[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8601-8602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3380]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2005-20401]


Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: A working group of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 
Committee (MERPAC) will meet to discuss task statement 47 
concerning Recommendations on knowledge and practical qualifications 
for engineers at the operational and management levels to serve on 
steam propelled vessels, and task statement 49 concerning 
Recommendations for use of a model sea course project in conjunction 
with an approved program for officer in charge of an engineering watch 
coming up through the hawse pipe. MERPAC advises the Secretary of 
Homeland Security on matters relating to the training, qualifications, 
licensing, certification, and fitness of seamen serving in the U.S. 
merchant marine. These meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The MERPAC working group will meet on Monday, March 21, 2005 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (local), and Tuesday, March 22, 2005, from 
8:30 a.m. to 4 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 8, 2005. 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 March 8, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The working group of MERPAC will meet in Room 1303 of Coast 
Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second St., SW., Washington, DC 20593. Send 
written material and requests to make oral presentations to Mr. Mark 
Gould, 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 under Docket [USCG-2005-20401].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice, contact 
Mr. Gould, Assistant to the Executive Director, telephone 202-267-6890, 
fax 202-267-4570, or e-mail [email protected]. Further directions 
regarding the location of Coast Guard Headquarters may be obtained by 
contacting Mr. Gould at the above numbers.

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

Agenda of March 21-22, 2005 Meeting

    The working group will meet to discuss Task Statement 47, 
``Recommendations on knowledge and practical qualifications for 
engineers at the operational and management levels to serve on steam 
propelled vessels,'' and Task Statement 49, ``Recommendations 
for use of a model sea course project in conjunction with an approved 
program for officer in charge of an engineering watch coming up through 
the hawse pipe.'' Both of these task statements are available in Docket 
[USCG-2005-20401]. With regard to task statement 47, the 
working group will develop a portion of a training program containing 
the minimum requirements for a Certificate as engineer at the 
operational and management levels to serve on steam propelled vessels 
under the International Convention on Standards of Training, 
Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), as amended. The 
training program will be in a table format similar to Section A of the 
STCW Code available for purchase from the International Maritime 
Organization, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR, England. With regard 
to task statement 49, the working group will develop a model 
sea course project to be used in conjunction with an approved program 
for officer in charge of an engineering watch coming up through the 
hawse pipe under the STCW, as amended. At the end of the meetings, the 
working group will re-cap its discussions and prepare their programs 
for the full committee to consider at its next meeting.

Procedural

    These 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 the 
meetings, please notify Mr. Gould no later than March 8, 2005. Written 
material for distribution at the meetings should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than March 8, 2005. If you would like a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the committee or working group in advance 
of the meetings, please submit 10 copies to Mr. Gould no later than 
March 8, 2005.

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 
Mr. Gould at the number listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as 
soon as possible.


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    Dated: February 14, 2005.
David L. Scott,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-3380 Filed 2-18-05; 8:45 am]
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