[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 126 (Friday, July 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38186-38187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13068]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG 2005-21676]


Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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

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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 31, 2005.

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: Mr. Mark C. Gould, Assistant to the 
Executive Director, telephone 202-267-6890, fax 202-267-4570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is available on the Internet at 
http://dms.dot.gov/search/searchFormSimple.cfm under the docket number 
[USCG-2005-21676]. 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) 267-6890; 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 (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770, as amended). It provides 
advice and makes recommendations to the Assistant Commandant for Marine 
Safety, Security 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.
    MERPAC normally meets 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 five positions that 
expire or become vacant in January 2006. It needs applicants with one 
or more of the following backgrounds to fill the positions:
    (a) Public member;
    (b) Shipping company representative;
    (c) Licensed deck officer;
    (d) Licensed engineering officer;
    (e) Marine educator affiliated with a training institution other 
than state or federal maritime academies.
    Each member serves for a term of three years. 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 Homeland Security on 
gender and ethnic diversity, the Coast Guard encourages applications 
from qualified women and members of minority groups.

    Dated: June, 22, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-13068 Filed 6-30-05; 8:45 am]
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