Notice2023-25618
National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee; December 2023 Virtual Meeting
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Published
November 20, 2023
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (Committee) will conduct a virtual meeting 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 virtual meeting will be open to the public.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 222 (Monday, November 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80733-80734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25618]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2023-0830]
National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee; December
2023 Virtual Meeting
AGENCY: United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee virtual meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee
(Committee) will conduct a virtual meeting 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 virtual meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: Meeting: The Committee will meet virtually on Tuesday, December
19, 2023, from noon until 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, (EST). The
virtual meeting 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 virtual meeting, submit your
written comments no later than December 12, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To join the virtual meeting or to request special
accommodations, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. EST on December 12,
2023, to obtain the needed information.
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The 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b0b1a161e171a551155161414091e3b0e08181c55161217"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a2a3b373f363b743074373535283f1a2f29393d74373336">[email protected]</span></a> or call 202-372-1361 as soon
as possible.
Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time,
including orally at the virtual meeting as time permits, but if you
want the Committee members to review your comment before the virtual
meeting, please submit your comments no later than December 12, 2023.
We are particularly interested in comments regarding the topics in the
``Agenda'' section below. We encourage you to submit comments through
the Federal Decision Making Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. To
do so, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, type USCG-2023-0830 in the
search box and click ``Search.'' Next, look for this document in the
Search Results column, and click on it. 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-2023-
0830. Comments received will be posted without alteration at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. including any personal information provided. You
may wish to review the Privacy and Security Notice, found via link on
the homepage <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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: Ms. Pamela Moore, 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#fb8b9a969e979ad591d5969494899ebb8e88989cd5969297"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dcacbdb1b9b0bdf2b6f2b1b3b3aeb99ca9afbfbbf2b1b5b0">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting 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 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast
Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-282, 132 Stat. 4192), 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 advises 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, December 19, 2023.
The agenda for the December 19, 2023, meeting is as follows:
(1) Introduction.
(2) Designated Federal Officer Remarks.
(3) Roll call of Committee members.
(4) Adoption of the Agenda.
(5) Acceptance of Minutes from Committee Meeting 5.
(6) U.S. Coast Guard Presentations:
(a) 2023 Report on Recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard from the
National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee;
(b) Presentation of New Merchant Mariner Credential.
(7) Public comment period.
(8) Closing remarks.
(9) 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
December 12, 2023. Alternatively, you may contact the individual noted
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
During the December 19, 2023 meeting, a public comment period will
be held immediately after the U.S. Coast Guard Presentations, at
approximately 2:30 p.m. EST. Public comments will be limited to 3
minutes per speaker and limited to one comment per person. Please note
that the public comment 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: November 15, 2023.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2023-25618 Filed 11-17-23; 8:45 am]
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