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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2009-0760]

 
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) will 
meet in Martinsburg, WV, to discuss various issues relating to the 
training and fitness of merchant marine personnel. This meeting is open 
to the public.

DATES: MERPAC will meet on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, from 8 a.m. 
until 4 p.m., and Wednesday, September 23, 2009, from 8 a.m. until 3 
p.m. This meeting 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 9, 2009. Requests to have a copy of your 
material distributed to each member of the committee should reach the 
Coast Guard on or before September 9, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet in Room 335, the Dales-
Larsen Training Room at the U. S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center, 
100 Forbes Drive, Martinsburg, WV. Send written material and requests 
to make oral presentations to Mr. Mark Gould, Assistant to the 
Designated Federal Officer (ADFO) of MERPAC, at COMMANDANT (CG-5221), 
ATTN MERPAC, U.S. COAST GUARD, 2100 2nd ST., SW., STOP 7126, 
WASHINGTON, DC 20593-7126. This notice may be viewed in our online 
docket, USCG-2009-0760, at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark Gould, Assistant to the DFO 
of MERPAC, at 202-372-1409.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). Please 
be advised that in order to gain admittance to the National Maritime 
Center building, you must provide identification in the form of a 
government-issued picture identification card.

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda for the September 22, 2009, Committee meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) The full committee will meet to discuss the objectives for the 
meeting.
    (2) Working groups addressing the following task statements may 
meet to deliberate--
    (a) Task Statement 30, concerning Utilizing Military Sea Service 
for Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) 
Certifications;
    (b) Task Statement 58, concerning Stakeholder Communications During 
the Mariner Licensing and Documentation (MLD) Program Restructuring and 
Centralization;
    (c) Task Statement 64, concerning Recommendations on Areas in the 
STCW Convention and the STCW Code Identified for Comprehensive Review; 
and
    (d) Task Statement 71, concerning Review of Coast Guard/
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Operational Level Examination 
Questions for Both Deck and Engine Licenses.
    (3) New working groups may be formed to address issues proposed by 
the Coast Guard, MERPAC members, or the public.
    (4) 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.
    The agenda for the September 23, 2009, Committee meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) Introduction;
    (2) Reports from working groups working on the following;
    (a) Task Statement 30, concerning Utilizing Military Sea Service 
for STCW Certification;
    (b) Task Statement 58, concerning Stakeholder Communications During 
MLD Program Restructuring and Centralization;
    (c) Addendum to Task Statement 64, concerning Recommendations on 
Areas in the STCW Convention and the STCW Code Identified for 
Comprehensive Review; and
    (d) Task Statement 71, concerning Review of Coast Guard/IMO 
Operational Level Examination Questions for Both Deck and Engine 
Licenses.
    (3) Other items which may be discussed:
    (a) Standing Committee-Prevention through People.
    (b) Briefings concerning on-going projects or topics of interest to 
MERPAC.
    (c) Other items brought up for discussion by the Committee or the 
public.
    (4) At the end of the day, the working groups will make a report 
and, if applicable, recommendations for the full committee to consider 
for presentation to the Coast Guard. Official action on these 
recommendations may be taken on this date.

Procedural

    This meeting will be open to the public. However, please be advised 
that in order to gain admittance to the National Maritime Center 
building, you must provide identification in the form of a government-
issued picture identification card. Please note that the meeting may 
close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion, 
members of the public may make oral presentations during the meeting. 
If you would like to make an oral presentation at a meeting, please 
notify the Assistant to the DFO no later than September 9, 2009. 
Written material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast 
Guard no later than September 9, 2009. If you would like a copy of your 
material distributed to each member of the committee in advance of a 
meeting, please submit 25 copies to the Assistant to the DFO no later 
than September 9, 2009.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the Assistant to the DFO as soon as possible.

    Dated: August 24, 2009.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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