–2021–0015 in the 

subject line of the message. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this notice. All 

written comments received will be 

posted without alteration at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. For 

detailed instructions on sending 

comments and additional information 

on participating in the upcoming NIAC 

meeting, see the Public Participation 

heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this document. 

Docket: For access to the docket and 

comments received by the NIAC, go to 

www.regulations.gov and enter docket 

number CISA–2021–0015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachel Liang, Rachel.Liang@

cisa.dhs.gov; 202–936–8300. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NIAC 

is established under Section 10 of E.O. 

13231 issued on October 16, 2001. 

Notice of this meeting is given under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. appendix (Pub. L. 92– 

463). The NIAC shall provide the 

President, through the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, with advice on the 

security and resilience of the Nation’s 

critical infrastructure sectors. 


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