[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35659-35660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15216]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0559]


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 89, concerning 
review and update of the International Maritime Organization Maritime 
Safety Committee's Circular MSC/Circ.1014--Guidelines on fatigue 
mitigation and management. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee working group 
will meet on July 14 and 15, 2015, from 8 a.m. until 5:30 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 July 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The working group will meet at the United States Coast 
Guard's Personnel Support Center at 4200 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 
20598. For further information on the location of the United States 
Coast Guard's Personnel Support Center or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance, please contact YNC 
Michael King at (703) 872-6417 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-2015-0559, 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 written comments 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. Ram Nagendran as indicated below no later than 
July 6, 2015 to register as a speaker.
    This notice may be viewed in our online docket, USCG-2015-0559, at 
http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ram Nagendran, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 
Committee, telephone 202-372-1492 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 authority of section 310 of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and 
Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, Title 46, United States Code, 
section 8108, 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 on matters relating to 
personnel in the U.S. merchant marine, including training, 
qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness standards and 
other matters as assigned by the Commandant; shall review and comment 
on proposed Coast Guard regulations and policies relating to personnel 
in the United States merchant marine, including training, 
qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness standards; 
may be given special assignments by the Secretary and may conduct 
studies, inquiries, workshops, and fact finding in consultation with 
individuals and groups in the private sector and with State or local 
governments; shall 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. 
Nagendran as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
above.

Agenda

    The agenda for the July 14, 2015, working group meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) Comment period for all attendees to discuss information that 
might assist the working group and the Merchant Marine Personnel 
Advisory Committee in meeting its objectives for Task Statement 89, 
concerning review and update of the International Maritime Organization 
Maritime Safety Committee's Circular MSC/Circ.1014--Guidelines on 
fatigue mitigation and management;
    (2) The working group will review and develop proposed 
recommendations for Task Statement 89; and
    (3) Adjournment of meeting.
    The agenda for the July 15, 2015, working group meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) The working group will review and develop proposed 
recommendations concerning review and update of the International 
Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee's Circular MSC/
Circ.1014--Guidelines on fatigue mitigation and management;
    (2) Public comment period;

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    (3) The working group will discuss and finalize proposed 
recommendations for the full committee to consider with regards to Task 
Statement 89, concerning review and update of the International 
Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee's Circular MSC/
Circ.1014--Guidelines on fatigue mitigation and management; and
    (4) Adjournment of meeting.

    Dated: June 16, 2015.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2015-15216 Filed 6-19-15; 8:45 am]
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