[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50868-50870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17794]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0209]


National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; September 
2022 Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee 
(Committee) will conduct a series of meetings over three days in Dania 
Beach, FL to discuss issues relating to personnel in the United States 
Merchant Marine including the training, qualifications, certification, 
documentation, and fitness of mariners.

DATES: 
    Meetings: The National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee 
is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. 
until 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), Thursday, September 8, 
2022, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. (EDT), and Friday, September 9, 
2022, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (EDT). Committee meetings on 
Wednesday, September 7, and Thursday, September 8, will include periods 
during which the Committee will break into subcommittees. 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 meeting, submit your written 
comments no later than August 24, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the STAR Center, 2 West Dixie 
Highway, Dania Beach, FL 33004, additional information about the 
facility can be found at: www.star-center.com.
    Pre-registration Information: Pre-registration is required for in-
person access to the meeting. If you are not a member of the Committee 
and do not represent the Coast Guard, you must request in-person 
attendance by contacting the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
    Attendees at the meeting will be required to follow COVID-19 safety 
guidelines promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), which may include the need to wear masks and the 
completion of STAR Center's pre-arrival questionnaire for visitors, 
which can be accessed at

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(www.star-center.com). You may be asked to show this form when entering 
the facility. Masks will be provided for attendees upon request. CDC 
guidance on COVID protocols can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/guidance.html.
    The National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee is 
committed to ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of 
disability status. If you require reasonable accommodation due to a 
disability to fully participate, please email Mrs. Megan Johns Henry at 
[email protected] or call at (202) 372-1255 as soon as possible.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meetings as time permits, but if you want 
Committee members to review your comment before the meeting, please 
submit your comments no later than August 24, 2022. 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, email the individual in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for 
alternate instructions. You must include the docket number USCG-2022-
0209. 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: Mrs. Megan Johns Henry, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the National Merchant Marine Personnel 
Advisory Committee, telephone (202) 372-1255, or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is in compliance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. appendix). The 
National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee is authorized by 
section 601 of the Frank LoBiondo Act of 2018, and is codified in 46 
U.S.C. 15103. The Committee operates under the provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. appendix), and 46 U.S.C. 
15109. The National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee 
provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland 
Security through the Commandant of the United States Guard on matters 
relating to personnel in the United States Merchant Marine including 
the training, qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness 
of mariners.

Agenda

    The National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee will meet 
on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, Thursday, September 8, 2022, and 
Friday, September 9, 2022 to review, discuss, deliberate and formulate 
recommendations, as appropriate on the following topics:

Day 1

    The agenda for the September 7, 2022 meeting is as follows:
    (1) The full Committee will meet briefly to discuss the 
subcommittees' business/task statements, which are listed under 
paragraph (9) under Day 3 below.
    (2) During the morning session of the meeting, the full Committee 
will meet to discuss Workforce Issues and the Mariner Shortage.
    (3) During the afternoon session of the meeting, subcommittees will 
then separately address and work on the following task statements, 
which are available for viewing at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-marine-personnel-advisory-committee- (nmerpac);
    (a) Task Statement 21-4, STCW Convention and STCW Code Review;
    (b) Task Statement 21-5, Review of Merchant Mariner Rating and 
Officer Endorsement Job Task Analyses, including amendment Task 
Statement 21-5A, JTA to Mass Mapping; and
    (c) Task Statement 21-9, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault- 
Prevention and Culture Change in the Merchant Marine.
    (4) Report of subcommittees. At end of the day, the Chair or Co-
Chairs of the subcommittees will report to the full Committee on what 
was accomplished. The full Committee will not take action on this date 
and the Chair or Co-Chairs of the subcommittees will present a full 
report to the Committee on Day 3 of the meeting.
    (5) Adjournment of meeting.

