
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30304-30305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12314]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0456]


Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee: Intercessional 
Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Working Group Meeting.

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SUMMARY: A working group of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 
Committee (MERPAC) will meet to discuss Task Statement 76, ``Review of 
Performance Measures (Assessment Criteria);'' and Task Statement 77, 
``Development of Performance Measures (Assessment Criteria).'' This 
meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The working group will meet from June 11th through June 15th, 
2012, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. Please note that the meeting 
may adjourn before June 15th if all business is finished. Written 
comments to be distributed to working group members and placed on 
MERPAC's Web site are due by June 5th, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The working group will meet at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg 
School of Seamanship, 45353 Saint Georges Ave., Piney Point, MD 20674.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance, contact Mr. Howard 
Thompson at telephone number 301-994-0010 ext. 5463 as soon as 
possible.
    To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment 
on the issues to be considered by the working group, which are listed 
in the ``Agenda'' section below. Written comments must be identified by 
Docket No. USCG-2012-0456 and may be submitted by one of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments (preferred method to 
avoid delays in processing).
     Fax: 202-372-1918.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department 
of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. The 
telephone number is 202-366-9329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this 
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov. including any personal information provided. You 
may review a Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets in the 
January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
    Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments 
related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    This notice may be viewed in our online docket, USCG-2012-0456, at 
http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Rogers Henderson, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), telephone 202-372-1408. If you have 
any questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call 
Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-
9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).
    MERPAC is an advisory committee established under the Secretary's 
authority in section 871 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Title 6, 
United States Code, section 451, and chartered under the provisions of 
the FACA. The Committee acts solely in an advisory capacity to the 
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Director of Commercial 
Regulations and Standards on matters relating to personnel in the U.S. 
merchant marine, including but not limited to training, qualifications, 
certification, documentation, and fitness standards. The Committee will 
advise, consult with, and make recommendations reflecting its 
independent judgment to the Secretary.

Agenda

June 11-15, 2012

    The agenda for the June 11th-June 15th, 2012 working group meeting 
is as follows:
    (1) Discuss, prepare, and review proposed recommendations for the 
full committee to consider concerning Task Statement 76, ``Review of 
Performance Measures (Assessment Criteria),'' and Task Statement 77, 
``Development of Performance Measures (Assessment Criteria).'' Task 
Statements 76 and 77 can be used to assess mariner competencies listed 
in the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification 
and Watchkeeping, 1978 as amended. The working group will specifically 
address performance measures (assessment criteria) for mariners seeking 
an endorsement as: Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch and Master 
on ships of less than 500 Gross Tonnage as measured under the 
International Tonnage Convention (ITC) while engaged on near-coastal 
voyages; Able Seafarer--Deck; Chief Engineer Officer and Second 
Engineer Officer on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of 3,000 
kW propulsion power or more; Chief Engineer Officer and Second Engineer 
Officer on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of between 750 kW 
and 3,000 kW propulsion power; Able Seafarer--Engine; Electro-Technical 
Officer; and Electro-Technical Rating;
    (2) Public comment period (each day); and
    (3) Adjournment of meeting.
    Procedural: A copy of all meeting documentation is available at 
http://www.fido.gov/facadatabase or by contacting Rogers Henderson as 
indicated above. Once you have accessed the site's main page, click on 
``Public Access;'' at the next page highlight ``2012'' then click 
``Explore Data.'' At the next page, click on ``Department of Homeland 
Security.'' Click on the MERPAC Committee page, click on the meetings 
tab and then the ``View'' button for the meeting dated June 11, 2012 to 
access the information for this meeting. Minutes will be available 90 
days after this meeting. Both minutes and documents applicable for this 
meeting can also be found at an alternative site using the following 
web address: https://homeport.uscg.mil and use these key strokes: 
Missions; Port and Waterways; Safety Advisory Committees; MERPAC; and 
then use the event key. A public oral comment period will be held each 
day during the working group meeting. Speakers are requested to limit 
their comments to 3 minutes. Please note that the public oral comment 
period may end before the prescribed ending time of the meeting. 
Contact Rogers Henderson as indicated above to register as a speaker.


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    Dated: May 15, 2012.
F.J. Sturm,
Acting Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2012-12314 Filed 5-21-12; 8:45 am]
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