[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 28009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13023]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD 95-045]
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Meetings
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) and
working groups will meet to discuss various issues. Agenda items
include discussions of certified instructors, approved training, the
National Research Council report, ``Minding the Helm: Marine Navigation
and Piloting'', and manning on U.S. vessels. All meetings will be open
to the public.
DATES: The working groups will meet on July 13, 1995, from 8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m. The full committee will meet on July 14, 1995, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Written material should be submitted not later than July 5, 1995.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Room 2415, U.S. Coast Guard
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593. Written
material should be submitted to CDR Scott J. Glover, MERPAC Executive
Director, Commandant (G-MVP), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Commander Scott J. Glover, Commandant (G-MVP), U.S. Coast Guard
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593, telephone
(202) 267-0224.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given pursuant to
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 Sec. 1 et seq. The
agenda will include discussion of the following topics:
(1) ``Licensing 2000 and Beyond'' recommendations to certify
instructors and designated examiners, and to increase the focus on
approved training as one of the Coast Guard's guarantors of competency;
(2) National Research Council report, Minding the Helm: Marine
Navigation and Piloting; and,
(3) Revision of federal laws affecting watchkeeping and manning on
U.S. vessels.
Attendance is open to the public. With advance notice, and the
Chairman's discretion, members of the public may make oral
presentations during the meeting. Persons wishing to make oral
presentations should notify the Executive Director, listed above under
``ADDRESSES'', no later than the day before the meeting. Written
material may be submitted at any time for presentation to the
Committee. However, to ensure advance distribution to each Committee
member, persons submitting written material are asked to provide 20
copies to the Executive Director no later than July 5, 1995.
Dated: May 22, 1995.
J.C. Card,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Marine Safety,
Security and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 95-13023 Filed 5-25-95; 8:45 am]
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