Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee, 35659-35660 [2015-15216]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 119 / Monday, June 22, 2015 / Notices (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos.: 93.279, Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: June 16, 2015. Michelle Trout, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2015–15169 Filed 6–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG–2015–0559] Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee Coast Guard, DHS. Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Working Group Meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: A working group of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee will meet to work on and review Task Statement 89, concerning review and update of the International Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee’s Circular MSC/Circ.1014— Guidelines on fatigue mitigation and management. This meeting will be open to the public. DATES: The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee working group will meet on July 14 and 15, 2015, from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Please note that these meetings may adjourn early if all business is finished. Written comments for distribution to working group members and inclusion on the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee’s Web site must be submitted by July 6, 2015. ADDRESSES: The working group will meet at the United States Coast Guard’s Personnel Support Center at 4200 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 20598. For further information on the location of the United States Coast Guard’s Personnel Support Center or services for individuals with disabilities or to request special assistance, please contact YNC Michael King at (703) 872– 6417 or by email at Micheal.T.King@ uscg.mil. To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment on the issues to be considered by the working group, as listed in the ‘‘Agenda’’ section below. Written comments must be identified by Docket No. USCG–2015– 0559, and submitted by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 235001 instructions for submitting comments (preferred method to avoid delays in processing). • Fax: 202–493–2251. • Mail: Docket Management Facility (M–30), U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 0001. • Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. The telephone number for the Docket Management Facility is 202–366–9329. Instructions: All written comments received must include the words ‘‘Department of Homeland Security’’ and the docket number for this action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You may review a Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316). Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments related to this notice, go to https:// www.regulations.gov, enter the docket number in the ‘‘Search’’ field and follow instructions on the Web site. A public oral comment period will be held each day during the working group meeting and speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. Please note that the public oral comment periods may end before the prescribed ending times following the last call for comments. Contact Mr. Ram Nagendran as indicated below no later than July 6, 2015 to register as a speaker. This notice may be viewed in our online docket, USCG–2015–0559, at https://www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ram Nagendran, Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee, telephone 202–372–1492 or at ram.nagendran@uscg.mil. If you have any questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202–366–9826 or 1–800–647–5527. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 United States Code Appendix. The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee was established under authority of section 310 of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, Title 46, United States Code, section PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35659 8108, and chartered under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Committee acts solely in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security through the Commandant of the Coast Guard on matters relating to personnel in the U.S. merchant marine, including training, qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness standards and other matters as assigned by the Commandant; shall review and comment on proposed Coast Guard regulations and policies relating to personnel in the United States merchant marine, including training, qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness standards; may be given special assignments by the Secretary and may conduct studies, inquiries, workshops, and fact finding in consultation with individuals and groups in the private sector and with State or local governments; shall advise, consult with, and make recommendations reflecting its independent judgment to the Secretary. A copy of all meeting documentation, including the Task Statement, is available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/ by using these key strokes: Missions; Port and Waterways; Safety Advisory Committees; MERPAC; and then use the announcements key. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Nagendran as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. Agenda The agenda for the July 14, 2015, working group meeting is as follows: (1) Comment period for all attendees to discuss information that might assist the working group and the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee in meeting its objectives for Task Statement 89, concerning review and update of the International Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee’s Circular MSC/Circ.1014— Guidelines on fatigue mitigation and management; (2) The working group will review and develop proposed recommendations for Task Statement 89; and (3) Adjournment of meeting. The agenda for the July 15, 2015, working group meeting is as follows: (1) The working group will review and develop proposed recommendations concerning review and update of the International Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee’s Circular