Document ID: USCG-2017-0083-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2017-03-02T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 40 (Thursday, March 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12367-12368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04041]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0083]

Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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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 meeting 
will be open to the public.

DATES: The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee and its working 
groups are scheduled to meet on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, and Wednesday, 
April 5, 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 the U.S. Coast Guard National 
Maritime Center in the Dales Larson Room on the third floor, 100 Forbes 
Drive, Martinsburg, WV 25404-0001 (https://www.uscg.mil/nmc/).
    Attendees at the U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center who are 
U.S. citizens, will be required to pre-register no later than 4 p.m. on 
March 27, 2017, to be admitted to the meeting. This pre-registration 
must include your name, telephone number, and company or group with 
which you are affiliated (if any). Non-U.S. citizens will be required 
to pre-register no later than 4 p.m. on March 20, 2017, to be admitted 
to the meeting. This pre-registration must include name, country of 
citizenship, passport number and expiration date, or diplomatic 
identification number and expiration date, and the company or group 
with which you are affiliated (if any). All attendees will be required 
to provide a form of government-issued picture identification in order 
to gain admittance to the building. To pre-register, contact Lieutenant 
Junior Grade James Fortin at 202-372-1128 or james.l.fortin@uscg.mil.
    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 March 27, 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-
0083. 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 Regulations.gov, 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-2017-0083 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 in compliance 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 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

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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 April 4, 2017 meeting is as follows:
    (1) Opening remarks from the Designated Federal Officer.
    (2) Opening remarks from Coast Guard leadership.
    (3) Roll call of Committee members and determination of a quorum.
    (4) Introduction of new task(s) found in paragraph 6 below.
    (5) Public comment period.
    (6) Working Groups will separately address the following task 
statements which are available for viewing at https://homeport.uscg.mil/. Type MEDMAC in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, and 
then click on the item you wish to view.
    (a) Task statement 11-01, NVIC 04-08 Revision Working Group.
    (b) Task statement 15-13, Mariner Occupational Health Risk Study 
Analysis. This is a joint task statement with the Merchant Marine 
Personnel Advisory Committee.
    (c) Task statement 16-24, requesting recommendations on appropriate 
diets and wellness for mariners while aboard merchant vessels.
    (d) The Committee may receive new task statements from the Coast 
Guard, review the information presented on each issue, deliberate and 
formulate recommendations for the Department's consideration.
    (7) Adjournment of meeting.

Day 2

    The agenda for the April 5, 2017, meeting is as follows:
    (1) Committee work update.
    (2) Merchant Mariner Credentialing brief.
    (3) National Maritime Center brief.
    (4) Marine casualty data analysis presentation.
    (5) Continue work on task statements.
    (6) Public comment period.
    (7) By mid-afternoon, the Working Groups will report, and if 
applicable, make recommendations for the full Committee to consider for 
presentation to the Coast Guard. The Committee may deliberate and vote 
on the Working Group's recommendations on this date. The public will 
have an opportunity to speak after each Working Group's Report before 
the full Committee takes any action on each report.
    (8) Closing remarks/plans for next meeting.
    (9) Adjournment of Meeting.
    A public comment period will be held on April 4, 2017, from 
approximately 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and April 5, 2017, from 
approximately 2:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/. Type MEDMAC in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, and 
then click on the item you wish to view. Alternatively, you may contact 
Lieutenant Junior Grade James Fortin as noted in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION section above.
    Public comments will be limited to 5 minutes per speaker. Please 
note that the public comment periods will end following the last call 
for comments. Contact Lieutenant Junior Grade James Fortin as indicated 
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document to 
register as a speaker.
    Please note that the meeting may adjourn early if the work is 
completed.

    Dated: February 24, 2017.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2017-04041 Filed 3-1-17; 8:45 am]
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