99-22750. Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 47889-47890]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-22750]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Coast Guard
    [USCG 1999-6154]
    
    
    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 Tuesday, September 28, 1999, from 8 a.m. to 
    4 p.m. and on Wednesday, September 29, from 8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. These 
    meetings may close early if all business is finished. Written material 
    and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on 
    or before September 14, 1999. 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 September 14, 1999.
    
    ADDRESSES: MERPAC will meet on both days in the Liberty Room of the 
    Academic Building, MEBA Engineering School, 27050 St. Michaels Rd., 
    Easton, MD 20593-0001. Further directions regarding the location of the 
    MEBA Engineering School may be obtained by contacting Mr. Lee Kincaid 
    of MEBA at (410) 822-5228 or (410) 822-9600. Send written material and 
    requests to make oral presentations to Commander Steven J. Boyle, 
    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: Commander Steven J. Boyle, 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 September 28, 1999, Meeting
    
        The full committee will meet to discuss the objectives for the 
    meeting. The committee will then break up into the following working 
    groups: the working group on the International Convention on the 
    Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW), 
    specifically addressing the Assessment of Proficiencies as Mandated by 
    the Amended 1995 STCW Convention; and the working group addressing 
    evidence of five-year recency in the four elements of basic training. 
    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 September 29, 1999, Meeting
    
        Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC)
    
        The agenda includes the following:
    
    (1) Introduction.
    (2) Working Group Reports.
    (3) Other items to be discussed:
        (a) Standing Committee--Prevention Through People
        (b) STCW developments
        (c) Assessment of Proficiencies as Mandated by the Amended 1995 
    STCW Convention
        (d) Other items brought up for discussion by the committee or the 
    public
    
    Procedural
    
        All meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings 
    may close 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 September 14, 1999. Written 
    material for distribution at a meeting should also reach the Coast 
    Guard no later than September 14, 1999. If you would like a copy of 
    your material distributed to each member of the committee or 
    subcommittee in advance of a meeting, please submit 25 copies to the 
    Executive Director no later than September 7, 1999.
    
    Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities
    
        For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
    disabilities or to request special assistance at the
    
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    meetings, contact the Executive Director as soon as possible.
    
        Dated: Aug 25, 1999.
    Joseph J. Angelo,
    Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
    [FR Doc. 99-22750 Filed 8-31-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
09/01/1999
Department:
Coast Guard
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of meetings.
Document Number:
99-22750
Dates:
MERPAC will meet on Tuesday, September 28, 1999, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Wednesday, September 29, from 8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. These meetings may close early if all business is finished. Written material and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before September 14, 1999. 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 September 14, 1999.
Pages:
47889-47890 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
USCG 1999-6154
PDF File:
99-22750.pdf