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(2) Swear in newly appointed 

Committee members. 

(3) Remarks from U.S. Coast Guard 

Leadership. 

(4) Designated Federal Officer 

announcements. 

(5) Roll call of Committee members 

and determination of a quorum. 

(6) Reports from the following 

Working Groups: 

(a) Task Statement 87, Review of 

policy documents providing guidance 

on the implementation of the December 

24, 2013, International Convention on 

Standards of Training, Certification and 

Watchkeeping for Seafarers rulemaking; 

(b) Task Statement 89, Review and 

update of the International Maritime 

Organization’s Maritime Safety 

Committee Circular MSC.1014, 

‘‘Guidelines on Fatigue Mitigation and 

Management’’; 

(c) Task Statement 96, Review and 

comment on the course and program 

approval requirements including 46 

CFR 10.402, 10.403, 10.407 and 

Navigation and Vessel Inspection 

Circular 03–14 guidelines for approval 

of training courses and programs; 

(d) Task Statement 98, continue the 

progress made by the military services 

towards meeting the goals on the use of 

Military Education, Training and 

Assessment for STCW and National 

Mariner Endorsements as identified in 

the Howard Coble Coast Guard and 

Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 

and subsequent legislation; 

(e) Task Statement 99, Review and 

comment on the ‘‘Guidelines for Issuing 

Endorsement for Tankerman PIC 

Restricted to Fuel Transfers on Towing 

Vessels’’ policy letter (CG–MMC Policy 

Letter No. 01–17); 

(f) Task Statement 101, Provide 

feedback and avenues to further 

enhance open communication between 

external stakeholders and the U.S. Coast 

Guard’s mariner credentialing program 

regarding all aspects of the program; 

(g) Task Statement 102, consider and 

make recommendations regarding the 

current requirement for a U.S. Merchant 

Mariner to read and write using English; 

(h) Task Statement 103, Input to 

Support Regulatory Reform of Coast 

Guard Regulations-Executive Orders 

13771 and 13783. 

(7) Other items for discussion: 

(a) Report on the Implementation of 

the 2010 Amendments to the 

International Convention on Standards 

of Training, Certification and 

Watchkeeping; 

(b) Report on National Maritime 

Center activities from the National 

Maritime Center Commanding Officer, 

such as the net processing time it takes 

for mariners to receive their credentials 

after application submittal; 

(c) Report on Mariner Credentialing 

Program Policy Division activities, such 

as its current initiatives and projects; 

(d) Report on International Maritime 

Organization/International Labor 

Organization issues related to the 

merchant marine industry; and 

(e) Briefings about on-going U.S. Coast 

Guard projects related to personnel in 

the U.S. merchant marine. 

(8) Public comment period. 

(9) Discussion of Working Group 

recommendations. 

The Committee will review the 

information presented on each issue, 

deliberate on any recommendations 

presented by the Working Groups, and 

approve/formulate recommendations. 

Official action on these 

recommendations may be taken on this 

date. 

(10) Closing remarks/plans for next 

meeting. 

(11) Adjournment of meeting. 

A public comment period will be held 

during each Working Group and full 

Committee meeting concerning matters 

being discussed. 

A copy of all meeting documentation 

will be available at https://

homeport.uscg.mil/merpac no later than 

September 4, 2017. Alternatively, you 

may contact Lieutenant Junior Grade 

James Fortin as noted in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION section above. 

Public comments will be limited to 

three minutes per speaker. Please note 

that the public comment periods will 

end following the last call for 

comments. Please contact Lieutenant 

Junior Grade James Fortin, listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section, to register as a speaker. 

Please note that the meeting may 

adjourn early if the work is completed. 

Dated: August 15, 2017. 

Jeffrey G. Lantz, 

Director of Commercial Regulations and 

Standards. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2017–0734] 

Navigation Safety Advisory Council; 

Vacancies 

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department 

of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Request for applications. 

SUMMARY: The U. S. Coast Guard seeks 

applications for membership on the 

Navigation Safety Advisory Council. 

The Navigation Safety Advisory 

Council provides advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, through the 

Commandant of the U.S. 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, diving 

safety, and aids to navigation systems. 

DATES: Completed applications should 

be submitted to the U. S. Coast Guard 

on or before October 23, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a 

cover letter expressing interest in an 

appointment to the Navigation Safety 

Advisory Council that also identifies 

which membership category the 

applicant is applying under, along with 

a resume detailing the applicant’s 

experience via one of the following 

methods: 

• By Email: George.H.Detweiler@uscg.

mil, Subject line: The Navigation Safety 

Advisory Council; 

• By Fax: 202–372–1991 ATTN: Mr. 

George Detweiler, Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer; or 

• By Mail: Commandant (CG–NAV– 

2)/NAVSAC Attn: Mr. George Detweiler, 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer, 

Commandant (CG–NAV–2), U.S. Coast 

Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Avenue 

SE., STOP 7418, Washington, DC 

20593–7418 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

George Detweiler, Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer of the Navigation Safety 

Advisory Council; 202–372–1566 or 

email at George.H.Detweiler@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Navigation Safety Advisory Council is a 

federal advisory committee authorized 

by 33 U.S.C. 2073 and chartered under 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, (Title 5, U.S.C., 

Appendix). 

