83_FR_6635 83 FR 6604 - Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee

83 FR 6604 - Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 31 (February 14, 2018)

Page Range6604-6605
FR Document2018-02943

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, and 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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0045]


Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. 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, and 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 Tuesday, March 6, 2018, and on 
Wednesday, March 7, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. These meetings 
may adjourn early if the Committee has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at Vanderbilt University in the 
Sarratt Student Center, Room 216/220, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, 
TN 37212 (https://www.vanderbilt.edu/community/).
    Pre-registration Information: Pre-registration is not required for 
access to this meeting by the public.
    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 using the 
contact information provided in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this notice.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meetings, but if you want Committee members to 
review your comment before the meetings, please submit your comments no 
later than February 27, 2018. We are particularly interested in 
comments on the issues in the ``Agenda'' section below. You must 
include ``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number USCG-
2018-0045. Written comments may also be submitted using the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If you encounter 
technical difficulties with comments submission, contact the individual 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below. Comments 
received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You 
may review the Privacy and Security Notice for the Federal Docket 
Management System at https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
    Docket Search: For access to the docket, to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type 
USCG-2018-0045 in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, and then click on 
the item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Davis Breyer, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer of the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee, 
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-
7509, telephone 202-372-1445, fax 202-372-8382 or 
davis.j.breyer@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is pursuant with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 United States Code Appendix.
    The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee Meeting is 
authorized by section 210 of the U.S.

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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-281, codified at 46 
United States Code 7115). The Committee 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 6, 2018, meeting is as follows:
    (1) The full Committee will meet briefly to discuss the Working 
Groups' business/task statements, which are listed under paragraph 
2(a)-(b) below.
    (2) Working Groups will separately address the following task 
statements which are available for viewing at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-committees/medmac:
    (a) Task statement 16-24, requesting recommendations on appropriate 
diets and wellness for mariners while aboard merchant vessels; and
    (b) Task statement 17-26, Input to Support Regulatory Reform of 
Coast Guard Regulations-Executive Orders 13771 and 13783.
    (3) Public comment period.
    (4) Reports of Working Groups. At the end of the day, the Working 
Groups will report to the full Committee on what was accomplished in 
their meetings. The full Committee will not take action on these 
reports on this date. Any official action taken as a result of these 
Working Group meetings will be taken on day two of the meeting.
    (5) Adjournment of meeting.

Day 2

    The agenda for the March 7, 2018 meeting is as follows:
    (1) Introduction.
    (2) Designated Federal Officer announcements.
    (3) Remarks from U.S. Coast Guard Leadership.
    (4) Swearing in of newly appointed Committee members.
    (5) Roll call of Committee members and determination of a quorum.
    (6) Reports from the following Working Groups:
    (a) Task statement 16-24, requesting recommendations on appropriate 
diets and wellness for mariners while aboard merchant vessels; and
    (b) Task statement 17-26, Input to Support Regulatory Reform of 
Coast Guard Regulations-Executive Orders 13771 and 13783.
    (7) Other items for discussion:
    (a) Report on National Maritime Center activities from the National 
Maritime Center Commanding Officer;
    (8) Public comment period.
    (9) Discussion of Working Group recommendations.
    The Committee will review the information presented on each issue, 
deliberate on any recommendations presented by the Working Groups, 
approve/formulate recommendations and close any completed tasks. 
Official action on these recommendations may be taken on this date.
    (10) Closing remarks/plans for next meeting.
    (11) Adjournment of meeting.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-committees/medmac no later than February 27, 2018. Alternatively, you 
may contact Mr. Davis Breyer as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
section above.
    A public comment period will be held during each Working Group and 
full Committee meeting concerning matters being discussed.
    Please note that the meeting may adjourn early if the work is 
completed.

