Document ID: USCG-2020-0487-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee; September 2020 Teleconference
Posted Date: 2020-08-21T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 163 (Friday, August 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51726-51727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18333]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0487]

Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee; September 2020 
Teleconference

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (Committee) 
and its working groups will meet via teleconference 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 meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: Meeting: The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee and its 
working groups will meet by teleconference on Tuesday, September 22, 
2020, from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. (EDT). The teleconference may 
adjourn early if the Committee has completed its business.
    Comments and supporting documentation: To ensure your comments are 
received by Committee members before the teleconference, submit your 
written comments no later than September 15, 2020.

ADDRESSES: To join the teleconference or to request special 
accommodations, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. on September 15, 2020, 
to obtain the needed information. The number of teleconference lines 
are limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the teleconference as time permits, but if you want 
Committee members to review your comment before the teleconference, 
please submit your comments no later than September 15, 2020. 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 docket number 
[USCG-2020-0487]. Comments received will be posted without alteration 
at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For more about privacy and submissions in response to this 
document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 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 comments, 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. Michael Lalor, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the Merchant Mariner

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Medical Advisory Committee, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 
7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509, telephone 202-372-1361, fax 202-372-
4908 or michael.w.lalor@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix.
    The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee Meeting is 
authorized by U.S. Code, Title 46, section 7115. The Committee advises 
the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security 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

    The agenda for the September 22, 2020, teleconference is as 
follows:
    (1) Introduction.
    (2) Designated Federal Officer remarks.
    (3) Remarks from the Committee Chairman.
    (4) Remarks from U.S. Coast Guard Leadership.
    (5) Roll call of Committee members and determination of a quorum.
    (6) Report on Status of Working Groups, Determination on 
Intercessional Meetings and Discussion of Working Group 
recommendations. The Committee will review the information presented on 
each issue, deliberate on any recommendations presented by the Working 
Groups, approve/formulate recommendations and close any completed 
tasks. Official action on these recommendations may be taken:
    (a) Task Statement 18-27, Recommendations on Mariner Mental Health;
    (b) Task Statement 18-28, Communication Between External 
Stakeholders and the Mariner Credentialing Program;
    (c) Task Statement 19-29, Review of CG Forms CG-719K, CG-719K/E, 
and CG-719P;
    (d) Task Statement 19-30, Additional Guidance on Conduct of the 
General Medical Exam; and
    (e) Task Statement 19-31, Medical Certifications for Military to 
Mariner Applicants.
    (7) Update from the National Maritime Center, Medical Evaluations 
Division.
    (8) Discussion on transition to the National Merchant Mariner 
Medical Advisory Committee (N-MEDMAC).
    (9) Public comment period.
    (10) Committee Member Recognitions.
    (11) Closing remarks/plans for next meeting.
    (12) Adjournment of meeting.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-committees/ no later than September 15, 2020. Alternatively, you may 
contact Mr. Michael Lalor as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section above.
    During the September 22, 2020 teleconference, a public comment 
period will be held immediately after the discussion of the transition 
to the N-MEDMAC at approximately 2:00 p.m. Public comments will be 
limited to two minutes per speaker. Please note that the public comment 
periods will end following the last call for comments. Please contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, 
to register as a speaker.

    Dated: August 17, 2020.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2020-18333 Filed 8-20-20; 8:45 am]
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