[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 58 (Monday, March 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16378-16379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06426]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0187]


National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee; April 2021 
Teleconference

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

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ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee 
(Committee) will meet via teleconference 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 meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: 
    Meeting: The National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee 
will meet by teleconference on Monday, April 19, 2021, from 11 a.m. 
until 3 p.m. (EDT). The teleconference 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 12, 2021.

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 12, 2021, to 
obtain the needed information. The number of teleconference lines are 
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 comment before the teleconference, 
please submit your comments no later than April 12, 2021. We are 
particularly interested in comments on the issues 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 individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
document for alternate instructions. You must include the docket number 
[USCG-2021-0187]. 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 eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, 
March 11, 2020). 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: Mr. David Belliveau, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the National Merchant Mariner Medical 
Advisory Committee, telephone 202-372-1208 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix.
    The National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee Meeting is 
authorized by Sec.  601 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 2018. The statutory authority is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15104. 
The Committee operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix) in addition to the provisions 
applicable to all National Maritime Transportation Advisory Committees 
in 46 U.S.C. 15109.
    The Committee advises the Secretary of the Department of Homeland 
Security through the Commandant of the Coast Guard 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

    The agenda for the April 19, 2021, teleconference is as follows:
    (1) Introduction.
    (2) Designated Federal Officer remarks.
    (3) Introduction, roll call of Committee members and determination 
of a quorum.
    (4) Remarks from U.S. Coast Guard Leadership.
    (5) Swearing in of Committee Members.
    (6) Election by committee members of Chair and Vice Chair.
    (7) Presentation of Tasks--The Committee will review the tasks 
presented by the Coast Guard and determine if they will accept the 
tasks to form Working Groups. The following tasks will be considered 
for acceptance:
    (a) Task Statement 21-X1, Recommendations on Mariner Mental Health 
(Formerly MEDMAC Task 18-27);
    (b) Task Statement 21-X2, Communication Between External 
Stakeholders and the Mariner Credentialing Program (Formerly MEDMAC 
Task 18-28);
    (c) Task Statement 21-X3, Medical Certifications for Military to 
Mariner (Formerly MEDMAC Task 19-31);
    (d) Task Statement 21-X4, Recommendations on Appropriate Diets and 
Wellness for Mariners While Onboard Merchant Vessels (Formerly MEDMAC 
Task 16-24); and
    (e) Task Statement 21-X5, Review of Proposed Revisions to the 
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and 
Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F) Medical Standards.
    (8) Introduction to Merchant Mariner Medical Regulations and 
Policy.
    (9) Introduction to the National Maritime Center.
    (10) Public comment period.
    (11) Closing remarks/plans for next meeting.
    (12) Adjournment of meeting.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-mariner-medical-advisory-committee-(nmedmac) no later than 
April 12, 2021. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. David Belliveau as 
noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section above.
    During the April 19, 2021 teleconference, a public comment period 
will be held immediately after the introduction to the National 
Maritime Center, at approximately 2:00 p.m. Public comments will be 
limited to two minutes per speaker. Please note that the public 
comments period 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 24, 2021.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2021-06426 Filed 3-26-21; 8:45 am]
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