Notice2022-17794
National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; September 2022 Meeting
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Published
August 18, 2022
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Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (Committee) will conduct a series of meetings over three days in Dania Beach, FL to discuss issues relating to personnel in the United States Merchant Marine including the training, qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness of mariners.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50868-50870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17794]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2022-0209]
National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; September
2022 Meeting
AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of federal advisory committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee
(Committee) will conduct a series of meetings over three days in Dania
Beach, FL to discuss issues relating to personnel in the United States
Merchant Marine including the training, qualifications, certification,
documentation, and fitness of mariners.
DATES:
Meetings: The National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee
is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, from 9:00 a.m.
until 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), Thursday, September 8,
2022, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. (EDT), and Friday, September 9,
2022, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (EDT). Committee meetings on
Wednesday, September 7, and Thursday, September 8, will include periods
during which the Committee will break into subcommittees. 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 August 24, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the STAR Center, 2 West Dixie
Highway, Dania Beach, FL 33004, additional information about the
facility can be found at: <a href="http://www.star-center.com">www.star-center.com</a>.
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.
Attendees at the meeting will be required to follow COVID-19 safety
guidelines promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), which may include the need to wear masks and the
completion of STAR Center's pre-arrival questionnaire for visitors,
which can be accessed at
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(<a href="http://www.star-center.com">www.star-center.com</a>). You may be asked to show this form when entering
the facility. Masks will be provided for attendees upon request. CDC
guidance on COVID protocols can be found here: <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/guidance.html">https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/guidance.html</a>.
The National Merchant Marine Personnel 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 Mrs. Megan Johns Henry at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8d5dddfd9d696db96d2d7d0d6cbf8cdcbdbdf96d5d1d4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="224f4745434c0c410c484d4a4c5162575141450c4f4b4e">[email protected]</span></a> or call at (202) 372-1255 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 August 24, 2022. 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>, email the individual in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for
alternate instructions. You must include the docket number USCG-2022-
0209. Comments received will be posted without alteration at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information provided. For
more about privacy and submissions in response to this document, see
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: Mrs. Megan Johns Henry, Alternate
Designated Federal Officer of the National Merchant Marine Personnel
Advisory Committee, telephone (202) 372-1255, or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#127f7775737c3c713c787d7a7c6152676171753c7f7b7e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="422f2725232c6c216c282d2a2c3102373121256c2f2b2e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is in compliance
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. appendix). The
National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee is authorized by
section 601 of the Frank LoBiondo Act of 2018, and is codified in 46
U.S.C. 15103. The Committee operates under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. appendix), and 46 U.S.C.
15109. The National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee
provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland
Security through the Commandant of the United States Guard on matters
relating to personnel in the United States Merchant Marine including
the training, qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness
of mariners.
Agenda
The National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee will meet
on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, Thursday, September 8, 2022, and
Friday, September 9, 2022 to review, discuss, deliberate and formulate
recommendations, as appropriate on the following topics:
Day 1
The agenda for the September 7, 2022 meeting is as follows:
(1) The full Committee will meet briefly to discuss the
subcommittees' business/task statements, which are listed under
paragraph (9) under Day 3 below.
(2) During the morning session of the meeting, the full Committee
will meet to discuss Workforce Issues and the Mariner Shortage.
(3) During the afternoon session of the meeting, subcommittees will
then separately address and work on the following task statements,
which are available for viewing at <a href="https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-marine-personnel-advisory-committee-">https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-marine-personnel-advisory-committee-</a> (nmerpac);
(a) Task Statement 21-4, STCW Convention and STCW Code Review;
(b) Task Statement 21-5, Review of Merchant Mariner Rating and
Officer Endorsement Job Task Analyses, including amendment Task
Statement 21-5A, JTA to Mass Mapping; and
(c) Task Statement 21-9, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault-
Prevention and Culture Change in the Merchant Marine.
(4) 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 3 of the meeting.
(5) Adjournment of meeting.
Day 2
The agenda for the September 8, 2022 meeting is as follows:
(1) The full Committee will meet briefly to discuss the
subcommittees' business/task statements, which are listed under
paragraph (9) under Day 3 below.
(2) During the morning session of the meeting, subcommittees will
then separately address and work on the following task statements,
which are available for viewing at <a href="https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-marine-personnel-advisory-committee-">https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-marine-personnel-advisory-committee-</a> (nmerpac);
(a) Task Statement 21-4, STCW Convention and STCW Code Review;
(b) Task Statement 21-5, Review of Merchant Mariner Rating and
Officer Endorsement Job Task Analyses, including amendment Task
Statement 21-5A, JTA to Mass Mapping; and
(c) Task Statement 21-9, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault.
Prevention and Culture Change in the Merchant Marine.
(3) During the afternoon session of the meeting, subcommittees will
then separately address and work on the following task statements,
which are available for viewing at <a href="https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-marine-personnel-advisory-committee-">https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-marine-personnel-advisory-committee-</a> (nmerpac);
(a) Task Statement 21-4, STCW Convention and STCW Code Review;
(b) Task Statement 21-2, Communications Between External
Stakeholders and the Mariner Credentialing Program; and
(c) Task Statement 21-9, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault,
Prevention and Culture Change in the Merchant Marine.
(4) 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 3 of the meeting.
(5) Adjournment of meeting.
Day 3
The agenda for the September 9, 2022 meeting is as follows:
(1) Introduction.
(2) Designated Federal Officer remarks.
(3) Roll call of Committee members and determination of a quorum.
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(4) Adoption of the agenda.
(5) Acceptance of Minutes from Committee Meeting Two (May 3, 2022).
(6) Remarks from U.S. Coast Guard Leadership.
(7) Introduction of new task.
(8) Introduction of task addendum.
(9) U.S. Coast Guard presentations.
(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 21-1, Review of IMO Model Courses Being
Validated by the IMO HTW Subcommittee
(b) Task Statement 21-2, Communication Between External
Stakeholders and the Mariner Credentialing Program, including amendment
Task Statement 21-2A, Reviewing Assessments in NVICS for STCW;
(c) Task Statement 21-3, Military Education, Training, and
Assessment for STCW and National Mariner Endorsements;
(d) Task Statement 21-04, STCW Convention and STCW Code Review;
(e) Task Statement 21-5, Review of Merchant Mariner Rating and
Officer Endorsement Job Task Analyses, including amendment Task
Statement 21-5A, JTA to Mass Mapping;
(f) Task Statement 21-6, Sea Service for Merchant Mariner
Credential Endorsements;
(g) Task Statement 21-8, Remote Operators of Maritime Autonomous
Surface Ships;
(h) Task Statement 21-9, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault-
Prevention and Culture Change in the Merchant Marine;
(i) Task Statement 22-1, Propulsion Power Limits; and
(j) Task Statement 22-2, Alternative Methods for Meeting STCW
Training Requirements at the Operational Level.
(11) Public comment period.
(12) Closing remarks.
(13) 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-marine-personnel-advisory-committee-">https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/federal-advisory-committees/national-merchant-marine-personnel-advisory-committee-</a>(nmerpac) by August 24,
2022. 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 at the end of the
meeting on September 9, 2022 at approximately 2:30 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: August 15, 2022.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2022-17794 Filed 8-17-22; 8:45 am]
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