[Federal Register: August 2, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 149)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[USCG-2002-12927]
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) and
its working groups will meet to discuss various issues relating to the
training and fitness of merchant marine personnel. MERPAC advises the
Secretary of Transportation on matters relating to the training,
qualifications, licensing, certification, and fitness of seamen serving
in the U.S. merchant marine. All meetings will be open to the public.
DATES: MERPAC will meet on Wednesday, September 4, 2002, from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m. and on Thursday, September 5, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. These
meetings may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests to
make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before
August 21, 2002. Written material and requests to have a copy of your
material distributed to each member of the committee or subcommittee
should reach the Coast Guard on or before August 21, 2002.
ADDRESSES: MERPAC will meet on both days at the Coast Guard Club of
Cleveland, 1055 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH. Further directions
regarding the location of the Coast Guard Club may be obtained by
contacting Mr. Danny Morris at (216) 687-1755. Send written material
and requests to make oral presentations to Commander Brian J. Peter,
Commandant (G-MSO-1), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street
SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice is available on the
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice, contact
Commander Brian J. Peter, Executive Director of MERPAC, or Mr. Mark C.
Gould, Assistant to the Executive Director, telephone 202-267-0229, fax
202-267-4570, or e-mail mgould@comdt.uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
Agenda of Meeting on September 4, 2002
The full committee will meet to discuss the objectives for the
meeting. The committee will then break up into the following working
groups: Task Statement 30, concerning use of military sea service and
training for merchant marine licenses; Task Statement 34, concerning
the minimum standard of competence in security for a ship's security
officer and crew; Task Statement 35, concerning the gap in signaling
requirements between STCW and domestic rules; and Task statement 36,
concerning the recommendations on a training program for officers in
charge of an engineering watch coming up through the hawsepipe. New
working groups may be formed to address any new issues or tasks. At the
end of the day, the working groups will make a report to the full
committee on what has been accomplished in their meetings. No action
will be taken on these reports on this date.
Agenda of Meeting on September 5, 2002
The agenda comprises the following:
(1) Introduction.
(2) Working Groups' Reports:
(a) Task Statement 30, concerning use of military sea service and
training for merchant marine licenses;
(b) Task Statement 34, concerning the minimum standard of
competence in security for a ship's security officer and crew;
(c) Task Statement 35, concerning the gap in signaling requirements
between STCW and domestic rules;
(d) Task Statement 36, concerning the recommendations on a training
program for officers in charge of an engineering watch coming up
through the hawsepipe.
(3) Other items to be discussed:
(a) Standing Committee--Prevention Through People;
(b) Other items brought up for discussion by the committee or the
public.
Procedural
Both meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings
may adjourn early if all business is finished. At the Chair's
discretion, members of the public may make oral presentations during
the meetings. If you would like to make an oral presentation at a
meeting, please notify the Executive Director no later than August 21,
2002. Written material for distribution at a meeting should reach the
Coast Guard no later than August 21, 2002. If you would like a copy of
your material distributed to each member of the committee or
subcommittee in advance of the meeting, please submit 25 copies to the
Executive Director no later than August 21, 2002.
Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact
the Assistant Executive Director as soon as possible.
Dated: July 24, 2002.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security & Environmental
Protection.
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