[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 47 (Monday, March 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12747-12748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4679]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2007-0003]


Permanent Relocation of the Coast Guard National Maritime Center 
(NMC)

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard National Maritime Center (NMC), which was 
previously located in Arlington, VA, and more in Kearneysville, WV, has 
moved into its new permanent location in Martinsburg, WV, as part of a 
planned effort to restructure and centralize the Mariner Licensing and 
Documentation (MLD) Program. This notice provides information regarding 
both the MLD Program restructuring and how to address correspondence to 
the appropriate staff of the reorganized and relocated NMC.

DATES: The permanent office in Martinsburg, WV, became operational on 
January 7, 2008. No further NMC operations will be carried out in 
Arlington, VA, or Kearneysville, WV.

ADDRESSES: The National Maritime Center's new facility is located at 
100 Forbes Drive in Martinsburg, WV.
    Correspondence should be addressed as follows in order to 
facilitate the most efficient mail processing and timely responses to 
the public's requests:

Commanding Officer
    * (For correspondence to other than the Commanding Officer, insert 
the appropriate division title and designation as provided below.)

Coast Guard National Maritime Center 100 Forbes Drive, Martinsburg, WV 
25404.

* Operations and Oversight (NMC-1) for issues related to Regional 
Examination Center (REC) operations and quality assurance;
* Mariner Training, Assessment, and Exams (NMC-2) for issues related to 
Exams, Course Approvals, Instructors, Designated Examiners, and 
Oversight & Audits;
* Program Support (NMC-3) for issues related to finance, general 
administration, and information technology;
* Mariner Information (NMC-4) for issues related to credential 
application quality assurance, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), WWII 
veterans, DD-214's, certificates of discharge, log books, shipping 
articles, and credential production;
* Mariner Evaluation (NMC-5) for issues related to professional, 
medical, and security evaluations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call Mr. Jeffrey Brandt, National Maritime Center, telephone 304-433-
3667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MLD Program restructuring and 
centralization plan, approved in 2005, will centralize many of the 
functions currently performed by 17 RECs at one Merchant Mariner 
Credential (MMC) processing center in Martinsburg, WV, over the next 
12-18 months. Having one MMC processing center will allow for more 
consistent procedures, cost reduction, and improved oversight and 
customer service to mariners. The NMC has been reorganized into five 
divisions consisting of the Operations and Oversight Division (NMC-1), 
Mariner Training and Assessment Division (NMC-2), Program Support 
Division (NMC-3), Mariner Information Division (NMC-4), and Mariner 
Evaluation Division (NMC-5).

    Dated: March 4, 2008.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, United States Coast 
Guard.
 [FR Doc. E8-4679 Filed 3-7-08; 8:45 am]
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