[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 209 (Monday, October 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62317-62318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21575]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2005-22703]


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 53, 
``Medical Certification Standards and Disqualifying Medical Conditions 
for Merchant Mariners.'' 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 Wednesday, November 16, 
2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (local), and Thursday, November 17, 
2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (local). These meetings may adjourn 
early if all business is finished. Requests to make oral presentations 
should reach the Coast Guard on or before November 2, 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 November 2, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The working group of MERPAC will meet at the National 
Maritime Center, 4200 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203. The meeting on 
November 16th will take place in Room 900 and the meeting on November 
17th will take place in Rooms 630 and 790. Further information on the 
location of the National Maritime Center may be obtained from Ms. Dee 
Holland at (202) 493-1002. 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-2005-22703.

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).
    Persons interested in this meeting who are unable to attend may be 
able to participate by teleconference. For information on 
teleconferencing, contact

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Mr. Gould at the numbers or e-mail listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT after November 6, 2005.
    Agenda of November 16-17, 2005 Meetings: The working group will 
meet to discuss Task Statement 53, ``Medical Certification 
Standards and Disqualifying Medical Conditions for Merchant Mariners.'' 
The Coast Guard intends to issue a new Navigation and Vessel Inspection 
Circular (NVIC) to clarify procedures and reduce the confusion among 
its Regional Examination Centers and applicants regarding the physical 
competence of mariners. The working group will review the draft NVIC 
and prepare comments for the full MERPAC 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 November 2, 2005. 
Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast 
Guard no later than November 2, 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 November 2, 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 meeting, contact 
Mr. Gould at the numbers listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as 
soon as possible.

    Dated: October 24, 2005.
Lorne W. Thomas.
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, 
Security and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-21575 Filed 10-28-05; 8:45 am]
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