[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 217 (Monday, November 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77666-77667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24883]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration 
announces a meeting of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Board 
of Visitors (Board).

DATES: December 11, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST.
    Requests to submit written materials to be reviewed during the 
meeting must be received no later than December 4, 2023. Requests for 
accommodations for a disability must be received by November 30, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held through a virtual forum. Virtual 
meeting access information will be available on the USMMA Board of 
Visitors web page and social media channels no later than December 4, 
2023. General information about the Board is available on the USMMA web 
page at https://www.usmma.edu/about/leadership/board-visitors.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Board's Designated Federal Officer 
and Point of Contact, Mary Grice, 202-366-4264 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Board is a Federal Advisory Committee originally established as 
a Congressional Board by section 51312 of title 46, United States Code 
``to provide independent advice and recommendations on matters relating 
to the United States Merchant Marine Academy.'' The Board was 
originally chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) on 
October 24, 2017.

II. Agenda

    The meeting agenda will cover, but is not limited to, the following 
proposed topics:
    1. Welcome remarks and Board maintenance items (elections, Charter, 
etc.);
    2. Update on the six priorities from the USMMA Strategic Plan 
(including educational and athletic programs, Institutional Culture, 
Sea Year, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program status, and 
Academy infrastructure progress);
    3. Update on the state of the Regiment of Midshipmen; and
    4. Public comment period (not to exceed 10 minutes).

III. Public Participation

    This meeting is open to the public and will be held through a 
virtual forum. The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to

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providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you 
need alternative formats or services because of a disability, such as 
sign language, interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact 
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Any member of the public is permitted to file a written statement 
with the Board. Written statements should be sent to the Designated 
Federal Officer listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
no later than December 4, 2023.
    Only written statements will be considered by the Board; no member 
of the public will be allowed to present questions or speak during the 
meeting unless requested to do so by a member of the Board.

(Authority: 46 U.S.C. 51312; 5 U.S.C. 552b; 5 U.S.C. App. 2; 41 CFR 
parts 102-3.140 through 102-3.165)

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-24883 Filed 11-9-23; 8:45 am]
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