Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 30 / Wednesday, February 14, 2007 / Notices 7055 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Center for Scientific Review; Notice of 

Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice 

is hereby given of the following 

meetings. 

The meetings 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: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Cancer 

Therapy. 

Date: February 23, 2007. 

Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Manzoor Zarger, MS, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6208, 

MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

2477, zargerma@csr.nih.gov. 

This notice is being published less than 15 

days prior to the meeting due to the timing 

limitations imposed by the review and 

funding cycle. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Science 

Education and Communication. 

Date: February 26, 2007. 

Time: 8 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Soffitel Lafayette Square, 806 15th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. 

Contact Person: Thomas A. Tatham, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3178, 

MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594–

6836, tathamt@csr.nih.gov. 

This notice is being published less than 15 

days prior to the meeting due to the timing 

limitations imposed by the review and 

funding cycle. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, ZRG1 ONC–

G(02)M: Chemoprevention. 

Date: March 1, 2007. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: John L. Meyer, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6198, 

MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1213, meyerjl@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Review of 

SBIR HIV/AIDS Applications. 

Date: March 2, 2007. 

Time: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Mark P. Rubert, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5218, 

MSC 7852, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

1775, rubertm@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Radiation 

Therapy. 

Date: March 2, 2007. 

Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Syed M. Quadri, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6210, 

MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

1211, quadris@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Cancer 

Biology and Therapy. 

Date: March 5–6, 2007. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Joanna M. Watson, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6208, 

MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

1048, watsonjo@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, 

Pharmacogenetics of Fluoride (PAR–06–214). 

Date: March 5, 2007. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: J. Terrell Hoffeld, DDS, 

PhD, Dental Officer, USPHS, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4116, 

MSC 7816, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1781, th88q@nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, 

Electromagnetic Devices. 

Date: March 6, 2007. 

Time: 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Antonio Sastre, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5215, 

MSC 7412, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

2592, sastrea@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Musculoskeletal, Oral 

And Skin Sciences Integrated Review Group, 

Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Sciences 

Study Section. 

Date: March 7–9, 2007. 

Time: 8 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hilton Silver Spring, 8727 Colesville 

Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

Contact Person: Jo Pelham, BA, Scientific 

Review Administrator, Center for Scientific 

Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Room 4102, MSC 7814, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–1786, 

pelhamj@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, 

Interventions for Chronic Conditions. 

Date: March 8–9, 2007. 

Time: 7 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Gabriel B. Fosu, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3215, 

MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

3562, fosug@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Musculoskeletal, 

Oral, and Skin Sciences Integrated Review 

Group, Skeletal Muscle and Exercise 

Physiology Study Section. 

Date: March 8–9, 2007. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: William F. Bolger Center, 9600 

Newbridge Drive, Potomac, MD 20854–4443. 

Contact Person: Richard J. Bartlett, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4110, 

MSC 7814, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

6809, bartletr@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, CIHB 

Members’ Applications. 

Date: March 8–9, 2007. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: William N. Elwood, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room, 3162, 


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1503, elwoodwi@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: AIDS and Related 

Research Integrated Review Group, AIDS 

Immunology and Pathogenesis Study 

Section. 

Date: March 8, 2007. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hotel Washington, Pennsylvania 

Avenue at 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20004. 

Contact Person: Shiv A. Prasad, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5220, 

MSC 7852, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–443–

5779, prasad@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, 

Neurodevelopment, Synaptic Plasticity and 

Neurodegeneration. 

Date: March 8–9, 2007. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: The Watergate, 2650 Virginia 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

Contact Person: Vilen A. Movesesyan, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institute of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4040M, 

MSC 7806, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–402–

7278, movsesyanv@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Food Safety, 

non-HIV Infectious Agent Sterilization and 

Bioremediation. 

Date: March 8–9, 2007. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Fouad A. El-Zaatari, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3206, 

MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20814–9692, (301) 

435–1149, elzaataf@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Non-Viral 

Infectious Agent Detection and Diagnostics. 

Date: March 8, 2007. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Churchill Hotel, 1914 Connecticut 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20009. 

Contact Person: Soheyla Saadi, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3211, 

MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

0903, saadisoh@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, RIBT and 

LIRR Member Conflicts. 

Date: March 8, 2007. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: George M. Barnas, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 2180, 

MSC 7818, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

0696, barnasg@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, 

Cardioprotection and Molecular Signaling. 

Date: March 8, 2007. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Rajiv Kumar, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4122, 

MSC 7802, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

1212, kumarra@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Contractile 

Proteins. 

Date: March 8, 2007. 

Time: 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Russell T. Dowell , PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4128, 

MSC 7814, Bethesda, MD 20892, ( 301) 435–

1850, dowellr@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, 

Neuropharmacology Small Business. 

Date: March 9–10, 2007. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Embassy Suites at the Chevy Chase 

Pavilion, 4300 Military Road, NW., 

Washington, DC 20015. 

Contact Person: Boris P. Sokolov, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5217A, 

MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

1197, bsokolov@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Chronic 

Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia Syndrome 

and Temporomandibular Dysfunction SEP. 

Date: March 9, 2007. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: J. Terrell Hoffeld, DDS, 

PhD, Dental Officer, USPHS, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4116, 

MSC 7816, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1781, th88q@nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Immune 

Cell Mechanisms. 

Date: March 9, 2007. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications and/or proposals. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Calbert A. Laing, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4210, 

MSC 7812, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

1221, laingc@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Coagulation 

Factors and Proteases. 

Date: March 9, 2007. 

Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Robert T. Su, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4134, 

MSC 7802, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1195, sur@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Teen and 

Adult Addictions. 

Date: March 12–13, 2007. 

Time: 7 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place; National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Claire E. Gutkin, PhD, 

MPH, Scientific Review Administrator, 

Center for Scientific Review, National 

Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Room 3138, MSC 7759, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

301–594–3139, gutkincl@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Technology 

Development. 

Date: March 12, 2007. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One 

Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 Wisconsin 

Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Contact Person: Sally Ann Amero, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4190, 

MSC 7849, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

1159, ameros@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, 

Psychopathology, Developmental 

Disabilities, Stress and Aging. 

Date: March 12–13, 2007. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: The Watergate, 2650 Virginia 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

Contact Person: Maribeth Champoux, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 


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Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3182, 

MSC 7759, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301 594–

3163, champoum@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Profibrotic 

Signaling, Endothelial Dysfunction and 

Trigycerides. 

Date: March 12, 2007. 

Time: 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Olga A. Tjurmina, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4030B, 

MSC 7814, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 451–

1375, ot3d@nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, GTIE 

Member Conflict. 

Date: March 12, 2007. 

Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Barbara Whitmarsh, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 2206, 

MSC 7890, Bethesda, MD 20892, (310) 435–

4511, whitmarshb@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Behavioral 

Intervention for Obesity, Cancer and Sleep 

Apnea. 

Date: March 12–14, 2007. 

Time: 6 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Michael Micklin, PhD, 

Chief, RPHB IRG, Center for Scientific 

Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Room 3136, MSC 7759, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–1258, 

mciklinm@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Colon 

Cancer. 

Date: March 12, 2007. 

Time: 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Angela Y. Ng, PhD, MBA, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6200, 

MSC 7804, (For courier delivery, use MD 

20817), Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–1715, 

nga@csr.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 

93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 

93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 

93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: February 6, 2007. 

Anna Snouffer, 

Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 07–651 Filed 2–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2007–27182] 

Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Merchant Marine 

Personnel Advisory Committee 

(MERPAC) and its working groups will 

meet to discuss various issues relating 

to the training and fitness of merchant 

marine personnel. MERPAC advises the 

Secretary of Homeland Security on 

matters relating to the training, 

qualifications, licensing, and 

certification of seamen serving in the 

U.S. merchant marine. All meetings will 

be open to the public. 

DATES: A MERPAC working group will 

meet on Monday, March 12, 2007, from 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on Tuesday, 

March 13, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. The full MERPAC committee will 

meet on Wednesday, March 14, 2007, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on 

Thursday, March 15, 2007, from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. These meetings may 

adjourn early if all business is finished. 

Requests to make oral presentations 

should reach the Coast Guard on or 

before March 1, 2007. Written material 

and requests to have a copy of your 

material distributed to each member of 

the committee or subcommittee should 

reach the Coast Guard on or before 

March 1, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The MERPAC working 

group will meet on March 12 and 13, 

2007, at the North Pacific Fishing Vessel 

Owners’ Association (NPFVOA) facility, 

located at 1900 W. Emerson Place, Suite 

101, Seattle, WA 98119. Further 

information on the location of NPFVOA 

may be obtained by calling (206) 285–

3383. The full MERPAC committee will 

meet on March 14 and 15, 2007, in the 

Washington Mutual Foundation Room, 

Level 4, of the Seattle Public Library, 

1000 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA 

98104. Attendees should use the 4th 

Avenue entrance of the library. Further 

directions regarding the location of the 

Seattle Public Library may be obtained 

at the following link: http:// 

www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=

branch_central_directions&branchID=1. 

Send written material and requests to 

make oral presentations to Mr. Mark 

Gould, Commandant (CG–3PSO–1), U.S. 

Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593–

0001. This notice is available on the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions on this notice, contact Mr. 

Gould, Assistant to the Executive 

Director, telephone 202–372–1409, fax 

202–372–1926, or e-mail 

mark.c.gould@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

these meetings is given under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2 (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770, as amended). 

Agenda of Meetings on March 12–13, 

2007 

The working group for Task Statement 

61, concerning merchant mariner 

medical waiver evaluation guidelines, 

will meet to conduct deliberations in 

preparation for delivering proposed 

MERPAC recommendations to the full 

committee. 

Agenda of Meeting on March 14, 2007 

The full committee will meet to 

discuss the objectives for the meeting. 

The working groups addressing the 

following task statements may meet to 

deliberate: Task Statement 30, 

concerning ‘‘Utilizing Military Sea 

Service for STCW Certifications’’; Task 

Statement 51, concerning ‘‘Minimum 

Standard of Competence on Tanker 

Safety’’; Task Statement 55, concerning 

‘‘Recommendations to Develop a 

Voluntary Training Program for Deck 

and Engine Department Entry Level 

Mariners on Domestic and Seagoing 

Vessels’’; Task Statement 58, concerning 

‘‘Stakeholder Communications During 

MLD Program Restructuring and 

Centralization’’; Task Statement 59, 

concerning ‘‘Access to Shore Leave by 

Merchant Mariners’’; Task Statement 60, 

concerning ‘‘Recommendations on Sea 

Service Required to Obtain Propulsion 

Mode Credit at the Operational and 

Management Levels’’; and Task 

Statement 61, concerning ‘‘Merchant 

Mariner Medical Waiver Evaluation 

Guidelines’’. In addition, new working 

groups may be formed to address issues 

proposed by the Coast Guard, MERPAC 

members, or the public. All task 

statements may be viewed at the 

MERPAC Web site at http:// 

www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/advisory/merpac/

merpac.htm. 


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