81_FR_8245 81 FR 8213 - Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee

81 FR 8213 - Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 32 (February 18, 2016)

Page Range8213-8214
FR Document2016-03348

The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee and its working groups will meet to discuss matters relating to medical certification determinations for issuance of licenses, certificates of registry, merchant mariners' documents, medical standards and guidelines for the physical qualifications of operators of commercial vessels, medical examiner education, and medical research. The meetings will be open to the public. DATES: The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee and its working groups are scheduled to meet on Monday, March 14 and Tuesday, March 15, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please note that these meetings may adjourn early if the committee has completed its business.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 32 (Thursday, February 18, 2016) 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0122]


Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee and its 
working groups will meet to discuss matters relating to medical 
certification determinations for issuance of licenses, certificates of 
registry, merchant mariners' documents, medical standards and 
guidelines for the physical qualifications of operators of commercial 
vessels, medical examiner education, and medical research. The meetings 
will be open to the public. DATES: The Merchant Mariner Medical 
Advisory Committee and its working groups are scheduled to meet on 
Monday, March 14 and Tuesday, March 15, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. 
and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please note that these meetings may adjourn early 
if the committee has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Crowley Maritime 
Corporation, 1st Floor Conference Room, 9487 Regency Square Blvd., 
Jacksonville, FL 32225 (http://www.crowley.com). For further 
information about the meeting facilities, please contact Ms. Becky 
Kelly at (904)727-4213.
    Please be advised that all attendees are required to check-in to 
the visitor's booth located to the right of the main building entrance. 
All attendees will be required to provide a government-issued picture 
identification card in order to gain admittance to the building. For 
planning purposes, please notify the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 
Committee Alternate Designated Federal Officer of your attendance as 
soon as possible using the contact information provided in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the Alternate Designated Federal Officer as soon as possible.
    To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment 
on the issues to be considered by the committee as listed in the 
``Agenda'' section below. Written comments for distribution to 
committee members must be submitted no later than March 7, 2016, if you 
want the committee members to be able to review your comments before 
the meeting, and must be identified by docket number USCG-2016-0122. 
Written comments may be submitted using the Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using 
http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer for alternate instructions.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the words ``Department 
of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this action. Comments 
received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You 
may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal Docket Management 
System in the March 24, 2005 issue of the Federal Register (70 FR 
15086).
    Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments 
related to this Notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, insert USCG-
2016-0122 in the ``SEARCH'' box, press Enter and then click on the item 
you wish to view.
    A public comment period will be held on March 14, 2016, from 
approximately 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. and March 15, 2016 from approximately 
2:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 5 
minutes. Please note that the public comment period may end before the 
time indicated, following the last call for comments. Additionally, 
public comment will be sought throughout the meeting as specific issues 
are discussed by the committee. Contact Lieutenant Ashley Holm as 
indicated below to register as a speaker.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Ashley Holm, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer for the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 
Committee, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE., Stop (7501), telephone 
202-372-1128, fax 202-372-4908 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 United States Code Appendix. 
The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee Meeting is authorized 
by 46 United States Code 7115 and advises the Secretary 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

Day 1

    The agenda for the March 14, 2016 meeting is as follows:
    (1) Opening remarks from Crowley Maritime leadership.
    (2) Opening remarks from Coast Guard leadership.
    (3) Opening remarks from the Designated Federal Officer.
    (4) Roll call of committee members and determination of a quorum.
    (5) Review of last full committee meeting's minutes.
    (6) Introduction of new task(s).
    (7) Presentation and discussion on marine casualty investigations 
and data analysis (could lead to future tasking for the committee).
    (8) Public comment period.
    (9) Presentation on mariner wellness.
    (10) Working Groups addressing the following task statements may 
meet to deliberate-
    (a) Task statement 13, Mariner Occupational Health Risk Analysis. 
This is a joint task statement with the Merchant Marine Personnel 
Advisory Committee.
    (b) Task statement(s) requesting recommendations on training 
content for a Designated Medical Examiner program.
    (c) Task statement requesting recommendations on guidance to 
mariners on over the counter medications, energy drinks/pills, diet 
aids, and dietary supplements.
    (d) The Committee may receive new task statements from the Coast 
Guard, review the information presented on each issue, deliberate and 
formulate recommendations for the Department's consideration.
    (10) Adjournment of meeting.

