[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 126 (Friday, July 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38187-38188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13067]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2005-21677]


Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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 50 
``Recommendations on a Training and Assessment Program for Qualified 
Member of the Engine Department on Sea-Going Vessels.'' 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. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The MERPAC working group will meet on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (local), and Wednesday, August 3, 2004, from 
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (local). This meeting may adjourn early if all 
business is finished. Requests to make oral presentations should reach 
the Coast Guard on or before July 26, 2004. 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 July 19, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: The working group of MERPAC will meet in Room 1303 at U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, 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 and 
related documents are available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov 
under Docket Number USCG-2005-21677.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice, contact 
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. (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 
Stat.770, as amended).

Agenda of August 2-3, 2005 Meeting

    The working group will meet to discuss Task Statement 50 
``Recommendations on a Training and Assessment Program for Qualified 
Member of the Engine Department on Sea-Going Vessels.'' The working 
group will develop the competence standards for engine department 
ratings, other than ratings forming part of an engineering watch, for 
inclusion into the International Convention on Standards of Training, 
Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), as amended. In 
preparing the competence standards, the working group will take into 
consideration the following documents: U.S. regulations for qualified 
members of the engine department found in Title 46, Code of Federal 
Regulations Subpart 12.15; MERPAC's recommendations to the Coast Guard 
on Task Statement 43 (Recommendations on a training and 
assessment program for able-bodied seamen on sea-going vessels); 
Regulation III/4 of the STCW Convention; and Section A-III/4 of the 
STCW Code. At the end of the meeting, the working group will summarize 
its discussions and prepare its program 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 Mr. Gould no later than July 26, 2005. Written 
material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard 
no later than July 26, 2005. 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 Mr. Gould no later than July 
19, 2005.

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

    Dated: June 22, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-13067 Filed 6-30-05; 8:45 am]
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