[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 218 (Monday, November 14, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-28038]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 94-096]

 

Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Meetings

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) and 
working groups will meet to discuss various issues. Agenda items 
include discussions of physical standards and licensing requirements. 
All meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The working groups will meet on December 13, 1994, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The full committee will meet on December 14, 1994, 
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Written material should be submitted not 
later than December 1, 1994.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Room 2415, U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20593. Written 
material should be submitted to CDR Scott J. Glover, MERPAC Executive 
Director, Commandant (G-MVP), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street 
S.W., Washington, DC 20593.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Commander Scott J. Glover, Commandant 
(G-MVP), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20593, telephone (202) 267-0213.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given pursuant to 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 Section 1 et seq. 
The agenda will include discussion of the following topics:

    (1) ``Licensing 2000 and Beyond'' recommendations to certified 
instructors and designated examiners, and to increase the focus on 
approved training as one of Coast Guard's guarantor of competency;
    (2) Physical standards for merchant mariners; and,
    (3) National Research Council report, Minding the Helm: Marine 
Navigation and Piloting.
    Attendance is open to the public. With advance notice, and the 
Chairman's discretion, members of the public may make oral 
presentations during the meeting. Persons wishing to make oral 
presentations should notify the Executive Director, listed above under 
ADDRESSES, no later than the day before the meeting. Written material 
may be submitted at any time for presentation to the Committee. 
However, to ensure advance distribution to each Committee member, 
persons submitting written material are asked to provide 20 copies to 
the Executive Director no later than December 1, 1994.

    Dated: November 7, 1994.
J. C. Card,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Marine Safety, 
Security and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 94-28038 Filed 11-10-94; 8:45 am]
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