[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 28009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13023]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 95-045]


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 certified instructors, approved training, the 
National Research Council report, ``Minding the Helm: Marine Navigation 
and Piloting'', and manning on U.S. vessels. All meetings will be open 
to the public.

DATES: The working groups will meet on July 13, 1995, from 8:30 a.m. to 
4 p.m. The full committee will meet on July 14, 1995, from 9 a.m. to 4 
p.m. Written material should be submitted not later than July 5, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Room 2415, U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., 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 SW., 
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) 267-0224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given pursuant to 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 Sec. 1 et seq. The 
agenda will include discussion of the following topics:
    (1) ``Licensing 2000 and Beyond'' recommendations to certify 
instructors and designated examiners, and to increase the focus on 
approved training as one of the Coast Guard's guarantors of competency;
    (2) National Research Council report, Minding the Helm: Marine 
Navigation and Piloting; and,
    (3) Revision of federal laws affecting watchkeeping and manning on 
U.S. vessels.
    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 July 5, 1995.

    Dated: May 22, 1995.
J.C. Card,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Marine Safety, 
Security and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 95-13023 Filed 5-25-95; 8:45 am]
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