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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-72057; File No. SR-FINRA-2014-021]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend
FINRA Rule 11892 (Clearly Erroneous Transactions in Exchange-Listed
Securities)

April 30, 2014.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that, on April 17, 2014, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(``FINRA'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC''
or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I,
II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by FINRA. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    FINRA is proposing to amend Rule 11892 to add new provisions to
address multi-day clearly erroneous events, transactions occurring
during trading halts, and to make non-substantive clarifications to the
rule.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on FINRA's Web
site at http://www.finra.org, at the principal office of FINRA and at
the Commission's Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, FINRA included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. FINRA has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A,
B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    FINRA is proposing amendments to Rule 11892 (the ``Rule'') to add
new paragraphs (c) and (d) to provide FINRA authority to: (1) Declare
as null and void transactions effected on one or more trading days that
were based on the same fundamentally incorrect or grossly
misinterpreted issuance information, and (2) in the event of a
disruption or malfunction in the operation of the electronic
communication and trading facilities of a self-regulatory organization
or responsible single plan processor in connection with transmittal or
receipt of a regulatory halt, suspension or pause (i.e., a ``trading
halt''), declare as null and void any transactions that occur after the
primary listing market for a security declares a trading halt with
respect to such security.\3\ FINRA also is proposing to make non-
substantive clarifications to the text of the Rule.
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    \3\ In the event a trading halt is declared, prematurely lifted
in error, and then re-instituted, under proposed paragraph (d), any
transactions that occurred before the official, final end of the
trading halt according to the primary listing market also would be
declared as null and void.
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    FINRA also proposes a change to certain cross-references in the
Rule, due to the addition of paragraphs (c) and (d). Specifically,
FINRA proposes to update cross-references in existing Rule 11892.03 in
order to make clear that the provisions of Supplementary Material .03
do not alter the application of other provisions of Rule 11892,
including new paragraphs (c) and (d).
Background
    On September 10, 2010, the Commission approved, on a pilot basis,
changes to FINRA Rule 11892 to provide for uniform treatment of clearly
erroneous reviews: (1) In multi-stock events involving twenty or more
securities; and (2) in the event transactions occur that result in the
issuance of an individual stock trading pause by the primary listing
market and subsequent transactions that occur before the trading pause
is in effect.\4\ FINRA also adopted additional changes to Rule 11892
that reduced FINRA's ability to deviate from the objective standards
set forth in the Rule \5\ and, in 2013, adopted a provision designed to
address the operation of the Plan to Address Extraordinary Market
Volatility Pursuant to Rule 608 of Regulation NMS under the Act (the
``Limit Up-Limit Down Plan'' or the ``Plan'').\6\ Most recently, FINRA
removed the specific provisions related to individual stock trading
pauses and extended until April 8, 2014 the pilot program applicable to
certain provisions of Rule 11892.\7\
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62885 (September 10,
2010), 75 FR 56641 (September 16, 2010) (Order Approving File No.
SR-FINRA-2010-032).
    \5\ Supra note 4.
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68808 (February 1,
2013), 78 FR 9083 (February 7, 2013) (Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of File No. SR-FINRA-2013-012); See also Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 67091 (May 31, 2012), 77 FR 33498 (June 6,
2012).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70516 (September 26,
2013), 78 FR 60952 (October 2, 2013) (Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of File No. SR-FINRA-2013-041).
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    As proposed, new paragraphs Rule 11892(c) and (d) would be subject
to the existing clearly erroneous pilot period, which recently was
amended to coincide with the pilot period for the Limit Up-Limit Down
Plan, including any extensions to the pilot period for the Plan.\8\
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    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 71781 (March 24,
2014), 79 FR 17615 (March 28, 2014) (Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of File No. SR-FINRA-2014-013).
