[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18567-18568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06484]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0242]


National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee; April 2023 
Meetings

AGENCY:  U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee 
(Committee) will conduct a series of meetings over two days in Piney 
Point, MD to discuss issues relating to medical certification 
determinations for issuance of licenses, certificates of registry, 
merchant mariners' documents, and merchant mariner credentials; medical 
standards and guidelines for the physical qualifications of operators 
of commercial vessels; medical examiner education; and medical 
research.

DATES: Meetings: The National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 
Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, from 9 a.m. 
until 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time Zone (EDT) and Wednesday, April 
26, 2023, from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. (EDT). Committee meetings on 
Tuesday, April 25 and Wednesday, April 26, will include periods during 
which the Committee will break into subcommittees (open to public). 
These meetings may adjourn early if the Committee has completed its 
business.
    Comments and supporting documentation: To ensure your comments are 
received by Committee members before the meeting, submit your written 
comments no later than April 18, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Paul Hall Media Center in 
Piney Point, MD. Additional information about the facility can be found 
at: https://www.seafarers.org/training-and-careers/paul-hall-center/driving-directions/.
    Pre-registration Information: Pre-registration is required for in-
person access to the meeting. If you are not a member of the Committee 
and do not represent the Coast Guard, you must request in-person 
attendance by contacting the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice to be allowed entry to the 
meeting.
    The National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee is 
committed to ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of 
disability status. If you require reasonable accommodation due to a 
disability to fully participate, please email Ms. Pamela Moore at 
[email protected] or call at (202) 372-1361 as soon as possible.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meetings as time permits, but if you want 
Committee members to review your comment before the meeting, please 
submit your comments no later than April 18, 2023. We are particularly 
interested in comments regarding the topics in the ``Agenda'' section 
below. We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material 
cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, call or email 
the individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
document for alternate instructions. You must include the docket number 
USCG-2023-0242. Comments received will be posted without alteration at 
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. You may wish to review the Privacy and Security notice 
available on the homepage https://www.regulations.gov, and DHS's 
eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). If 
you encounter technical difficulties with comment submission, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice.
    Docket Search: Documents mentioned in this notice as being 
available in the docket, and all public comments, will be in our online 
docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following 
that website's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online 
docket and sign-up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments 
are posted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Pamela Moore, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer of the National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 
Committee, telephone (202) 372-1361, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is in compliance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 117-286, 5 U.S.C., ch. 
10). The Committee is authorized by section 601

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of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, (Pub. L. 
115-282, 132 Stat. 4190), and is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15104. The 
Committee operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, and 46 U.S.C. 15109. The Committee provides advice and 
recommendation to the Secretary of Homeland Security through the 
Commandant of the United States Coast Guard on matters relating to: (a) 
medical certification determinations for issuance of licenses, 
certificates of registry, and merchant mariners' documents; (b) medical 
standards and guidelines for the physical qualifications of operators 
of commercial vessels; (c) medical examiner education; and (d) medical 
research.
    Agenda: The National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee 
will meet on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, and Wednesday, April 26, 2023, to 
review, discuss, deliberate, and formulate recommendations, as 
appropriate on the following topics:

Day 1

    The agenda for the April 25, 2023 meeting is as follows:
    (1) The full Committee will meet briefly to discuss the 
subcommittees' business/task statements, which are listed under 
paragraph (10) under Day 2 below.
    (2) Introduction of members and discussion of committee business.
    (3) During the morning session of the meeting, subcommittees will 
separately address and work on the following task statements, which are 
available for viewing at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-mariner-medical-advisory-committee-(nmedmac)/task-statements:
    (a.) Task Statement 21-02, Communication Between External 
Stakeholders and the Mariner Credentialing Program;
    (b.) Task Statement 22-01, Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment 
Prevention and Culture Change in the Merchant Marine; and
    (c.) Task Statement 21-04, Recommendations on Appropriate Diets and 
Wellness for Mariners While Onboard Merchant Vessels.
    (4) During the afternoon session of the meeting, subcommittees will 
separately address and work on the following task statements, which are 
available for viewing at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-mariner-medical-advisory-committee-(nmedmac)/task-statements:
    (a.) Task Statement 21-02, Communication Between External 
Stakeholders and the Mariner Credentialing Program;
    (b.) Task Statement 22-01, Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment 
Prevention and Culture Change in the Merchant Marine; and
    (c.) Task Statement 21-01, Recommendations on Mariner Mental 
Health.
    (5) Report of subcommittees. At end of the day, the Chair or Co-
Chairs of the subcommittees will report to the full Committee on what 
was accomplished. The full Committee will not take action on this date 
and the Chair or Co-Chairs of the subcommittees will present a full 
report to the Committee on Day 2 of the meeting.
    (6) Adjournment of meeting.

Day 2

    The agenda for the April 26, 2023 meeting is as follows:
    (1) Introduction.
    (2) Designated Federal Officer remarks.
    (3) Roll call of Committee members and determination of a quorum.
    (4) Adoption of the agenda.
    (5) Acceptance of Minutes from Committee Meeting Three.
    (6) Remarks from U.S. Coast Guard Leadership.
    (7) Office of Merchant Mariner Credentialing presentation.
    (8) Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Prevention update.
    (9) National Maritime Center presentation.
    (10) Reports from the subcommittee Chair or Co-Chairs. The 
Committee will review the information presented on the following Task 
Statements and deliberate on any recommendations presented by the 
subcommittees; recommendations may be approved and completed tasks may 
be closed. Official action on these topics may be taken:
    (a) Task Statement 21-01, Recommendations on Mariner Mental Health;
    (b) Task Statement 21-02, Communication Between External 
Stakeholders and the Mariner Credentialing Program;
    (c) Task Statement 21-03, Medical Certification for Military to 
Mariner Applicants;
    (d) Task Statement 21-04, Recommendations on Appropriate Diets and 
Wellness for Mariners While Onboard Merchant Vessels;
    (e) Task Statement 21-06, Review of Medical Regulations and Policy 
to Identify Potential Barriers to Women in the U.S. Maritime Workforce; 
and
    (f) Task Statement 22-01, Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment 
Prevention and Culture Change in the Merchant Marine.
    (11) Public comment period.
    (12) Closing remarks.
    (13) Adjournment of meeting.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-mariner-medical-advisory-committee-(nmedmac) by April 18, 
2023. Alternatively, you may contact the individual noted in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    Public comments or questions will be taken throughout the meetings 
as the Committee discusses the issues, and prior to deliberations and 
voting. There will also be a public comment period during the meeting 
on April 26, 2023, after reports of the subcommittees, at approximately 
4:15 p.m. (EDT). Public comments will be limited to 3 minutes per 
speaker. Please note that the public comments period will end following 
the last call for comments. Please contact the individual listed in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to register as a speaker.

    Dated: March 23, 2023.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2023-06484 Filed 3-28-23; 8:45 am]
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