The Navigation Safety Advisory 

Council provides advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary, 

through the Commandant of the U.S. 

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, 

diving safety, and aids to navigation 

systems. 

The Navigation Safety Advisory 

Council normally meets twice a year. 

All members serve at their own expense 

and receive no salary or other 


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compensation from the Federal 

Government. The only exception to this 

policy is when attending the Navigation 

Safety Advisory Council meetings; 

members may be reimbursed for travel 

and expenses and provided per diem in 

accordance with Federal Travel 

Regulations. 

The Coast Guard will consider 

applications for seven positions that 

will be vacant on November 4, 2017, in 

the following membership categories 

only: 

a. Commercial vessel owners and 

operators; 

b. Professional mariners; 

c. Recreational boaters; 

d. The recreational boating industry; 

and 

e. The Maritime Law Association. 

Each member will be appointed to 

represent the viewpoints and interests 

of one of the groups or organizations, 

and at least one member will be 

appointed to represent each 

membership category. All members 

serve as representatives and are not 

Special Government Employees as 

defined in Section 202(a), Title 18, 

U.S.C. 

To be eligible, you should have 

experience in one of the categories 

listed above. Members serve terms of 

office of up to three (3) years. Members 

may be considered to serve up to two (2) 

consecutive terms. In the event the 

Navigation Safety Advisory Council 

terminates, all appointments to the 

Council terminate. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security does not discriminate in 

selection of Council members on the 

basis of race, color, religion, sex, 

national origin, political affiliation, 

sexual orientation, gender identity, 

marital status, disabilities and genetic 

information, age, membership in an 

employee organization, or any other 

non-merit factor. The Department of 

Homeland Security strives to achieve a 

widely diverse candidate pool for all of 

its recruitment actions. 

If you are interested in applying to 

become a member of the Council, send 

your cover letter and resume to 

Mr. George Detweiler, the Navigation 

Safety Advisory Council, Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer via one of 

the transmittal methods in the 

ADDRESSES section by the deadline in 

the DATES section of this notice. All 

email submittals will receive email 

receipt confirmation. 

Dated: August 16, 2017. 

Michael D. Emerson, 

Director, Marine Transportation Systems. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2017–0767] 

Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department 

of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Merchant Mariner 

Medical Advisory Committee and its 

Working Groups will meet to discuss 

matters relating to medical certification 

determinations for issuance of licenses, 

certificates of registry, and merchant 

mariners’ documents, medical standards 

and guidelines for the physical 

qualifications of operators of 

commercial vessels, medical examiner 

education, and medical research. The 

meetings will be open to the public. 

DATES: The Merchant Mariner Medical 

Advisory Committee and its Working 

Groups are scheduled to meet on 

Tuesday, September 12, 2017, and 

Wednesday, September 13, 2017, from 8 

a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Please note that 

these meetings may adjourn early if the 

Committee has completed its business. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

Seattle University, in the Bannan 

Auditorium, 901 12th Avenue, Seattle, 

WA 98122–1090 (https://

www.seattleu.edu/). 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact the Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer as soon as 

possible using the contact information 

provided in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice. 

Instructions: You are free to submit 

comments at any time, including orally 

at the meetings, but if you want 

Committee members to review your 

comment before the meetings, please 

submit your comments no later than 

September 6, 2017. We are particularly 

interested in comments on the issues in 

the ‘‘Agenda’’ section below. You must 

include ‘‘Department of Homeland 

Security’’ and the docket number 

USCG–2017–0767. Written comments 

may also be submitted using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. If you encounter 

technical difficulties with comments 

submission, contact the individual 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section below. Comments 

received will be posted without 

alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. You may review the Privacy 

and Security Notice for the Federal 

Docket Management System at https://

www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice. 

Docket Search: For access to the 

docket to read documents or comments 

related to this notice, go to http://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2017– 

0767 in the ‘‘Search’’ box, press Enter, 

and then click on the item you wish to 

view. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lieutenant Junior Grade James Fortin, 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer of 

the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 

Committee, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. 

Ave. SE., Stop 7509, Washington, DC 

20593–7509, telephone 202–372–1128, 

fax 202–372–8385 or james.l.fortin@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is pursuant with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 

United States Code Appendix. 

The Merchant Mariner Medical 

Advisory Committee Meeting is 

authorized by section 210 of the U.S. 

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 

(Pub. L. 111–281, codified at 46 United 

States Code 7115). The Committee 

advises the Secretary 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 

Day 1 

The agenda for the September 12, 

2017, meeting is as follows: 

(1) Opening remarks from the 

Designated Federal Officer. 

(2) Opening remarks from U.S. Coast 

Guard leadership. 

(3) Roll call of Committee members 

and determination of a quorum. 

(4) Public comment period. 

(5) Working Groups will separately 

address the following task statements 

which are available for viewing at 

https://homeport.uscg.mil/medmac. 

(a) Task statement 15–13, Mariner 

Occupational Health Risk Study 

Analysis. This is a joint task statement 

with the Merchant Marine Personnel 

Advisory Committee; 

(b) Task statement 16–24, requesting 

recommendations on appropriate diets 

and wellness for mariners while aboard 

merchant vessels; 


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