[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 170 (Friday, August 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46010-46011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22207]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD 96-043]


Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) will 
meet to discuss various issues relating to merchant marine personnel, 
including safety, training, and qualifications. The meetings are open 
to the public.

DATES: A meeting of the working groups will be held on Thursday, 
September 26, 1996. A meeting of MERPAC will be held on Friday, 
September 27, 1996. The meetings are scheduled to run from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:00 p.m. each day. Written material and requests to make oral 
presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before September 13, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held in room 2415, U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC. Written material 
and requests to make oral presentations should be sent to Commander 
Greg Jones, Commandant (G-MSO-1), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 
Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Greg Jones, Executive 
Director of MERPAC, or Mr. Mark Gould, Assistant to the Executive 
Director, telephone (202) 267-0229, fax (202) 267-4570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of September 27, 1996, Meeting

(1) Subcommittee Reports.
    (a) International Convention on the Standards of Training, 
Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW).
    (b) Prevention Through People (PTP).
(2) Other Issues to be Discussed.
    (a) Regional Examination Center (REC) Activities.
    (b) Tankerman regulations--REC enforcement.
    (c) National Maritime Center--course approvals and examinations.
    (d) Proposal to reduce the number of forms currently used to issue 
licenses. This will eliminate outdated license forms.
    (e) Licensing 2000.
    (f) Towing industry pilot training and licensing.
    (g) STCW issues and changes in regulations.
    (h) As time allows, other issues brought up by the public or MERPAC 
members.

Procedural

    Both meetings are open to the public. At the discretion of the 
Chairman, members of the public may present oral presentations during 
the September 27, 1996, meeting. Persons wishing to make oral 
presentations at the September 27, 1996, meeting should notify the 
Executive Director no later than September 13, 1996. Written material 
for distribution to the committee should reach the Coast Guard no later 
than September 13, 1996. If a person submitting material would like a 
copy distributed to each member of the committee in advance of a 
meeting, that person should submit 20 copies to the Executive Director 
no later than September 13, 1996.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact 
the Executive Director as soon as possible.


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    Dated: August 27, 1996.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 96-22207 Filed 8-29-96; 8:45 am]
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