[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 214 (Friday, November 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 50502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19805]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


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

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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

DATES: November 24, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST. Requests to 
attend the virtual meeting must be received by November 10, 2025. 
Written statements to be considered during the meeting must be received 
via email to [email protected] no later than November 17, 2025. 
Requests for accommodations for a disability must be received via email 
to [email protected] no later than November 17, 2025.

ADDRESSES: The meeting is open to the public and will be held through a 
virtual forum. The USMMA Board of Visitors web page and general 
information about the Board can be found at https://www.usmma.edu/about/leadership/board-visitors.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Board's Designated Federal Officer 
and Point of Contact, Michael O'Hagan, 516-726-6048 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Board is a Federal Advisory Committee originally established as 
a Congressional Board by 46 U.S.C. 51312 ``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.

Agenda

    The meeting agenda will cover, but is not limited to, the following 
proposed topics:

1. Welcome remarks and Board maintenance items.
2. Update on the state of the Regiment of Midshipmen.
3. Update on the following topics:
    a. USMMA Educational Programs and Sea Year;
    b. Middle States Accreditation;
    c. Facilities and Infrastructure Projects and Campus Modernization 
Plan;
    d. Website Refresh;
    e. Admissions;
    f. Athletics Programs;
    g. Midshipmen Well Being (including Sexual Assault and Sexual 
Harassment Prevention and Response)

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 
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 November 10, 2024.
    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. Ch.10; 41 CFR 
parts 102-3.140 through 102-3.165)

    Signed in Washington, DC, on November 4, 2025.
Anne Byrd,
Assistant Secretary for Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2025-19805 Filed 11-6-25; 8:45 am]
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