MSC/Circ.1014— Guidelines on fatigue mitigation and management; (2) Public comment period; E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1 35660 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 119 / Monday, June 22, 2015 / Notices (3) The working group will discuss and finalize proposed recommendations for the full committee to consider with regards to Task Statement 89, concerning review and update of the International Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee’s Circular MSC/Circ.1014—Guidelines on fatigue mitigation and management; and (4) Adjournment of meeting. Dated: June 16, 2015. J.G. Lantz, Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards. Notice. The Coast Guard announces that it will impose conditions of entry on vessels arriving from the Gambia. Conditions of entry are intended to protect the United States from vessels arriving from countries that have been found to have deficient port antiterrorism measures in place. DATES: The policy announced in this notice will become effective July 6, 2015. SUMMARY: For information about this document call or email Michael Brown, International Port Security Evaluation Division, United States Coast Guard, telephone 202–372– 1081. For information about viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 9826, toll free 1–800–647–5527. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [FR Doc. 2015–15216 Filed 6–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG–2015–0193] Imposition of Conditions of Entry for Certain Vessels Arriving to the United States From the Republic of the Gambia AGENCY: ACTION: Coast Guard, DHS. Discussion The authority for this notice is 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 46 U.S.C. 70110, and Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1(II)(97.f). As delegated, section 70110 authorizes the Coast Guard to impose conditions of entry on vessels arriving in U.S. waters from ports that the Coast Guard has not found to maintain effective antiterrorism measures. On September 25, 2013 the Coast Guard did not find that ports in the Republic of the Gambia maintained effective anti-terrorism measures and that the Republic of the Gambia’s legal regime, designated authority oversight, access control and cargo control are all deficient. On July 16, 2014, the Republic of the Gambia was notified of this determination and given recommendations for improving antiterrorism measures and 90 days to respond. To date, we cannot confirm that the Republic of the Gambia has corrected the identified deficiencies. Accordingly, beginning July 6, 2015, the conditions of entry shown in Table 1 will apply to any vessel that visited a port in the Republic of the Gambia in its last five port calls. TABLE 1—CONDITIONS OF ENTRY FOR VESSELS VISITING PORTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA No. Each vessel must: 1 ................... Implement measures per the vessel’s security plan equivalent to Security Level 2 while in a port in the Republic of the Gambia. As defined in the ISPS Code and incorporated herein, ‘‘Security Level 2’’ refers to the ‘‘level for which appropriate additional protective security measures shall be maintained for a period of time as a result of heightened risk of a security incident.’’ Ensure that each access point to the vessel is guarded and that the guards have total visibility of the exterior (both landside and waterside) of the vessel while the vessel is in ports in the Republic of the Gambia. Guards may be provided by the vessel’s crew; however, additional crewmembers should be placed on the vessel if necessary to ensure that limits on maximum hours of work are not exceeded and/or minimum hours of rest are met, or provided by outside security forces approved by the vessel’s master and Company Security Officer. As defined in the ISPS Code and incorporated herein, ‘‘Company Security Officer’’ refers to the ‘‘person designated by the Company for ensuring that a ship security assessment is carried out; that a ship security plan is developed, submitted for approval, and thereafter implemented and maintained and for liaison with port facility security officers and the ship security officer.’’ Attempt to execute a Declaration of Security while in a port in the Republic of the Gambia. Log all security actions in the vessel’s security records. Report actions taken to the cognizant Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) prior to arrival into U.S. waters. In addition, based on the findings of the Coast Guard boarding or examination, the vessel may be required to ensure that each access point to the vessel is guarded by armed, private security guards and that they have total visibility of the exterior (both landside and waterside) of the vessel while in U.S. ports. The number and position of the guards has to be acceptable to the cognizant COTP prior to the vessel’s arrival. 2 ................... 3 ................... tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 4 5 6 7 ................... ................... ................... ................... The following countries currently do not maintain effective anti-terrorism measures and are therefore subject to conditions of entry: Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Syria, Timor-Leste, Venezuela, and Yemen. This list is also available in a policy notice available at https://homeport.uscg.mil under the Maritime Security tab; International Port Security Program (ISPS Code); Port Security Advisory link. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 235001 Dated: May 26, 2015. Charles D. Michel, Vice Admiral, USCG, Deputy Commandant for Operations. [FR Doc. 2015–15325 Filed 6–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P PO 00000 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5871–N–01] Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the First Quarter of Calendar Year 2015 AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, HUD. ACTION: Notice. Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform SUMMARY: Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35659-35660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15216]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0559]


Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Working Group Meeting.

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SUMMARY: A working group of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 
Committee will meet to work on and review Task Statement 89, concerning 
review and update of the International Maritime Organization Maritime 
Safety Committee's Circular MSC/Circ.1014--Guidelines on fatigue 
mitigation and management. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee working group 
will meet on July 14 and 15, 2015, from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Please 
note that these meetings may adjourn early if all business is finished. 
Written comments for distribution to working group members and 
inclusion on the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee's Web 
site must be submitted by July 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The working group will meet at the United States Coast 
Guard's Personnel Support Center at 4200 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 
20598. For further information on the location of the United States 
Coast Guard's Personnel Support Center or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance, please contact YNC 
Michael King at (703) 872-6417 or by email at Micheal.T.King@uscg.mil.
    To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment 
on the issues to be considered by the working group, as listed in the 
``Agenda'' section below. Written comments must be identified by Docket 
No. USCG-2015-0559, and submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments (preferred method to 
avoid delays in processing).
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department 
of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. The 
telephone number for the Docket Management Facility is 202-366-9329.
    Instructions: All written comments received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this 
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You 
may review a Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets in the 
January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
    Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments 
related to this notice, go to https://www.regulations.gov, enter the 
docket number in the ``Search'' field and follow instructions on the 
Web site.
    A public oral comment period will be held each day during the 
working group meeting and speakers are requested to limit their 
comments to 3 minutes. Please note that the public oral comment periods 
may end before the prescribed ending times following the last call for 
comments. Contact Mr. Ram Nagendran as indicated below no later than 
July 6, 2015 to register as a speaker.
    This notice may be viewed in our online docket, USCG-2015-0559, at 
https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ram Nagendran, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 
Committee, telephone 202-372-1492 or at ram.nagendran@uscg.mil. If you 
have any questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, 
call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-
366-9826 or 1-800-647-5527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 United States Code Appendix.
    The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee was established 
under authority of section 310 of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and 
Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, Title 46, United States Code, 
section 8108, and chartered under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act. The Committee acts solely in an advisory 
capacity to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security 
through the Commandant of the Coast Guard on matters relating to 
personnel in the U.S. merchant marine, including training, 
qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness standards and 
other matters as assigned by the Commandant; shall review and comment 
on proposed Coast Guard regulations and policies relating to personnel 
in the United States merchant marine, including training, 
qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness standards; 
may be given special assignments by the Secretary and may conduct 
studies, inquiries, workshops, and fact finding in consultation with 
individuals and groups in the private sector and with State or local 
governments; shall advise, consult with, and make recommendations 
reflecting its independent judgment to the Secretary.
    A copy of all meeting documentation, including the Task Statement, 
is available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/by using these key strokes: 
Missions; Port and Waterways; Safety Advisory Committees; MERPAC; and 
then use the announcements key. Alternatively, you may contact Mr. 
Nagendran as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
above.

Agenda

    The agenda for the July 14, 2015, working group meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) Comment period for all attendees to discuss information that 
might assist the working group and the Merchant Marine Personnel 
Advisory Committee in meeting its objectives for Task Statement 89, 
concerning review and update of the International Maritime Organization 
Maritime Safety Committee's Circular MSC/Circ.1014--Guidelines on 
fatigue mitigation and management;
    (2) The working group will review and develop proposed 
recommendations for Task Statement 89; and
    (3) Adjournment of meeting.
    The agenda for the July 15, 2015, working group meeting is as 
follows:
    (1) The working group will review and develop proposed 
recommendations concerning review and update of the International 
Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee's Circular MSC/
Circ.1014--Guidelines on fatigue mitigation and management;
    (2) Public comment period;

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    (3) The working group will discuss and finalize proposed 
recommendations for the full committee to consider with regards to Task 
Statement 89, concerning review and update of the International 
Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee's Circular MSC/
Circ.1014--Guidelines on fatigue mitigation and management; and
    (4) Adjournment of meeting.

    Dated: June 16, 2015.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2015-15216 Filed 6-19-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P

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