[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67952-67953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18878]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0433]


National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee; September 
2024 Virtual Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee virtual meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee 
(Committee) will conduct a virtual open meeting 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 virtual meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: 
    Meeting: The Committee will meet virtually on Wednesday, September 
11, 2024, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The 
virtual meeting may adjourn early if the Committee has completed its 
business.
    Comments and supporting documentation: To ensure your comments are 
received by the Committee before the virtual meeting, submit your 
written comments no later than September 3, 2024.

ADDRESSES: To join the virtual meeting or to request special 
accommodations, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. EDT on September 3, 
2024, to obtain the specific meeting information. The number of virtual 
lines is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served 
basis.
    The 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 
the individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above as 
soon as possible.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the virtual meeting as time permits, but if you 
want Committee members to review your comment before the virtual 
meeting, please submit your comments no later than September 3, 2024. 
We are particularly interested in comments on the issues in the 
``Agenda'' section below. We encourage you to submit comments through 
the Federal Decision Making Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. To 
do so, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-2024-0433 in the 
search box and click ``Search''. Next, look for this document in the 
Search Results column, and click on it. Then click on the Comment 
option. 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-2024-0433. 
Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You 
may wish to review the Privacy and Security Notice, found via link on 
the homepage https://www.regulations.gov and 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: Ms. Pamela Moore, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer of the National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 
Committee, telephone 202-372-1361 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of the virtual meeting is in 
compliance

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with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 117-286, 5 U.S.C. ch. 
10). The Committee is authorized on December 4, 2018, by section 601 of 
the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 and is 
codified in 46 U.S.C. 15104. The Committee operates under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and 46 U.S.C. 15109. 
The Committee advises the Secretary of Homeland Security through the 
Commandant, Coast Guard on matters relating 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 National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee will meet 
virtually on Wednesday, September 11, 2024:
    (1) Introduction.
    (2) Designated Federal Officer Remarks.
    (3) Remarks from U.S. Coast Guard Leadership.
    (4) Swearing In of New Members.
    (5) Roll call of Committee members and determination of a quorum.
    (6) Acceptance of Minutes from NMEDMAC Meeting 7.
    (7) Presentation of New Task--Task Statement 24-X4, Mariner 
Credentialing Program (MCP) Transformation.
    Following presentation of the new task, the Committee will request 
public feedback, deliberate on any questions raised, and then vote on 
acceptance of the task.
    (8) U.S. Coast Guard Presentations.
    (9) Subcommittee Briefings (six).
    The Subcommittee Chairs for the six subcommittees listed below will 
brief the Committee on the status of their work on their assigned Task 
Statement. Following each subcommittee briefing, the Committee will 
request public feedback, deliberate on any proposed recommendations, 
and then vote on the proposed recommendations.
    The following six subcommittees will brief the Committee.
    (a) Task Statement 21-01, Recommendations on Mariner Mental Health 
Subcommittee;
    (b) Task Statement 21-02, Communication Between External 
Stakeholders and the Mariner Credentialing Program Subcommittee;
    (c) Task Statement 23-01, Directed Review of the COMDTINST 
M16721.48, Merchant Mariner Medical Manual Subcommittee;
    (d) Task Statement 24-01, Sharing Committee Recommendations for 
Mariner Health and Wellness through Proceedings Magazine Subcommittee;
    (e) Task Statement 24-02, Review of the 1978 STCW Convention and 
Code Seafarer Medical Standards Subcommittee; and
    (f) Task Statement 24-03, Recommendations for Seafarer Training 
Requirements in Mental Health and Women's Health Subcommittee.
    (10) Committee public comment period (opportunity for public 
comment regarding the full Committee meeting).
    (11) Closing remarks.
    (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 
September 3, 2024. Alternatively, you may contact the individual noted 
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    Public comments can be made after each subcommittee briefing and at 
the end of the full Committee meeting. Each public comment in the 
plenary session will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Please 
contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section to register as a speaker.

    Dated: August 19, 2024.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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