Document ID: USCG-2013-0574-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2013-07-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40757-40758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16253]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0574]

Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee: Intercessional 
Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Working Group Meeting.

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SUMMARY: A working group of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 
Committee (MERPAC) will meet to work on Task Statement 82, entitled 
``The review and submittal of recommendations for proposed revisions to 
forms CG-719K, Merchant Mariner Credential Medical Evaluation Report 
and CG-719K/E, Merchant Mariner Evaluation of Fitness for Entry Level 
Ratings.'' This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: A MERPAC working group will meet on July 24, 2013, and July 25, 
2013, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Please note that the meeting may adjourn 
early if all business is finished. Written comments to be distributed 
to working group members and placed on MERPAC's Web site are due by 
July 10, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The working group will meet at the Jemal Building of U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, Room 10-0718, 1900 Half St. SW., Washington, 
DC

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20593. Attendees will be required to provide a picture identification 
card and pass through a magnetometer in order to gain admittance to the 
Jemal Building. Visitors should also arrive at least 30 minutes in 
advance of the meeting in case of long lines at the entrance.
    For further information about the Coast Guard facilities or 
services for individuals with disabilities or to request special 
assistance, contact Mr. Davis Breyer at (202) 372-1445 or 
davis.j.breyer@uscg.mil.
    To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment 
on the issues to be considered by the working group, as listed in the 
``Agenda'' section below. Comments must be submitted in writing on or 
before July 10, 2013, and must be identified by Docket No. USCG-2013-
0574 and may be submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments (preferred method to 
avoid delays in processing).
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department 
of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. The 
telephone number is 202-366-9329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this 
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You 
may review a Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets in the 
January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
    Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments 
related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, enter the 
docket number in the ``Search'' field and follow instructions on the 
Web site.
    Public oral comment periods will be held during the working group 
meeting. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. 
Please note that the public oral comment periods may end before the 
prescribed ending time following the last call for comments. Contact 
Davis Breyer as indicated above no later than July 10, 2013 to register 
as a speaker.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Davis Breyer, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer of MERPAC, telephone 202-372-1445. If you have any 
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Barbara 
Hairston, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Title 5, United States Code 
(Pub. L. 92-463).
    MERPAC is an advisory committee authorized under section 871 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, Title 6, United States Code, section 
451, and chartered under the provisions of the FACA. The Committee acts 
solely in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS) through the Commandant of the Coast Guard and 
the Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards on matters 
relating to personnel in the U.S. merchant marine, including but not 
limited to training, qualifications, certification, documentation, and 
fitness standards. The Committee will advise, consult with, and make 
recommendations reflecting its independent judgment to the Secretary.
    A copy of all meeting documentation, including the Task Statement, 
is available at https://homeport.uscg.mil by using these key strokes: 
Missions; Port and Waterways Safety; Advisory Committees; MERPAC; and 
then use the announcements key. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. 
Breyer as noted in the ADDRESSES section above.

Agenda

Day 1

    The agenda for the July 24, 2013, working group meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) Review forms CG-719K, Merchant Mariner Credential Medical 
Evaluation Report and CG-719K/E, Merchant Mariner Evaluation of Fitness 
for Entry Level Ratings for possible revision;
    (2) Public comment period;
    (3) Discuss and prepare proposed recommendations for the full 
committee to consider with regards to Task Statement 82, entitled ``The 
review and submittal of recommendations for proposed revisions to forms 
CG-719K, Merchant Mariner Credential Medical Evaluation Report and CG-
719K/E, Merchant Mariner Evaluation of Fitness for Entry Level 
Ratings''; and
    (4) Adjournment of meeting.

Day 2

    The agenda for the July 25, 2013, working group meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) Continue discussion on proposed recommendations;
    (2) Public comment period;
    (3) Discuss and prepare final recommendations for the full 
committee to consider with regards to Task Statement 82, entitled ``The 
review and submittal of recommendations for proposed revisions to forms 
CG-719K, Merchant Mariner Credential Medical Evaluation Report and CG-
719K/E, Merchant Mariner Evaluation of Fitness for Entry Level 
Ratings''; and
    (4) Adjournment of meeting.

    Dated: June 25, 2013.
J. G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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