Day 2

    The agenda for the March 15, 2016 meeting is as follows:
    (1) Continue work on Task Statements.
    (2) Presentation from the Council on Chiropractic Education.
    (3) Public comment period.
    (4) By mid-afternoon, the Working Groups will report, and if 
applicable, make recommendations for the full committee to consider for 
presentation to the Coast Guard. The committee may vote on the working 
group's recommendations on this date. The public will have an 
opportunity to speak after each Working Group's Report before the full 
committee takes any action on each report.

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    (5) Closing remarks/plans for next meeting.
    (6) Adjournment of Meeting.

    Dated: February 11, 2016.
V.B. Gifford,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-03348 Filed 2-17-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9110-04-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 32 / Thursday, February 18, 2016 / Notices 8213 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND must be submitted no later than March commercial vessels; (c) medical SECURITY 7, 2016, if you want the committee examiner education; and (d) medical members to be able to review your research. Coast Guard comments before the meeting, and must Agenda [Docket No. USCG–2016–0122] be identified by docket number USCG– 2016–0122. Written comments may be Day 1 Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory submitted using the Federal The agenda for the March 14, 2016 Committee eRulemaking Portal: http:// meeting is as follows: www.regulations.gov. If your material (1) Opening remarks from Crowley AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of cannot be submitted using http:// Homeland Security. Maritime leadership. www.regulations.gov, contact the person (2) Opening remarks from Coast ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory in the Alternate Designated Federal Guard leadership. Committee meeting. Officer for alternate instructions. (3) Opening remarks from the SUMMARY: The Merchant Mariner Instructions: All submissions must Designated Federal Officer. Medical Advisory Committee and its include the words ‘‘Department of (4) Roll call of committee members working groups will meet to discuss Homeland Security’’ and the docket and determination of a quorum. matters relating to medical certification number for this action. Comments (5) Review of last full committee determinations for issuance of licenses, received will be posted without meeting’s minutes. certificates of registry, merchant alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, (6) Introduction of new task(s). mariners’ documents, medical standards including any personal information (7) Presentation and discussion on and guidelines for the physical provided. You may review a Privacy Act marine casualty investigations and data qualifications of operators of notice regarding the Federal Docket analysis (could lead to future tasking for commercial vessels, medical examiner Management System in the March 24, the committee). education, and medical research. The 2005 issue of the Federal Register (70 (8) Public comment period. FR 15086). (9) Presentation on mariner wellness. meetings will be open to the public. Docket: For access to the docket to (10) Working Groups addressing the DATES: The Merchant Mariner Medical read documents or comments related to following task statements may meet to Advisory Committee and its working this Notice, go to http:// deliberate– groups are scheduled to meet on (a) Task statement 13, Mariner Monday, March 14 and Tuesday, March www.regulations.gov, insert USCG– 2016–0122 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box, press Occupational Health Risk Analysis. This 15, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and is a joint task statement with the 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please note that these Enter and then click on the item you wish to view. Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory meetings may adjourn early if the Committee. committee has completed its business. A public comment period will be held on March 14, 2016, from approximately (b) Task statement(s) requesting ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at recommendations on training content 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m. and March 15, 2016 the Crowley Maritime Corporation, 1st from approximately 2:15 p.m.–2:45 p.m. for a Designated Medical Examiner Floor Conference Room, 9487 Regency Speakers are requested to limit their program. Square Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32225 comments to 5 minutes. Please note that (c) Task statement requesting (http://www.crowley.com). For further the public comment period may end recommendations on guidance to information about the meeting facilities, before the time indicated, following the mariners on over the counter please contact Ms. Becky Kelly at last call for comments. Additionally, medications, energy drinks/pills, diet (904)727–4213. public comment will be sought aids, and dietary supplements. Please be advised that all attendees (d) The Committee may receive new throughout the meeting as specific are required to check-in to the visitor’s task statements from the Coast Guard, issues are discussed by the committee. booth located to the right of the main review the information presented on Contact Lieutenant Ashley Holm as building entrance. All attendees will be each issue, deliberate and formulate indicated below to register as a speaker. required to provide a government-issued recommendations for the Department’s picture identification card in order to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Ashley Holm, Alternate consideration. gain admittance to the building. For (10) Adjournment of meeting. planning purposes, please notify the Designated Federal Officer for the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Day 2 Committee Alternate Designated Federal Committee, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. The agenda for the March 15, 2016 Officer of your attendance as soon as Ave SE., Stop (7501), telephone 202– meeting is as follows: possible using the contact information 372–1128, fax 202–372–4908 or (1) Continue work on Task provided in the FOR FURTHER Ashley.e.holm@uscg.mil. Statements. INFORMATION CONTACT section of this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of (2) Presentation from the Council on notice. this meeting is given under the Federal Chiropractic Education. For information on facilities or Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 United (3) Public comment period. services for individuals with disabilities States Code Appendix. The Merchant (4) By mid-afternoon, the Working or to request special assistance at the Mariner Medical Advisory Committee Groups will report, and if applicable, meeting, contact the Alternate Meeting is authorized by 46 United make recommendations for the full mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Designated Federal Officer as soon as States Code 7115 and advises the committee to consider for presentation possible. Secretary on matters related to (a) to the Coast Guard. The committee may To facilitate public participation, we medical certification determinations for vote on the working group’s are inviting public comment on the issuance of licenses, certificates of recommendations on this date. The issues to be considered by the registry, and merchant mariners’ public will have an opportunity to committee as listed in the ‘‘Agenda’’ documents; (b) medical standards and speak after each Working Group’s section below. Written comments for guidelines for the physical Report before the full committee takes distribution to committee members qualifications of operators of any action on each report. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:03 Feb 17, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18FEN1.SGM 18FEN1

