[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66845-66846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29652]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2003-16546]


Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) will 
hold a working group meeting to discuss training requirements and 
certification for a vessel security officer. MERPAC agreed at its 
September 19, 2003, meeting to accept task statement number 44 on 
security training and certification for vessel security officer and 
other vessel personnel. To facilitate the development of any additional 
training requirements in support of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime 
Transportation Security regulations and complete the task statement, 
the working group will meet to discuss both training requirements and 
certification of vessel security officers. This meeting will be open to 
the public.

DATES: The MERPAC working group will meet on Wednesday, January 7, 
2004, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The meeting may adjourn early if all 
business is finished.

ADDRESSES: The MERPAC working group will meet in room 6319, U.S. Coast 
Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC. This 
notice and task statement number 44 are available on the Internet at 
http://dms.dot.gov under docket number USCG-2003-16546.

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 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. The Merchant Marine 
Personnel Advisory Committee advises the Secretary of Homeland Security 
on matters relating to the training,

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qualifications, licensing, certification, and fitness of seamen serving 
in the U.S. merchant marine.

Procedural

    The meeting is open to the public and we request your 
participation. Members of the public who plan to attend should notify 
Mr. Mark Gould at 202-267-6890 so that he may notify building security 
officials. Please note that the meeting may adjourn early if all 
business is finished. If you would like a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the subcommittee in advance of the 
meeting, please submit 25 copies to the Executive Director no later 
than December 23, 2003.

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, listed above in FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT, as soon as possible.

    Dated: November 20, 2003.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 03-29652 Filed 11-26-03; 8:45 am]
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