[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29526-29527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10164]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2007-28112]


Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: A Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) 
working group will meet to discuss an issue relating to the fitness of 
merchant marine personnel. MERPAC advises the Secretary of Homeland 
Security on matters relating to the training, qualifications, 
licensing, and certification of seamen serving in the U.

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S. merchant marine. These meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: A MERPAC working group will meet on Wednesday, June 27, 2007, 
and on Thursday, June 28, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Requests to 
make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before June 
15, 2007. Written material and requests to have a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the subcommittee should reach the Coast 
Guard on or before June 15, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The MERPAC working group will meet in Room A129 of the South 
Academic Building (4) of the Maritime Institute of Technology 
and Graduate Studies (MITAGS), 692 Maritime Boulevard, Linthicum 
Heights, MD 21090-1952. Further directions regarding the location of 
MITAGS may be obtained at the following link: http://www.mitags.org/t-directions.aspx. Send written material and requests to make oral 
presentations to Mr. Mark Gould, Commandant (CG-3PSO-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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice, contact 
Mr. Gould, Assistant to the Executive Director, telephone 202-372-1409, 
fax 202-372-1926, or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 
770).
    There will be additional meetings concerning this task statement in 
the future. The Coast Guard plans to conduct teleconference meetings 
every two weeks until work on the task statement has been completed. 
However, notice of these meetings will not be announced in the Federal 
Register. Therefore, the Coast Guard recommends that any person 
interested in participating in deliberations concerning this task 
statement attend the meetings announced in this notice in order to be 
placed on a list of interested persons. Alternatively, you may check on 
MERPAC's Web site for teleconference dates and for information on how 
to participate in teleconferences. MERPAC's Web site is located at 
https://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/home.do. Then, click on the 
``Ports and waterways'' link in the left-hand column. Then, click on 
the ``Safety Advisory Committees'' link in the center column. Then 
click on the ``MERPAC'' link in the center column. Lastly, click on the 
``Announcements'' link in the center column.

Agenda of Meetings

    The working group for Task Statement 61, concerning ``Merchant 
mariner medical waiver evaluation guidelines,'' will meet to conduct 
deliberations in preparation for delivering proposed MERPAC 
recommendations to the full committee.

Procedural

    All 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 a 
meeting, please notify Mr. Gould no later than June 15, 2007. Written 
material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no 
later than June 15, 2007. 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 Mr. Gould no later than June 15, 
2007.

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 as soon as possible.

    Dated: May 21, 2007.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of National and International Standards, Assistant Commandant 
for Prevention-Operations.
[FR Doc. E7-10164 Filed 5-25-07; 8:45 am]
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