[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 183 (Friday, September 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44432-44433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20208]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0767]


Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee and its 
Working Groups will meet to discuss matters relating to medical 
certification determinations for issuance of licenses, certificates of 
registry, and merchant mariners' documents, medical standards and 
guidelines for the physical qualifications of operators of commercial 
vessels, medical examiner education, and medical research. The meetings 
will be open to the public.

DATES: The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee and its Working 
Groups are scheduled to meet on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, and 
Thursday, October 19, 2017, from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Please note 
that these meetings may adjourn early if the Committee has completed 
its business.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the U.S. Coast Guard National 
Maritime Center in the Dales Larson Room on the third floor, 100 Forbes 
Drive, Martinsburg, WV 25404-0001(https://www.uscg.mil/nmc/).
    Pre-registration Information: Pre-registration is required for 
access to U.S.

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Coast Guard, National Maritime Center. Foreign nationals participating 
will be required to pre-register no later than 4 p.m. on October 4, 
2017, to be admitted to the meeting. U.S. citizens participating will 
be required to pre-register no later than 4 p.m. on October 11, 2017, 
to be admitted to the meeting. To pre-register, contact Mr. Davis 
Breyer at [email protected] or (202)372-1445. You will be asked 
to provide your name and telephone number. In addition, please provide 
the company or group in which you are affiliated. Foreign nationals 
will also need to provide your country of citizenship, passport 
country, country of residence, place of birth, passport number, and 
expiration date. All attendees will be required to provide a REAL ID 
Act-compliant government-issued picture identification card in order to 
gain admittance to the building. For more information on REAL ID and to 
check the compliance status of your state/territory, please see https://www.dhs.gov/real-id and https://www.dhs.gov/real-id-public-faqs.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the Alternate Designated Federal Officer as soon as possible using the 
contact information provided in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this notice.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meetings, but if you want Committee members to 
review your comment before the meetings, please submit your comments no 
later than October 11, 2017. We are particularly interested in comments 
on the issues in the ``Agenda'' section below. You must include 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number USCG-2017-
0767. Written comments may also be submitted using the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If you encounter 
technical difficulties with comments submission, contact the individual 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below. Comments 
received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You 
may review the Privacy and Security Notice for the Federal Docket 
Management System at https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
    Docket Search: For access to the docket to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type 
USCG-2017-0767 in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, and then click on 
the item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Davis Breyer, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer of the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee, 
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE., Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-
7509, telephone 202-372-1445, fax 202-372-8382 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is pursuant with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 United States Code Appendix.
    The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee Meeting is 
authorized by section 210 of the U.S. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
2010 (Pub. L. 111-281, codified at 46 United States Code 7115). The 
Committee advises the Secretary on matters related to (a) medical 
certification determinations for issuance of licenses, certificates of 
registry, and merchant mariners' documents; (b) medical standards and 
guidelines for the physical qualifications of operators of commercial 
vessels; (c) medical examiner education; and (d) medical research.

Agenda

Day 1

    The agenda for the October 18, 2017, meeting is as follows:
    (1) Opening remarks from the Designated Federal Officer.
    (2) Opening remarks from U.S. Coast Guard leadership.
    (3) Roll call of Committee members and determination of a quorum.
    (4) National Maritime Center brief.
    (5) Public comment period.
    (6) Working Groups will separately address the following task 
statements which are available for viewing at https://homeport.uscg.mil/medmac.
    (a) Task statement 15-13, Mariner Occupational Health Risk Study 
Analysis. This is a duplicate task statement with the Merchant Marine 
Personnel Advisory Committee;
    (b) Task statement 16-24, requesting recommendations on appropriate 
diets and wellness for mariners while aboard merchant vessels;
    (c) Task statement 17-25, requesting recommendations on functions 
that would be useful to the mariner, ashore and afloat regarding their 
medical certification;
    (d) Task statement 17-26, Input to Support Regulatory Reform of 
Coast Guard Regulations-Executive Orders 13771 and 13783.
    (7) Adjournment of meeting.

Day 2

    The agenda for the October 19, 2017, meeting is as follows:
    (1) Committee work update.
    (2) Continue work on task statements.
    (3) Public comment period.
    (4) The Working Groups report, and if applicable, make 
recommendations for the full Committee to consider for presentation to 
the U.S. Coast Guard. The Committee may deliberate and vote on the 
Working Group's recommendations on this date. The public will have an 
opportunity to speak after each Working Group's Report before the full 
Committee takes any action on each report.
    (5) Closing remarks/plans for next meeting.
    (6) Adjournment of Meeting.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/medmac no later than October 11, 2017. Alternatively, 
you may contact Mr. Davis Breyer as noted in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION section above.
    Public comments will be limited to 5 minutes per speaker. Please 
note that the public comment periods will end following the last call 
for comments. Contact Mr. Davis Breyer as indicated in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document to register as a speaker.
    Please note that the meeting may adjourn early if the work is 
completed.

    Dated: September 18, 2017.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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