50546 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 172 / Thursday, September 9, 2021 / Notices 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute on 

Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel; Single 

Cell Opioid Responses in the Context of HIV 

(SCORCH) Program Expansion: CNS Data 

Generation for Chronic Opioid, 

Methamphetamine, and/or Cocaine 

Exposures (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). 

Date: October 18, 2021. 

Time: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

National Institute on Drug Abuse, 301 North 

Stonestreet Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20892 

(Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Yvonne Owens Ferguson, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Office of 

Extramural Policy and Review, Division of 

Extramural Research, National Institute on 

Drug Abuse, NIH, 301 North Stonestreet 

Avenue, MSC 6021, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(301) 402–7371, yvonne.ferguson@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.277, Drug Abuse Scientist 

Development Award for Clinicians, Scientist 

Development Awards, and Research Scientist 

Awards; 93.278, Drug Abuse National 

Research Service Awards for Research 

Training; 93.279, Drug Abuse and Addiction 

Research Programs, National Institutes of 

Health, HHS) 

Dated: September 2, 2021. 

Tyeshia Roberson-Curtis, 

Program Analyst, Office Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19408 Filed 9–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2021–0408] 

Guidance: Change 3 to NVIC 24–14 

Guidelines on Qualification for STCW 

Endorsements as Electro-Technical 

Rating on Vessels Powered by Main 

Propulsion Machinery of 750 KW/1,000 

HP or More 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces 

the availability of Change 3 to 

Navigation and Vessel Inspection 

Circular (NVIC) 24–14: Guidelines on 

Qualification for STCW Endorsements 

as Electro-Technical Rating (ETR) on 

Vessels Powered by Main Propulsion 

Machinery of 750 kW/1,000 HP or More. 

This NVIC provides guidance to 

mariners concerning STCW 

endorsements for ETR, including 

training and qualifications. This change 

notice revises NVIC 24–14 to indicate 

that the Coast Guard will allow mariners 

to qualify for an STCW endorsement as 

ETR without completing approved 

training for high voltage systems or 

computer systems and maintenance. 

DATES: The policies announced in 

Change-3 to NVIC 24–14 are effective as 

of August 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this notice, search the 

docket number USCG–2021–0408 using 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about this document, 

contact James Cavo, Mariner 

Credentialing Program Policy Division 

(CG–MMC–2), Coast Guard; telephone 

202–372–1205; email MMCPolicy@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard will use NVIC 24–14 and 46 CFR 

part 12 to establish whether mariners 

are qualified to hold STCW rating 

endorsements as Electro-Technical 

Rating (ETR) on Vessels Powered by 

Main Propulsion Machinery of 750 kW/ 

1,000 HP or More. As specified in 46 

CFR 12.611, mariners seeking this 

endorsement must complete an 

approved training for High Voltage 

Systems and Computer Systems and 

Maintenance. The standards of 

competence requirements for STCW 

endorsements as ETR are found in Table 

A–III/7 of the STCW Code. That STCW 

table does not include standards of 

competence relevant to high voltage 

systems or computer systems and 

maintenance. 

The Coast Guard will not enforce the 

requirement for approved courses in 

Computer Systems and Maintenance or 

High Voltage Systems for an ETR 

endorsement because it places a higher 

training burden on U.S. mariners 

compared to what is required of the 

international maritime workforce for a 

similar endorsement. The time and cost 

for a mariner to complete these courses 

outweighs any benefit the course would 

provide because the mariner does not 

use this knowledge and proficiency in 

their ETR capacity. Therefore, we have 

determined this training requirement 

goes beyond the skillset necessary and 

the level of responsibility associated 

with an ETR endorsement, and thus is 

unnecessary and overly burdensome. 

For these reasons, this Commandant 

Change Notice will allow mariners to 

qualify for an STCW endorsement as 

ETR without completing approved 

training for computer systems and 

maintenance and for high voltage power 

systems. 

The approved High Voltage Power 

Systems training courses will still be 

required and utilized for the ElectroTechnical Officer endorsement. 

This notice is issued under authority 

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

Dated: September 2, 2021. 

J.W. Mauger, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant 

Commandant for Prevention Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19411 Filed 9–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2020–0278] 

Port Access Route Study: Northern 

New York Bight 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft 

report; reopening of the comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard is 

reopening the comment period to 

further its outreach efforts and solicit 

additional comments concerning its 

Northern New York Bight Port Access 

Route Study (NNYBPARS) draft version 

of the study report. 

DATES: Your comments and related 

material must reach the Coast Guard on 

or before September 30, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2020–0278 using the Federal portal at 

https://www.regulations.gov. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

further instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this notice, 

contact Mr. Craig Lapiejko, Waterways 

Management at First Coast Guard 

District, telephone (617) 223–8351, 

email craig.d.lapiejko@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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