Document ID: USCG-2017-0544-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2017-07-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 133 (Thursday, July 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32372-32373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14682]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0544]

Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee

AGENCY: 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 working group 
will meet via teleconference to work on Task Statement 25, review of 
the draft Merchant Mariner Medical Manual, to complete the discussions 
from its April 4-5, and May 8, 2017 meetings. The teleconference will 
be open to the public.

DATES: The Merchant Marine Mariner Medical Advisory Committee working 
group is scheduled to meet via teleconference on Thursday, August 17, 
2017, from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please note that 
this

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teleconference may adjourn early if the working group has completed its 
business.

ADDRESSES: To join the teleconference, contact the individual listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to obtain the needed 
information no later than 5 p.m. on August 10, 2017. The number of 
teleconference lines is limited and will be available on a first-come, 
first served basis. To physically join those participating from U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, it will be held in Room 5J16-15, 2703 Martin 
Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509 (http://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Director-of-Operational-Logistics-DOL/Bases/Base-National-Capital-Region/Visitor/).
    Pre-registration Information: Foreign nationals participating 
physically at the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters will be required to 
pre-register no later than 4 p.m. on August 1, 2017. U.S. citizens 
participating physically at the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters will be 
required to pre-register no later than 4 p.m. on August 10, 2017, to be 
admitted to the meeting. To pre-register, contact Lieutenant Junior 
Grade James Fortin at 202-372-1128 or james.l.fortin@uscg.mil with 
MEDMAC in the subject line and provide your name, company, and 
telephone number; if a foreign national, also provide your country of 
citizenship, and passport number and expiration date. All attendees 
will be required to provide a government-issued picture identification 
card in order to gain admittance to the building.
    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 teleconference, but if you want working group 
committee members to review your comment before the meeting, please 
submit your comments no later than August 10, 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-2017-0544. Written comments may also be submitted using 
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 of 
this document. Comments received will be posted without alteration at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. You may review the Privacy Act Notice regarding the Federal 
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal 
Register (70 FR 15086).
    Docket Search: For access to the docket to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type 
USCG-2017-0544 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 Marine Personnel 
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: 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 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 August 17, 2017, working group teleconference is 
as follows:
    (1) The working group will meet briefly to discuss Task Statement 
25 (All task statements can be found at https://homeport.uscg.mil/medmac);
    (2) Reports of working sub-groups. The working sub-groups will 
report to the full working group on what was accomplished in their 
meetings. The full working group will not take action on these reports 
at this time. Any action taken as a result of this working group 
meeting will be taken after the public comment period.
    (3) Public comment period.
    (4) Preparation of the meeting report to the full Committee.
    (5) Adjournment of meeting.
A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/medmac. Alternatively, you may contact Lieutenant 
Junior Grade James Fortin as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section above. A public comment period will be held at the end 
of the day during the working group teleconference concerning matters 
being discussed. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 
minutes. Please note that the public comment period 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 teleconference may adjourn early if the work 
is completed.

    Dated: June 26, 2017.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2017-14682 Filed 7-12-17; 8:45 am]
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