[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31258-31259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15141]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[USCG-1998-3897]


Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks applications for appointment to 
membership on the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee 
(MERPAC). MERPAC provides advice and makes recommendations to the Coast 
Guard on matters related to the training, qualification, licensing, 
certification, and fitness of seamen serving in the U.S. merchant 
marine.

DATES: Applications must reach the Coast Guard on or before August 1, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: You may request an application form by writing to Commandant 
(G-MSO-1), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20593-0001; by calling 202-267-0229; or by faxing 202-267-4570. Submit 
application forms to the same address. This notice is available on the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For questions on this notice, contact Commander Steven J. Boyle, 
Executive Director of MERPAC, or Mr. Mark C. Gould, Assistant to the 
Executive Director, telephone 202-267-6890, fax 202-267-4570. For 
questions on this docket, contact Carol Kelly, Coast Guard Dockets Team 
Leader, or Paulette Twine, Chief, Documentary Services Division, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 202-366-9329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MERPAC is chartered under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. It provides advice and makes 
recommendations to the Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety and 
Environmental Protection, on merchant marine personnel issues such as 
implementation of the International Convention on Standards of 
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, types of 
marine simulation utilized in lieu of sea service for marine licenses, 
and regional examination center activities.
    MERPAC meets at least twice a year, once at Coast Guard 
Headquarters, Washington, DC, and once elsewhere in the country. Its 
subcommittees and working groups may also meet to consider specific 
problems as required.
    The Coast Guard will consider applications for six positions that 
expire

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on January 31, 1999. Applicants with one or more of the following 
backgrounds are needed to fill the positions:
    (a) Licensed Deck Officer.
    (b) Shipping Company employed in ship operation management.
    (c) Licensed Engineering Officer.
    (d) Pilot.
    (e) Able Bodied Seaman.
    (f) Marine Educator associated with a maritime academy.
    Each member serves for a term of 3 years. No member may hold more 
than two consecutive 3-year terms. MERPAC members serve without 
compensation from the Federal Government; however, travel reimbursement 
and per diem will be provided.
    In support of the policy of the Department of Transportation on 
gender and ethnic diversity, the Coast Guard encourages applications 
from qualified women and members of minority groups.
    Applicants selected may be required to complete a Confidential 
Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450). Neither the report nor the 
information it contains may be released to the public, except under an 
order issued by a Federal court or as otherwise provided under the 
Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a).

    Dated: May 28, 1998.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 98-15141 Filed 6-5-98; 8:45 am]
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