[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11157-11158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5875]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2002-11781]


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

DATES: MERPAC will meet on Tuesday, April 9, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 4 
p.m. and on Wednesday, April 10, 2002, 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 
26, 2002. 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 26, 2002.

ADDRESSES: MERPAC will meet on both days at the MEBA Engineering 
School, 27050 St. Michaels Road, Easton, MD 21601. Further directions 
regarding the location of the MEBA School may be obtained by contacting 
Mr. Lee Kincaid at (410) 822-9600. 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 April 9, 2002 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 30, concerning utilization of military sea 
service and training for merchant marine licenses; Task Statement 31, 
concerning manning on vessels engaged in domestic service; and, Task 
Statement 32, concerning updating Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA) 
and radar observer training. 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 April 10, 2002 Meeting

    The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Introduction.
    (2) Working Group Reports:
    (a) Task Statement 30, concerning utilization of military sea 
service and training for merchant marine licenses.

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    (b) Task Statement 31, concerning manning on vessels engaged in 
domestic service.
    (c) Task Statement 32, concerning updating ARPA and radar observer 
training.
    (3) 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 26, 
2002. Written material for distribution at a meeting should reach the 
Coast Guard no later than March 26, 2002. 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 26, 2002.

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 Assistant Executive Director as soon as possible.

    Dated: March 6, 2002.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 02-5875 Filed 3-11-02; 8:45 am]
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