[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76635-76636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30074]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2013-0977]
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
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on Task Statement 80, concerning crew training requirements onboard
vessels subject to the International Code of Safety for ships using
gases or low flash-point fuels (IGF Code). This meeting will be open to
the public.
DATES: A MERPAC working group will meet on January 8, 2014, and January
9, 2014, 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 January 6, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The working group will meet in Room A307 of the Maritime
Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS), 692 Maritime
Boulevard, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090. For further information on the
location of MITAGS or services for individuals with disabilities or to
request special assistance, please contact Mr. Brian Senft at (410)
859-5700.
To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment
on the issue to be considered by the work group, which is listed in the
``Agenda'' section below. Written comments must be submitted on or
before January 6, 2014, and must be identified by Docket No. USCG-2013-
0977, 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
Gerald Miante as indicated below no later than January 6, 2014 to
register as a speaker.
This notice may be viewed in our online docket, USCG-2013-0977, at
http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald Miante, Alternate
Designated Federal Officer of MERPAC, telephone 202-372-1407 or at
[email protected]. 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), 5 U.S.C. Appendix (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.
Miante as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
Agenda
Day 1
The agenda for the January 8, 2014, working group meeting is as
follows:
(1) Review and make recommendations concerning the draft
International Maritime Organization (IMO) training tables and
correspondence group tables for crewmembers serving onboard vessels
fueled by gases or low flash-point fuels;
(2) Public comment period;
(3) Discuss and prepare proposed recommendations for the full
committee to consider with regards to Task Statement 80, concerning
crew training requirements onboard vessels subject to the International
Code of Safety for ships using gases or low flash-point fuels (IGF
Code); and
(4) Adjournment of meeting.
Day 2
The agenda for the January 9, 2014, 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 80, concerning
crew training requirements onboard vessels subject to the IGF Code; and
(4) Adjournment of meeting.
Dated: December 12, 2013.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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