[Federal Register: August 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 164)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2008-0816]

 
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Meetings

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) will 
meet in Nashville, TN, to discuss various issues relating to the 
training and fitness of merchant marine personnel. These meetings will 
be open to the public.

DATES: MERPAC will meet on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, and Wednesday, 
September 24, 2008, from 8 a.m. until 4 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 10, 2008. Requests to have a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the committee should reach the Coast 
Guard on or before September 10, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the Innovation Center at 
Vanderbilt University Center for Better Health, 3401 West End Avenue, 
Suite 100, Nashville, TN. Send written material and requests to make 
oral presentations to Captain Michael Blair, Designated Federal Officer 
(DFO) of MERPAC, at Commandant (CG-5221), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second 
St., SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice, as well as all task 
statements discussed in this notice, may be viewed in our online 
docket, USCG-2008-0816, 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 these meetings is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda for the September 23, 2008, 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 STCW Certifications'';
    (b) Task Statement 58, concerning ``Stakeholder Communications 
During MLD Program Restructuring and Centralization''; and

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    (c) Task Statement 64, concerning ``Recommendations on areas in the 
STCW Convention and the STCW Code identified for comprehensive 
review''.
    (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 24, 2008, Committee meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) Introduction;
    (2) Working Groups' Reports; and
    (3) Other items which may be discussed:
    (a) Standing Committee--Prevention Through People.
    (b) Briefings concerning ongoing projects 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

    These meetings will be 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 DFO no later than September 10, 2008. 
Written material for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast 
Guard no later than September 10, 2008. 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 DFO no later than September 
10, 2008.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

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

    Dated: August 7, 2008.
J. G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
 [FR Doc. E8-19524 Filed 8-21-08; 8:45 am]

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