[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 41570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15228]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2002-12469]


Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is seeking 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 should reach us on or before August 30, 2002.

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. Please submit applications to the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice and an application form are 
available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. The application form 
is also available on the Internet at http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/advisory/index.htm. You may also obtain an application by calling Mr. 
Mark Gould at (202) 267-0229; by e-mailing him at 
[email protected]; by faxing him at (202) 267-4570; or by writing 
him at the location in ADDRESSES above.
    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 
matters of concern to seamen serving in our merchant marine, such as 
implementation of the International Convention on Standards of 
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW), as 
amended, and activities of regional examination centers.
    MERPAC meets at least twice a year, once at or near Coast Guard 
Headquarters, Washington, DC, and once elsewhere in the country. Its 
subcommittees and working groups may also meet to consider specific 
tasks as required.
    The Coast Guard will consider applications for seven positions that 
expire or become vacant in January 2003. It needs applicants with one 
or more of the following backgrounds to fill the positions:
    (a) Licensed deck officer;
    (b) Managerial employee of a shipping company;
    (c) Licensed engineer;
    (d) Member of the public;
    (e) Unlicensed member of the engine department; and
    (f) Two marine educators.
    Each member serves for a term of three years. No member may serve 
more than two consecutive three-year terms. MERPAC members serve 
without compensation from the Federal Government; however, they do 
receive travel reimbursement and per diem.
    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.
    If you are selected as a member who represents the general public, 
we will require you 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: June 10, 2002.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 02-15228 Filed 6-17-02; 8:45 am]
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