    Dated: February 8, 2018.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2018-02943 Filed 2-13-18; 8:45 am]
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6604 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 14, 2018 / Notices Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 adjourn early if the Committee has Review Special Emphasis Panel; Immune Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 completed its business. Mechanism of Host Defense. (Virtual Meeting). ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at Date: March 13, 2018. Contact Person: Linda MacArthur, Ph.D., Time: 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Scientific Review Officer, Center for Vanderbilt University in the Sarratt Agenda: To review and evaluate grant Scientific Review, National Institutes of Student Center, Room 216/220, 2301 applications. Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4187, Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37212 Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–537–9986, (https://www.vanderbilt.edu/ Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 macarthurlh@csr.nih.gov. community/). (Virtual Meeting). Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Pre-registration Information: Pre- Contact Person: Scott Jakes, Ph.D., Review Special Emphasis Panel; registration is not required for access to Scientific Review Officer, Center for Cardiovascular and Respiratory AREA (R15). this meeting by the public. Scientific Review, National Institutes of Date: March 14–15, 2018. For information on facilities or Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4198, Time: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. services for individuals with disabilities MSC 7812, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–495– Agenda: To review and evaluate grant or to request special assistance at the 1506, jakesse@mail.nih.gov. applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 meeting, contact the Alternate Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Designated Federal Officer as soon as Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). possible using the contact information Conflict: Topics in Metabolism and Reproductive Sciences. Contact Person: Chee Lim, Ph.D., Scientific provided in the FOR FURTHER Date: March 13, 2018. Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Time: 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge notice. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant Drive, Room 4128, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301– Instructions: You are free to submit applications. 435–1850, limc4@csr.nih.gov. comments at any time, including orally Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance at the meetings, but if you want Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; Committee members to review your (Virtual Meeting). 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, comment before the meetings, please Contact Person: Hui Chen, MD, Scientific 93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, submit your comments no later than Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, 93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National Institutes of Health, HHS) February 27, 2018. We are particularly National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge interested in comments on the issues in Drive, Room 6164, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301– Dated: February 8, 2018. 435–1044, chenhui@csr.nih.gov. the ‘‘Agenda’’ section below. You must Melanie J. Pantoja, include ‘‘Department of Homeland Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member Security’’ and the docket number Committee Policy. USCG–2018–0045. Written comments Conflict: Transplantation, Tumors, Diabetes, Autoimmunity And Asthma. [FR Doc. 2018–02948 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am] may also be submitted using the Federal Date: March 13, 2018. BILLING CODE 4140–01–P eRulemaking Portal at http:// Time: 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. www.regulations.gov. If you encounter Agenda: To review and evaluate grant technical difficulties with comments applications. submission, contact the individual DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 SECURITY CONTACT section below. Comments (Telephone Conference Call). Coast Guard received will be posted without Contact Person: Betty Hayden, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, [Docket No. USCG–2018–0045] including any personal information Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4206, provided. You may review the Privacy Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory MSC 7812, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– and Security Notice for the Federal Committee 1223, haydenb@csr.nih.gov. Docket Management System at https:// Name of Committee: Center for Scientific AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice. Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member of Homeland Security. Docket Search: For access to the Conflict: Radiation Therapeutics and Biology. ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory docket, to read documents or comments Date: March 13, 2018. Committee Meeting. related to this notice, go to http:// Time: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2018– Agenda: To review and evaluate grant SUMMARY: The Merchant Mariner 0045 in the ‘‘Search’’ box, press Enter, applications. Medical Advisory Committee and its and then click on the item you wish to Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Working Groups will meet to discuss view. Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call). matters relating to medical certification FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Contact Person: Nicholas J. