Notice2021-18036
National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee; September 2021 Teleconference
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Published
August 23, 2021
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet via teleconference to discuss matters relating to medical certification determinations for issuance of licenses, certificates of registry, and merchant mariners' documents, medical standards and guidelines for the physical qualifications of operators of commercial vessels, medical examiner education, and medical research. The meeting will be open to the public.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 160 (Monday, August 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47125-47126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18036]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2021-0627]
National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee; September
2021 Teleconference
AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory committee teleconference meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee
(Committee) will meet via teleconference to discuss matters relating to
medical certification determinations for issuance of licenses,
certificates of registry, and merchant mariners' documents, medical
standards and guidelines for the physical qualifications of operators
of commercial vessels, medical examiner education, and medical
research. The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES:
Meeting: The National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee
will meet by teleconference on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, from 11:00
a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (EDT). The teleconference 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 teleconference, submit your
written comments no later than September 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: To join the teleconference or to request special
accommodations, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. EDT on September 1,
2021, to obtain the needed information. The number of teleconference
lines are limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served
basis.
Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time,
including orally at the teleconference as time permits, but if you want
Committee members to review your comment before the teleconference,
please submit your comments no later than September 1, 2021. We are
particularly interested in comments on the issues in the ``Agenda''
section below. We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. If your material
cannot be submitted using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, call or email
the individual in the FOR FURTHER
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INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions. You must include the docket number USCG-2021-0627.
Comments received will be posted without alteration at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information provided. You
may wish to view the Privacy and Security Notice available on the
homepage of <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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: Mr. Michael Lalor, Alternate
Designated Federal Officer of the National Merchant Mariner Medical
Advisory Committee, telephone 202-372-1361 or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b262228232a2e27653c65272a2724390b3e38282c65262227">[email protected]</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix.
The National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee Meeting is
authorized by Sec. 601 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization
Act of 2018. The statutory authority is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15104.
The Committee operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix) in addition to the administrative
provisions applicable to all National Maritime Transportation Advisory
Committees in 46 U.S.C. 15109.
The Committee advises the Secretary of the Department of Homeland
Security through the Commandant of the Coast Guard on matters related
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 agenda for the September 8, 2021, teleconference is as follows:
(1) Introduction.
(2) Designated Federal Officer Remarks.
(3) Introduction, roll call of Committee members and determination
of a quorum.
(4) Remarks from U.S. Coast Guard Leadership.
(5) Swearing in of Committee Member.
(6) Report on Status of Working Groups, Determination on
Intercessional Meetings and Discussion of Working Group
recommendations. The Committee will review the information presented on
each issue, deliberate on any recommendations presented by the Working
Groups, approve and formulate recommendations and close any completed
tasks. Official action on these recommendations may be taken on:
(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 Certifications for Military to
Mariner;
(d) Task Statement 21-04, Recommendations on Appropriate Diets and
Wellness for Mariners While Onboard Merchant Vessels; and
(e) Task Statement 21-05, Review of Proposed Revisions to the
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F) Medical Standards.
(7) New Business:
(a) Task Statement 21-06, Review of Medical Regulations and Policy
to identify potential barriers to women in the U.S. maritime workforce.
(8) Updates on Merchant Mariner Medical Regulations and Policy.
(9) Updates from the National Maritime Center.
(10) Public comment period.
(11) Closing remarks and plans for next meeting.
(12) Adjournment of meeting.
A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at <a href="https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-mariner-medical-advisory-committee-">https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-mariner-medical-advisory-committee-</a>(nmedmac) no later than
September 1, 2021. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Michael Lalor as
noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section above.
During the September 8, 2021 teleconference, a public comment
period will be held immediately after the introduction to the National
Maritime Center, at approximately 2:00 p.m. EDT. Public comments will
be limited to two 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: August 18, 2021.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2021-18036 Filed 8-20-21; 8:45 am]
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