[Federal Register: March 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 47)]
[Notices]
[Page 12747-12748]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2007-0003]
Permanent Relocation of the Coast Guard National Maritime Center
(NMC)
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard National Maritime Center (NMC), which was
previously located in Arlington, VA, and more in Kearneysville, WV, has
moved into its new permanent location in Martinsburg, WV, as part of a
planned effort to restructure and centralize the Mariner Licensing and
Documentation (MLD) Program. This notice provides information regarding
both the MLD Program restructuring and how to address correspondence to
the appropriate staff of the reorganized and relocated NMC.
DATES: The permanent office in Martinsburg, WV, became operational on
January 7, 2008. No further NMC operations will be carried out in
Arlington, VA, or Kearneysville, WV.
ADDRESSES: The National Maritime Center's new facility is located at
100 Forbes Drive in Martinsburg, WV.
Correspondence should be addressed as follows in order to
facilitate the most efficient mail processing and timely responses to
the public's requests:
Commanding Officer
* (For correspondence to other than the Commanding Officer, insert
the appropriate division title and designation as provided below.)
Coast Guard National Maritime Center 100 Forbes Drive, Martinsburg, WV
25404.
* Operations and Oversight (NMC-1) for issues related to Regional
Examination Center (REC) operations and quality assurance;
* Mariner Training, Assessment, and Exams (NMC-2) for issues related to
Exams, Course Approvals, Instructors, Designated Examiners, and
Oversight & Audits;
* Program Support (NMC-3) for issues related to finance, general
administration, and information technology;
* Mariner Information (NMC-4) for issues related to credential
application quality assurance, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), WWII
veterans, DD-214's, certificates of discharge, log books, shipping
articles, and credential production;
* Mariner Evaluation (NMC-5) for issues related to professional,
medical, and security evaluations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call Mr. Jeffrey Brandt, National Maritime Center, telephone 304-433-
3667.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MLD Program restructuring and
centralization plan, approved in 2005, will centralize many of the
functions currently performed by 17 RECs at one Merchant Mariner
Credential (MMC) processing center in Martinsburg, WV, over the next
12-18 months. Having one MMC processing center will allow for more
consistent procedures, cost reduction, and improved oversight and
customer service to mariners. The NMC has been reorganized into five
divisions consisting of the Operations and Oversight Division (NMC-1),
Mariner Training and Assessment Division (NMC-2), Program Support
Division (NMC-3), Mariner Information Division (NMC-4), and Mariner
Evaluation Division (NMC-5).
Dated: March 4, 2008.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, United States Coast
Guard.
[FR Doc. E8-4679 Filed 3-7-08; 8:45 am]
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