[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 92 (Monday, May 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32079-32080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11918]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2002-12272]


Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: A working group of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 
Committee (MERPAC) will meet to discuss task statement #34 concerning 
the minimum standard of competence in security necessary for a ship's 
security officer and crew. 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. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The MERPAC working group will meet on Tuesday, June 18, 2002, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This meeting may adjourn early if all 
business is finished. Requests to make oral presentations should reach 
the Coast Guard on or before June 4, 2002. Written material and 
requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of 
the working group should reach the Coast Guard on or before June 4, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: The working group of MERPAC will meet in room 1103, U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC. 
Further directions regarding the location of U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters may be obtained by contacting Mr. Mark Gould at (202) 267-
6890. 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 202-267-6890, fax 
202-267-4570, or e-mail [email protected].

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

Agenda of June 18, 2002 Meeting

    The working group will meet to discuss the Knowledge, 
Understanding, and Proficiency (KUPs) required to train a ship security 
officer in the minimum competencies detailed in task statement #34. The 
International Maritime Organization's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) 
will further consider the competencies to be required of ship security 
officers and other crew members at its 75th session which will be held 
from 15-24 May 2002. The United States' proposal is contained in MSC 
paper 75/17/30 (located at http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nmc/imosec/75-17-30.pdf). The MERPAC working group will consider any action taken on 
this proposal by the MSC. The working group will develop the KUPs into 
a table format similar to Section A of the International Convention on 
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 
(STCW), as amended, Code. At the end of the day, the working group will 
re-cap its discussions and prepare the table for the full committee to 
consider at its next meeting.

Procedural

    This meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting 
may adjourn early if all business is finished. At the Chair's 
discretion, members of the public may make oral presentations during 
the meeting. If you would like to make an oral presentation at the 
meeting, please notify the Executive Director no later than June 4, 
2002. Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the 
Coast Guard no later than June 4, 2002. If you would like a copy of 
your material distributed to each member of the committee or working 
group in advance of the meeting, please submit 25 copies to the 
Executive Director no later than June 4, 2002. We request that members 
of the public who plan to attend this meeting notify Mr. Mark Gould at 
the number listed in ADDRESSES above so that

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building security officials may be notified.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

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

    Dated: May 7, 2002.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
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