[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 50 (Friday, March 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14691-14692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05187]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0094]


Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; April 2020 
Teleconference

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

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (Committee) 
will meet via teleconference to discuss issues related to the training 
and fitness of merchant marine personnel. The meetings will be open to 
the public.

DATES: 
    Meetings: The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee and its 
working groups are scheduled to meet on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, from 
8 a.m. until 3 p.m. These meetings may adjourn early if the Committee 
has completed its business.
    Comments and supporting documentation: To ensure your comments are 
received by Committee members before the teleconference, submit your 
written comments no later than April 1, 2020.

ADDRESSES: To join the teleconference or to request special 
accommodations, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. on April 1, 2020, to 
obtain the needed information. The number of individuals on a 
teleconference line is limited and will be available on a first-come, 
first served basis.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the teleconference as time permits, but if you want 
Committee members to review your comments before the teleconference, 
please submit your comments no later than April 1, 2020. We are 
particularly interested in comments on the issue in the ``Agenda'' 
section below.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 
submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, call or email the person 
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for 
alternate instructions. You must include the docket number [USCG-2020-
0094]. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For 
more about privacy and submissions in response to this document, see 
DHS's Correspondence System of Records notice (84 FR 48645, September 
26, 2018). If you encounter technical difficulties with comment 
submission, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
    Docket Search: Documents mentioned in this notice as being 
available in the docket, and all public comments, will be in our online 
docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following 
that website's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online 
docket and sign up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments 
are posted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Megan Johns Henry, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 
Committee, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, 
DC 20593-7509, telephone 202-372-1255, fax 202-372-4908 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix.
    The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee is established 
under authority of U.S. Code, title 46, section 8108. The Committee 
acts solely in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of the Department 
of Homeland Security through the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on 
matters relating to personnel in the United States merchant marine, 
including training, qualifications, certification, documentation, and 
fitness standards and other matters as assigned by the Commandant. The 
Committee also reviews and comments on proposed U.S. Coast Guard 
regulations and policies relating to personnel in the United States 
merchant marine, including training, qualifications, certification, 
documentation, and fitness standards.

Agenda

    The agenda for the April 8, 2020 full Committee meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) Introduction.
    (2) Designated Federal Officer remarks.
    (3) Remarks from U.S. Coast Guard Leadership.
    (4) Roll call of Committee members and determination of a quorum.
    (5) The Committee will address the following task statements from 
the previous meeting, which are available for viewing at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-committees/merpac;
    (a) Task Statement 90, Review of IMO Model Courses Being Validated 
by the IMO HTW Subcommittee and Addendum A to consider the creation of 
National Model Courses;
    (b) Task Statement 101, Revision of Task 101, Communication Between 
External Stakeholders and the Mariner Credentialing Program (revision);
    (c) Task Statement 101, Addendum B, Communication Between External 
Stakeholders and the Mariner Credentialing Program--Review Coast Guard 
Forms (new); and
    (d) Task Statement X-1, Military Education, Training and Assessment 
for STCW and National Mariner Endorsement (new).
    (6) Report on Status of Working Groups, Determination on 
Intercessional Meetings and Discussion of Working Group 
recommendations. The Committee will review the information presented on 
each issue, deliberate on any recommendations presented by the Working 
Groups, approve/formulate recommendations and close any completed 
tasks. Official action on these recommendations may be taken:
    (a) Task Statement 89, Review of MSC Circular MSC/Circ.1014, 
Guidelines on fatigue mitigation and management;
    (b) Task Statement 90, Review of IMO Model Courses Being Validated 
by the IMO HTW Subcommittee;
    (c) Task Statement 94, MERPAC Recommendation Review;
    (d) Task Statement 101, Communication Between External Stakeholders 
and the Mariner Credentialing Program;
    (e) Task Statement X-1, Military Education, Training and Assessment 
for STCW and National Mariner Endorsements;
    (7) Introduction of new tasks and discussion of intersessional 
meetings. A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at 
https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-committees/merpac:
    (a) Task Statement X-2, Review of STCW; and
    (b) Task Statement X-3, Review of NOAA Sunsetting Program of Paper 
Nautical Chart Production.
    (8) Public comment period.
    (9) Closing remarks/plans for next meeting.
    (10) Adjournment of meeting.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://
homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-
committees/

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merpac no later than April 1, 2020. Alternatively, you may contact Ms. 
Megan Johns Henry as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section 
above.
    During the April 8, 2020 teleconference, a public comment period 
will be held from approximately 2-2:15 p.m. Public comments will be 
limited to two minutes per speaker. Please note that the public comment 
periods will end following the last call for comments. Please contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, 
to register as a speaker.

    Dated: March 10, 2020.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2020-05187 Filed 3-12-20; 8:45 am]
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