Day 2

    The agenda for the September 8, 2022 meeting is as follows:
    (1) The full Committee will meet briefly to discuss the 
subcommittees' business/task statements, which are listed under 
paragraph (9) under Day 3 below.
    (2) During the morning session of the meeting, subcommittees will 
then separately address and work on the following task statements, 
which are available for viewing at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-marine-personnel-advisory-committee- (nmerpac);
    (a) Task Statement 21-4, STCW Convention and STCW Code Review;
    (b) Task Statement 21-5, Review of Merchant Mariner Rating and 
Officer Endorsement Job Task Analyses, including amendment Task 
Statement 21-5A, JTA to Mass Mapping; and
    (c) Task Statement 21-9, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault. 
Prevention and Culture Change in the Merchant Marine.
    (3) During the afternoon session of the meeting, subcommittees will 
then separately address and work on the following task statements, 
which are available for viewing at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-marine-personnel-advisory-committee- (nmerpac);
    (a) Task Statement 21-4, STCW Convention and STCW Code Review;
    (b) Task Statement 21-2, Communications Between External 
Stakeholders and the Mariner Credentialing Program; and
    (c) Task Statement 21-9, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault, 
Prevention and Culture Change in the Merchant Marine.
    (4) Report of subcommittees. At end of the day, the Chair or Co-
Chairs of the subcommittees will report to the full Committee on what 
was accomplished. The full Committee will not take action on this date 
and the Chair or Co-Chairs of the subcommittees will present a full 
report to the Committee on Day 3 of the meeting.
    (5) Adjournment of meeting.

Day 3

    The agenda for the September 9, 2022 meeting is as follows:
    (1) Introduction.
    (2) Designated Federal Officer remarks.
    (3) Roll call of Committee members and determination of a quorum.

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    (4) Adoption of the agenda.
    (5) Acceptance of Minutes from Committee Meeting Two (May 3, 2022).
    (6) Remarks from U.S. Coast Guard Leadership.
    (7) Introduction of new task.
    (8) Introduction of task addendum.
    (9) U.S. Coast Guard presentations.
    (10) Reports from the subcommittee Chair or Co-Chairs. The 
Committee will review the information presented on the following Task 
Statements and deliberate on any recommendations presented by the 
subcommittees, recommendations may be approved and completed tasks may 
be closed. Official action on these topics may be taken:
    (a) Task Statement 21-1, Review of IMO Model Courses Being 
Validated by the IMO HTW Subcommittee
    (b) Task Statement 21-2, Communication Between External 
Stakeholders and the Mariner Credentialing Program, including amendment 
Task Statement 21-2A, Reviewing Assessments in NVICS for STCW;
    (c) Task Statement 21-3, Military Education, Training, and 
Assessment for STCW and National Mariner Endorsements;
    (d) Task Statement 21-04, STCW Convention and STCW Code Review;
    (e) Task Statement 21-5, Review of Merchant Mariner Rating and 
Officer Endorsement Job Task Analyses, including amendment Task 
Statement 21-5A, JTA to Mass Mapping;
    (f) Task Statement 21-6, Sea Service for Merchant Mariner 
Credential Endorsements;
    (g) Task Statement 21-8, Remote Operators of Maritime Autonomous 
Surface Ships;
    (h) Task Statement 21-9, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault- 
Prevention and Culture Change in the Merchant Marine;
    (i) Task Statement 22-1, Propulsion Power Limits; and
    (j) Task Statement 22-2, Alternative Methods for Meeting STCW 
Training Requirements at the Operational Level.
    (11) Public comment period.
    (12) Closing remarks.
    (13) Adjournment of meeting.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-marine-personnel-advisory-committee-(nmerpac) by August 24, 
2022. Alternatively, you may contact the individual noted in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    Public comments or questions will be taken throughout the meetings 
as the Committee discusses the issues, and prior to deliberations and 
voting. There will also be a public comment period at the end of the 
meeting on September 9, 2022 at approximately 2:30 p.m. (EDT). Public 
comments will be limited to 3 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: August 15, 2022.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2022-17794 Filed 8-17-22; 8:45 am]
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