[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50746-50747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20804]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2011-0736]
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: The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) will
conduct an intercessional meeting so that a working group may discuss
Task Statement 75, entitled ``Review of the Supplemental Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking Concerning the Implementation of the Amendments to
the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification
and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, and Changes to Domestic
Endorsements.'' This meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: A MERPAC work group will meet on September 8, 2011, 2011, from 8
a.m. until 5 p.m., and on September 9, 2011, 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 work group members and
placed on MERPAC's Web site are due by August 25, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The work group will meet in Room 6103 of Coast Guard
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593. We request
that members of the public who plan to attend this meeting notify Mr.
Rogers Henderson at 202-372-1408 no later than September 1, 2011, so
that building security officials can be notified. Attendees will be
required to provide a picture identification card in order to gain
admittance to the Coast Guard Headquarters building.
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance, contact Mr. Rogers
Henderson at 202-372-1408 as soon as possible.
To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment
on the issues to be considered by the work group as listed in the
``Agenda'' section below. Written comments must be identified by Docket
No. USCG-2011-0736 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: 202-372-1918.
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.
This notice may be viewed in our online docket, USCG-2011-0736, at
http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark Gould, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer (ADFO) to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of
MERPAC, telephone 206-728-1368. If you have any questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (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 will
act 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.
Agenda
Day 1
The agenda for September 8, 2011, work group meeting is as follows:
(1) Discuss task objectives described in summary paragraph above;
(2) Public comment period;
(3) Discuss and prepare proposed recommendations for the full
committee to consider concerning Task Statement 75, entitled, ``Review
of the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning the
Implementation of the Amendments to the International Convention on
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers,
1978, and Changes to Domestic Endorsements;'' and
(4) Adjournment of meeting.
Day 2
The agenda for the September 9, 2011, work group meeting is as
follows:
(1) Continue discussion on proposed recommendations;
(2) Public comment period;
(3) Prepare final recommendations for the full committee to
consider concerning Task Statement 75, entitled, ``Review of the
Supplemental Notice of
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Proposed Rulemaking Concerning the Implementation of the Amendments to
the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification
and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, and Changes to Domestic
Endorsements;'' and
(4) Adjournment of meeting.
Procedural: A copy of all meeting documentation is available at the
https://www.fido.gov Web site or by contacting Mark Gould. Once you
have accessed the MERPAC Committee page, click on the meetings tab and
then the ``View'' button for the meeting dated September 8-9, 2011 to
access the information for this meeting. Minutes will be available 90
days after this meeting. Both minutes and documents applicable for this
meeting can also be found at an alternative site using the following
Web address: https://homeport.uscg.mil and use these key strokes:
Missions; Port and Waterways Safety; Advisory Committees; MERPAC; and
then use the event key.
A public oral comment period will be held during the work group
meeting. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes.
Please note that the public oral comment period may end before the
prescribed ending time indicated following the last call for comments.
Contact Mark Gould as indicated above to register as a speaker.
Dated: August 10, 2011.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2011-20804 Filed 8-15-11; 8:45 am]
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