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The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register that the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee and its working groups will meet March 20-22, 2018 to discuss various issues related to the training and fitness of merchant marine personnel. The meetings will be open to the public.

The meeting schedule is as follows:

• Working groups are scheduled to meet Tuesday and Wednesday, March 20-21, 2018, from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.
• The full Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday, March 22, 2018, from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.

Please note that these meetings may adjourn early if the Committee has completed its business.

The meetings will be held at the U.S. Coast Guard’s Eighth Coast Guard District, Hale Boggs Federal Building, 500 Poydras St., New Orleans, Louisiana, 70130 in Room B106.

For more information about this notice, contact Mr. Davis Breyer, Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee, at 202-372-1445 or davis.j.breyer@uscg.mil.

For more details, view the Federal Register Notice.

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