[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 244-245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30850]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2014-1061]


Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Working Group Meeting.

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SUMMARY: A working group of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 
Committee will meet to work on and review Task Statement 30, concerning 
evaluating military education, training, and assessment for the 
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and 
Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 and U.S. Coast Guard Certifications. 
This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee working group 
will meet on January 28 and 29, 2015, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Please 
note that these meetings may adjourn early if all business is finished. 
Written comments for distribution to working group members and 
inclusion on the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee's Web 
site must be submitted by January 14, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The working group will meet in Room A129 of the Maritime 
Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies, 692 Maritime Boulevard, 
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090. For further information on the location of 
the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies or services 
for individuals with disabilities or to request special assistance, 
please contact Mr. Brian Senft at (410)859-5700 or by email at 
[email protected].
    To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment 
on the issues to be considered by the working group, as listed in the 
``Agenda'' section below. Written comments must be identified by Docket 
No. USCG-2014-1061, and submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments (preferred method to 
avoid delays in processing).
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department 
of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. The 
telephone number for the Docket Management Facility is 202-366-9329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this 
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You 
may review a Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets in the 
January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
    Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments 
related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, enter the 
docket number in the ``Search'' field and follow instructions on the 
Web site.
    A public oral comment period will be held each day during the 
working group meeting and speakers are requested to limit their 
comments to 3 minutes. Please note that the public oral comment periods 
may end before the prescribed ending times following the last call for 
comments. Contact Mr. Davis Breyer as indicated below no later than 
January 21, 2015 to register as a speaker.
    This notice may be viewed in our online docket, USCG-2014-1061, at 
http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Davis Breyer, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee, 
telephone 202-372-1445 or at [email protected]. If you have any 
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl 
Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826 or 
1-800-647-5527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, title 5 United States Code Appendix.
    The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee was established 
under the Secretary's authority under section 871 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, title 6, United States Code, section 451, and 
chartered under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
The Committee acts solely in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of 
the Department of Homeland Security through the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard and the Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards on 
matters relating to personnel in the U.S. merchant marine, including 
but not limited to training, qualifications, certification, 
documentation, and fitness standards. The Committee will advise, 
consult with, and make recommendations reflecting its independent 
judgment to the Secretary.
    A copy of all meeting documentation, including the Task Statement, 
is available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/ by using these key strokes: 
Missions; Port and Waterways; Safety Advisory Committees; MERPAC; and 
then use the announcements key. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. 
Breyer as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.

Agenda

    The agenda for the January 28, 2015, working group meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) Comment period for all attendees to discuss information they 
have that might assist the working group and the Merchant Marine 
Personnel Advisory Committee in meeting its objectives for Task 
Statement 30, concerning evaluating military education, training, and 
assessment for the International Convention on Standards of Training, 
Certification and Watchkeeping for

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Seafarers, 1978 and U.S. Coast Guard Certifications;
    (2) The working group will review and develop proposed 
recommendations for Task Statement 30; and
    (3) Adjournment of meeting.
    The agenda for the January 29, 2015, working group meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) The working group will review and develop proposed 
recommendations concerning evaluating military education, training, and 
assessment for the International Convention on Standards of Training, 
Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 and U.S. Coast Guard 
Certifications;
    (2) Public comment period;
    (3) The working group will discuss and finalize proposed 
recommendations for the full committee to consider with regards to Task 
Statement 30, concerning evaluating military education, training, and 
assessment for the International Convention on Standards of Training, 
Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 and U.S. Coast Guard 
Certifications; and
    (4) Adjournment of meeting.

    Dated: December 29, 2014.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2014-30850 Filed 1-2-15; 8:45 am]
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