[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 50501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19550]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2002-12927]


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 Wednesday, September 4, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 
4 p.m. and on Thursday, September 5, 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 
August 21, 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 August 21, 2002.

ADDRESSES: MERPAC will meet on both days at the Coast Guard Club of 
Cleveland, 1055 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH. Further directions 
regarding the location of the Coast Guard Club may be obtained by 
contacting Mr. Danny Morris at (216) 687-1755. 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 Meeting on September 4, 2002

    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 use of military sea service and 
training for merchant marine licenses; Task Statement 34, concerning 
the minimum standard of competence in security for a ship's security 
officer and crew; Task Statement 35, concerning the gap in signaling 
requirements between STCW and domestic rules; and Task statement 36, 
concerning the recommendations on a training program for officers in 
charge of an engineering watch coming up through the hawsepipe. 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 Meeting on September 5, 2002

    The agenda comprises the following:
    (1) Introduction.
    (2) Working Groups' Reports:
    (a) Task Statement 30, concerning use of military sea service and 
training for merchant marine licenses;
    (b) Task Statement 34, concerning the minimum standard of 
competence in security for a ship's security officer and crew;
    (c) Task Statement 35, concerning the gap in signaling requirements 
between STCW and domestic rules;
    (d) Task Statement 36, concerning the recommendations on a training 
program for officers in charge of an engineering watch coming up 
through the hawsepipe.
    (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 August 21, 
2002. Written material for distribution at a meeting should reach the 
Coast Guard no later than August 21, 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 August 21, 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: July 24, 2002.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security & Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 02-19550 Filed 8-1-02; 8:45 am]
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