[Federal Register: March 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 45)]
[Notices]
[Page 11682]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2005-20463]
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
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 Homeland Security on matters relating to the training,
qualifications, licensing, and certification of seamen serving in the
U.S. merchant marine. All meetings will be open to the public.
DATES: MERPAC will meet on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, April 6, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 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
March 22, 2005. 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 March 22, 2005.
ADDRESSES: MERPAC will meet on both days in the Classroom Building
Auditorium of the Calhoon MEBA Engineering School, 27050 St. Michaels
Road, Easton, MD 21601. Further directions regarding the location of
the Calhoon MEBA Engineering School may be obtained by contacting 410-
822-9600. Send written material and requests to make oral presentations
to Mr. Mark Gould, 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
Mr. Gould, Assistant to the Executive Director, telephone 202-267-6890,
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 (Pub. L. 92-463, 86
Stat. 770, as amended).
Agenda of Meeting on April 5, 2005
The full committee will meet to discuss the objectives for the
meeting. The working groups addressing the following task statements
may meet to deliberate: Task Statement 30, concerning utilizing
military sea service for STCW certifications; Task Statement 47,
concerning recommendations on knowledge and practical qualifications
for engineers at the operational and management levels to serve on
steam propelled vessels; Task Statement 48, concerning recommendations
to develop training and service requirements for personnel with limited
engineer licenses to obtain STCW OICEW and unlimited third assistant
engineer licenses; and Task Statement 49, concerning recommendations
for use of a model sea course project in conjunction with an approved
program for officer in charge of an engineering watch coming up through
the hawse pipe. In addition, new working groups may be formed to
address issues proposed by the Coast Guard, MERPAC members, or the
public. All task statements may be viewed at the MERPAC Web site at
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/advisory/merpac/merpac.htm.
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 April 6, 2005
The agenda comprises the following:
(1) Introduction.
(2) Working Groups' Reports:
(a) Task Statement 30, concerning utilizing military sea service
for STCW certifications;
(b) Task Statement 47, concerning recommendations on knowledge and
practical qualifications for engineers at the operational and
management levels to serve on steam propelled vessels;
(c) Task Statement 48, concerning recommendations to develop
training and service requirements for personnel with limited engineer
licenses to obtain STCW OICEW and unlimited third assistant engineer
licenses;
(d) Task Statement 49, concerning recommendations for use of a
model sea course project in conjunction with an approved program for
officer in charge of an engineering watch coming up through the hawse
pipe, and
(e) Other task statements which may have been adopted for
discussion and action.
(3) Other items to be discussed:
(a) Standing Committee--Prevention Through People.
(b) Briefings concerning on-going projects of interest to MERPAC.
(c) 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 Mr. Gould no later than March 22, 2005. Written
material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no
later than March 22, 2005. 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 Mr. Gould no later than
March 22, 2005.
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
Mr. Gould as soon as possible.
Dated: March 1, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental
Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-4622 Filed 3-8-05; 8:45 am]
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