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 14, 2018 / Notices 6605 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 Guard Regulations-Executive Orders Management Agency (FEMA) for each (Pub. L. 111–281, codified at 46 United 13771 and 13783. community, is appropriate because of States Code 7115). The Committee (7) Other items for discussion: new scientific or technical data. The advises the Secretary on matters related (a) Report on National Maritime FIRM, and where applicable, portions of to (a) medical certification Center activities from the National the FIS report, have been revised to determinations for issuance of licenses, Maritime Center Commanding Officer; reflect these flood hazard certificates of registry, and merchant (8) Public comment period. determinations through issuance of a mariners’ documents; (b) medical (9) Discussion of Working Group Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in standards and guidelines for the recommendations. accordance with the Code of Federal physical qualifications of operators of The Committee will review the Regulations. The LOMR will be used by commercial vessels; (c) medical information presented on each issue, insurance agents and others to calculate examiner education; and (d) medical deliberate on any recommendations appropriate flood insurance premium research. presented by the Working Groups, rates for new buildings and the contents approve/formulate recommendations of those buildings. For rating purposes, Agenda and close any completed tasks. Official the currently effective community Day 1 action on these recommendations may number is shown in the table below and be taken on this date. must be used for all new policies and The agenda for the March 6, 2018, (10) Closing remarks/plans for next meeting is as follows: renewals. meeting. (1) The full Committee will meet (11) Adjournment of meeting. DATES: These flood hazard briefly to discuss the Working Groups’ A copy of all meeting documentation determinations will be finalized on the business/task statements, which are will be available at https:// dates listed in the table below and listed under paragraph 2(a)–(b) below. homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and- revise the FIRM panels and FIS report (2) Working Groups will separately waterways/safety-advisory-committees/ in effect prior to this determination for address the following task statements medmac no later than February 27, the listed communities. which are available for viewing at 2018. Alternatively, you may contact From the date of the second https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ Mr. Davis Breyer as noted in the FOR publication of notification of these ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory- FURTHER INFORMATION section above. changes in a newspaper of local committees/medmac: A public comment period will be held circulation, any person has 90 days in (a) Task statement 16–24, requesting during each Working Group and full which to request through the recommendations on appropriate diets Committee meeting concerning matters community that the Deputy Associate and wellness for mariners while aboard being discussed. Administrator for Insurance and merchant vessels; and Please note that the meeting may Mitigation reconsider the changes. The (b) Task statement 17–26, Input to adjourn early if the work is completed. flood hazard determination information Support Regulatory Reform of Coast Dated: February 8, 2018. may be changed during the 90-day Guard Regulations-Executive Orders period. Jeffrey G. Lantz, 13771 and 13783. ADDRESSES: The affected communities (3) Public comment period. Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards. are listed in the table below. Revised (4) Reports of Working Groups. At the flood hazard information for each [FR Doc. 2018–02943 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am] end of the day, the Working Groups will community is available for inspection at report to the full Committee on what BILLING CODE 9110–04–P both the online location and the was accomplished in their meetings. respective community map repository The full Committee will not take action address listed in the table below. on these reports on this date. Any DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Additionally, the current effective FIRM official action taken as a result of these and FIS report for each community are Working Group meetings will be taken Federal Emergency Management accessible online through the FEMA on day two of the meeting. Agency Map Service Center at https:// (5) Adjournment of meeting. msc.fema.gov for comparison. [Docket ID FEMA–2018–0002; Internal Day 2 Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1807] Submit comments and/or appeals to the Chief Executive Officer of the The agenda for the March 7, 2018 Changes in Flood Hazard community as listed in the table below. meeting is as follows: (1) Introduction. Determinations FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick (2) Designated Federal Officer Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services AGENCY: Federal Emergency announcements. Branch, Federal Insurance and Management Agency, DHS. (3) Remarks from U.S. Coast Guard Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400 ACTION: Notice. C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, Leadership. (4) Swearing in of newly appointed SUMMARY: This notice lists communities (202) 646–7659, or (email) Committee members. where the addition or modification of patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov; or visit (5) Roll call of Committee members Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood the FEMA Map Information eXchange and determination of a quorum. depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (FMIX) online at https:// (6) Reports from the following (SFHA) boundaries or zone www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_ daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Working Groups: designations, or the regulatory floodway main.html. 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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 Tuesday, March 6, 2018, and on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. These meetings may adjourn early if the Committee has completed its business.
ContactMr. Davis Breyer, Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593- 7509, telephone 202-372-1445, fax 202-372-8382 or [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 6604 
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