8214 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 32 / Thursday, February 18, 2016 / Notices (5) Closing remarks/plans for next Director of National Intelligence, and information is improperly shared by a meeting. the Secretary of Defense, to jointly Federal entity. (6) Adjournment of Meeting. develop interim procedures to facilitate The CISA sec. 105(a)(1) requires the Dated: February 11, 2016. and promote the sharing of cyber threat Secretary of Homeland Security and the V.B. Gifford, indicators and defensive measures by Attorney General, in consultation with Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of the Federal Government. the heads of designated Federal entities, Inspections and Compliance. Authority and Background to jointly develop and issue interim [FR Doc. 2016–03348 Filed 2–17–16; 8:45 am] policies and procedures relating to the On December 18, 2015, the President receipt of cyber threat indicators and BILLING CODE 9110–04–P signed into law the Consolidated defensive measures by the Federal Appropriations Act, 2016, Public Law Government. These internal operational 114–113, which included at Division N, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND procedures describe general rules Title I the Cybersecurity Information SECURITY applicable to DHS and other Federal Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA). Congress agencies and the operative processes of National Protection and Programs designed CISA to establish a voluntary the DHS AIS system, including the Directorate; Cybersecurity Information cybersecurity information sharing statutory requirement for Federal Sharing Act of 2015 Interim Guidance process that encourages public and agencies that receive cyber threat Documents—Notice of Availability private sector entities to share cyber indicators and defensive measures to threat indicators and defensive AGENCY: National Protection and share them with other appropriate measures while protecting privacy and Programs Directorate, DHS. agencies. civil liberties. The CISA requires ACTION: Notice of availability. various Executive Branch agencies to The CISA sec. 105(a)(4) requires the coordinate and create, within 60 days of Secretary of Homeland Security and the SUMMARY: DHS is announcing the enactment (i.e., not later than February Attorney General to jointly develop and availability of Cybersecurity Information 16, 2016), four guidance documents to make publicly available guidance to Sharing Act of 2015 Interim Guidance facilitate this voluntary cybersecurity assist non-Federal entities with sharing Documents jointly issued with the information sharing process. The CISA cyber threat indicators with Federal Department of Justice (DOJ) in requires two of these interim documents entities. This guidance includes compliance with the Act (CISA), which to be made publicly available. See explanations of how non-Federal authorizes the voluntary sharing and generally Public Law 114–113, Div. N, entities can identify and share cyber receiving of cyber threat indicators and Title I secs. 103, 105). threat indicators and defensive defensive measures for cybersecurity measures with the Federal Government purposes, consistent with certain Overview of the 60 Day Guidance in accordance with CISA and describes protections, including privacy and civil Required Under CISA the protections non-Federal entities liberty protections. The CISA sec. 103 requires the receive under CISA for sharing cyber ADDRESSES: The CISA guidance Director of National Intelligence, the threat indicators and defensive documents may be found on www.us- Secretary of Homeland Security, the measures, including targeted liability cert.gov/ais. Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney protection and other statutory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If General, in consultation with the heads protections. you have questions about this notice, of designated Federal entities,1 to jointly Finally, CISA sec. 105(b) requires the email Matthew Shabat at develop and issue procedures to Secretary of Homeland Security and the matthew.shabat@hq.dhs.gov or facilitate and promote the sharing by the Attorney General, in consultation with telephone on (703) 235–5338. Questions Federal Government of classified and the Department Heads and Chief Privacy may also be directed by mail to Matthew unclassified cyber threat indicators, and Civil Liberties Officers of the Shabat, 245 Murray Lane SW., Mail defensive measures, and other designated Federal entities, to jointly Stop 0610, Washington, DC 20528– information and best practices related to develop and make publicly available 0610. mitigating cyber threats. The CISA sec. interim guidelines relating to privacy SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CISA 103(b) requires these procedures to and civil liberties that govern the requires the Secretary of DHS and the include a real-time sharing capability receipt, retention, use, and Attorney General to jointly develop and (namely the DHS Automated Indicator dissemination of cyber threat indicators make publicly available— Sharing (AIS) initiative); incorporate by a Federal entity. These privacy and • guidance to assist non-Federal existing Federal information sharing civil liberties guidelines are consistent entities and promote sharing of cyber processes, procedures, roles, and with the Fair Information Practice threat indicators with the Federal responsibilities to the greatest extent Principles (FIPPs) set forth in Appendix Government; possible; account for sharing done in A of the ‘‘National Strategy for Trusted • interim and final guidelines for the error; and protect against unauthorized Identities in Cyberspace,’’ published by protection of privacy and civil liberties; access to cyber threat information. the President in April 2011. and Further, the procedures must account • interim and final procedures related for the review of cyber threat indicators Issuance of Agency Guidance Required to the receipt of cyber threat indicators to identify personal information not Under CISA and defensive measures by the related to the threat, a technical The CISA guidance documents may capability to remove such personal mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Government, which happen principally be found on www.us-cert.gov/ais. through the real-time DHS process, the information, and a notification process existing DHS-operated Automated to alert any U.S. person whose personal Dated: February 11, 2016. Indicator Sharing (AIS) initiative and Andy Ozment, 1 The CISA defines Appropriate Federal Entities may also occur through direct Assistant Secretary, Department of Homeland as the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Energy, Security. submissions to Federal agencies. Homeland Security, Justice, Treasury, and the The CISA also requires the Secretary Office of the Director of National Intelligence. See [FR Doc. 2016–03430 Filed 2–17–16; 8:45 am] of DHS, the Attorney General, the CISA sec. 102(3). BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:03 Feb 17, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\18FEN1.SGM 18FEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
DatesThe Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee and its working groups are scheduled to meet on Monday, March 14 and Tuesday, March 15, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please note that these meetings may adjourn early if the committee has completed its business.
ContactLieutenant Ashley Holm, Alternate Designated Federal Officer for the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE., Stop (7501), telephone 202-372-1128, fax 202-372-4908 or [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 8213 
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