[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11089-11090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4279]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2001-8891]


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) and 
its working groups will meet to discuss various issues relating to the 
training and fitness of merchant marine personnel. MERPAC advises the 
Secretary of Transportation on matters relating to the training, 
qualifications, licensing, certification and fitness of

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seamen serving in the U.S. merchant marine. All meetings will be open 
to the public.

DATES: MERPAC will meet on Tuesday, March 27, 2001, from 8 a.m. to 4 
p.m. and on Wednesday, March 28, 2001, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. These 
meetings may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests to 
make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before March 
7, 2001. Written material and requests to have a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the committee or subcommittee should 
reach the Coast Guard on or before March 7, 2001.

ADDRESSES: MERPAC will meet on both days at the RTM STAR Center, 2 West 
Dixie Highway, Dania Beach, FL 33004. Further directions regarding the 
location of the RTM STAR Center may be obtained by contacting Ms. Cathy 
Servideo at (954) 920-3222, extension 7270. Send written material and 
requests to make oral presentations to Commander Brian J. Peter, 
Commandant (G-MSO-1), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice is available on the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice, contact 
Commander Brian J. Peter, Executive Director of MERPAC, or Mr. Mark C. 
Gould, Assistant to the Executive Director, telephone 202-267-0229, fax 
202-267-4570, or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
    Agenda of March 27, 2001 Meeting:
    The full committee will meet to discuss the objectives for the 
meeting. The committee will then break up into the following working 
groups: Task Statement 24, concerning recommendations on a program to 
revise the testing for advancement of deck officers to conform to the 
STCW; Task Statement 25, concerning recommendations on a program to 
revise the testing for advancement of engineering officers with 
unlimited horsepower licenses to conform to the STCW; and, Task 
Statement 26, concerning recommendations on a program to revise the 
testing for advancement of engineering officers with limited horsepower 
licenses to conform to the STCW. New working groups may be formed to 
address any new issues or tasks. At the end of the day, the working 
groups will make a report to the full committee on what has been 
accomplished in their meetings. No action will be taken on these 
reports on this date.
    Agenda of March 28, 2001, Meeting:
    The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Introduction.
    (2) Oath of Office to New Member and Re-appointed Members.
    (3) Working Group Reports:
    (a) Task Statement 24, concerning recommendations on a program to 
revise the testing for advancement of deck officers to conform to the 
STCW
    (b) Task Statement 25, concerning recommendations on a program to 
revise the testing for advancement of engineering officers with 
unlimited horsepower licenses to conform to the STCW
    (c) Task Statement 26, concerning recommendations on a program to 
revise the testing for advancement of engineering officers with limited 
horsepower licenses to conform to the STCW
    (4) Other items to be discussed:
    (a) Standing Committee--Prevention Through People
    (b) Other items brought up for discussion by the committee or the 
public

Procedural

    Both meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings 
may adjourn early if all business is finished. At the Chair's 
discretion, members of the public may make oral presentations during 
the meetings. If you would like to make an oral presentation at a 
meeting, please notify the Executive Director no later than March 7, 
2001. Written material for distribution at a meeting should reach the 
Coast Guard no later than March 7, 2001. If you would like a copy of 
your material distributed to each member of the committee or 
subcommittee in advance of the meeting, please submit 25 copies to the 
Executive Director no later than March 7, 2001.

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.

    Dated: February 12, 2001.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
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