Federal Register: April 23, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 79)
DOCID: FR Doc 04-9201
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
USC ID: [USCG-2004-17580]
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of committee renewal.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee
DATES: The MERPAC charter was renewed on March 22, 2004.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security has determined that the renewal of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance of the duties of the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. This determination follows consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration. Accordingly, the Secretary has renewed the MERPAC charter.
SUMMARY:
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Name of Committee: The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC).
Purpose and Objectives: MERPAC is an advisory committee operating under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (Pub. L. 92 463, 86 Stat. 770, as amended). The Committee advises the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and the Commandant of the Coast Guard on matters relating to the training, qualification, licensing, certification, and fitness of seamen serving in the U.S. merchant marine. This notice and the charter are available on the Internet by going to http://dms.dot.gov/search/searchFormSimple.cfm and inserting ``17580.''
Balanced Membership Plans: The Committee consists of not more than
19 members as follows: nine active U.S. merchant marinersincluding
three deck officers, three engineering officers, two unlicensed seamen,
and one pilot; six marine educatorsincluding three from maritime
academies and three from other maritime training institutions; two from shipping companies; and two from the general public.
Duration: Continuing.
Responsible DHS Official: Rear Admiral Thomas H. Gilmour,
Commandant (GM), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second St., SW., Washington, DC 205930001. His telephone number is 2022672200.
Dated: April 16, 2004.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security & Environmental Protection.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Mr. Mark Gould, Assistant Executive Director of MERPAC at (202) 2676890.