[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 91 (Thursday, May 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 25257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11662]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 95-020]


Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking applicants for appointment to 
membership on the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee 
(MERPAC). The Committee is a 19-member Federal advisory committee that 
advises the Coast Guard on matters related to the training, 
qualification, licensing, certification and fitness of seamen serving 
in the U.S. merchant marine.

DATES: Membership applications must be received by July 10, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Persons interested in applying for membership on MERPAC may 
obtain an application form by writing to Commandant (G-MVP-3), U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593-
0001, or by calling the points of contact in the following paragraph.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Barbara Miller, Assistant to the 
Executive Director, MERPAC, Room 1210, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001, (202) 267-0224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MERPAC is chartered under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) to advise the Coast Guard on 
merchant marine personnel issues. It consists of 19 members. Eight 
positions are either vacant or the current appointments will expire in 
1995.
    Applicants are needed to fill positions requiring the following 
backgrounds:
    (a) Deck Officer (inland/river route);
    (b) Engineer Officer (limited chief engineer or designated duty 
engineer);
    (c) Unlicensed seamen (two positions--one Qualified Member of the 
Engine Department and one Able Bodied Seaman);
    (d) Marine Educator (three positions--two persons from State 
maritime academies and one person from other maritime training 
institutions); and
    (e) General Public (one position).
    The membership term is three years. No member may hold more than 
two consecutive three-year terms.
    To achieve the desired balance of membership the Coast Guard is 
especially interested in receiving applicants from minorities and 
women. The members of the Committee serve without compensation from the 
Federal Government, although travel reimbursement and per diem may be 
provided. The Committee normally meets in Washington, DC, with working 
group meetings for specific problems on an as required basis.
    Applicants may be required to complete an Executive Branch 
Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (SF 450).

    Dated: March 28, 1995.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Acting Chief, Office of Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 95-11662 Filed 5-10-95; 8:45 am]
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