Document ID: USCG-2020-0095-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee; April 2020 Teleconference
Posted Date: 2020-04-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 65 (Friday, April 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 19001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07041]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0095]

Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee; April 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.

DATES: Meeting: The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee and its 
working groups will meet by teleconference on Wednesday, April 29, 
2020, from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. 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 April 22, 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 April 22, 2020, to 
obtain the needed information. The number of teleconferences lines is 
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 April 22, 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-2020-0095]. 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: Ms. Megan Johns Henry, 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 202-372-1255, fax 202-372-4908 or 
megan.c.johns@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 April 29, 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) The Committee will address the following task statements which 
are available for viewing at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-committees/merpac;
    (a) Task Statement 19-29, Review of CG Forms CG-719K and CG-719K/E
    (7) 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 17-26, Regulatory Reform;
    (b) Task Statement 18-27, Mariner Mental Health;
    (c) Task Statement 18-28, External Stakeholder Communication; and
    (d) Task Statement 19-29, Review of CG Forms CG-719K and CG-719K/E;
    (8) Public comment period.
    (9) Closing remarks/plans for next meeting.
    (10) Adjournment of meeting.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-committees/medmac no later than April 22, 2020. Alternatively, you may 
contact Ms. Megan Johns Henry as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
section above.
    During the April 29, 2020 teleconference, a public comment period 
will be held from approximately 10:00-10:15 a.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: March 31, 2020.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2020-07041 Filed 4-2-20; 8:45 am]
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