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Multi-Day Clearly Erroneous Executions Based on Fundamentally Incorrect
or Grossly Misinterpreted Issuance Information
    FINRA proposes to adopt a new paragraph (c) to Rule 11892 (Multi-
day Events), which would provide that a series of transactions in a
particular security on one or more trading days may be viewed as one
event if all such transactions were effected based on the same
fundamentally incorrect or grossly misinterpreted issuance information
(e.g., with respect to a stock split or corporate dividend) resulting
in a severe valuation error for all such transactions (the ``Event'').
    As proposed, a FINRA officer, acting on his or her own motion,
would be required to take action to declare all transactions in a
security that occurred during the Event null and void not later than
the start of trading on the day following the last transaction in the
Event. If trading in the security is halted before the valuation error
is corrected, the FINRA officer would be required to take action to
declare all transactions in that security that occurred during the
Event null and void prior to the resumption of trading. FINRA proposes
to make clear that no action can be taken pursuant to proposed
paragraph (c) with respect to any transactions that

have reached the settlement date for the security or that result from
an initial public offering (``IPO'') of a security. FINRA believes that
declaring a trade null and void after the settlement date would be
complex to administer and unfair to the affected parties. FINRA also
believes that excluding IPOs from the proposed rule will ensure that
transactions in a new security for which there is no benchmark
information are not called into question as it is the IPO process
itself including the extensive public disclosure associated with IPOs,
that is intended to drive price formation.
    Further, FINRA proposes that, to the extent transactions related to
an Event involve one or more other self-regulatory organizations, FINRA
promptly will coordinate with such other self-regulatory organizations
to ensure consistent treatment of the transactions related to the
Event, if practicable. FINRA also proposes to state in the Rule that
any action taken in connection with paragraph (c) will be taken without
regard to the numerical guidelines set forth in paragraph (b)(1) of
Rule 11892. In particular, FINRA believes that there could be scenarios
where there are erroneous transactions related to an Event that would
not meet the applicable numerical guidelines but that are, upon review,
clearly erroneous. An example of a scenario that proposed new paragraph
(c) is intended to address is a corporate action, such as a stock
split, that results in the dissemination of fundamentally incorrect or
grossly misinterpreted issuance information and leads to transactions
at a price that is close to the price at which the security was
previously trading. Even if such trading is consistent with prior
trading activity for the security, and thus would not meet the
applicable numerical guidelines, the proposal would provide FINRA with
the authority to declare as null and void such transactions if they
were effected based on the same fundamentally incorrect or grossly
misinterpreted issuance information and there was a severe valuation
error as a result (i.e., although the security should be trading at a
price further away from its previous price range, due to fundamentally
incorrect or grossly misinterpreted issuance information with respect
to the corporate action, the security continues to trade at a price
that does not meet the applicable numerical guidelines).
    FINRA also proposes to provide that each member involved in a
transaction subject to proposed paragraph (c) shall be notified as soon
as practicable of a determination to declare such transaction null and
void, and the party aggrieved by such action may appeal in accordance
with Rule 11894.
    In particular, FINRA believes it is necessary to have authority to
declare as null and void transactions that occur in an event similar to
an event involving an exchange offer (``Exchange Offer'') made by U.S.
Bancorp on the New York Stock Exchange (``NYSE'') in 2010 in which
there were a series of executions based on incorrect or grossly
misinterpreted issuance information and, as a result, the securities
traded at severely dislocated prices (the ``U.S. Bancorp Event''). At
the time, the NYSE filed an emergency rule filing in order to respond
to that event.\9\ With the filing, the NYSE interpreted its clearly
erroneous rule as permitting the NYSE to nullify all trades occurring
after the Exchange Offer at severely dislocated prices.\10\ FINRA
believes it is important to have in place a provision to declare trades
null and void if an event like the U.S. Bancorp Event occurs again in
the future. The U.S. Bancorp Event is described in further detail below
and is intended to be illustrative of the manner in which FINRA
proposes to utilize proposed paragraph (c), if necessary.
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    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62609 (July 30,
2010), 75 FR 47327 (August 5, 2010) (Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of File No. SR-NYSE-2010-55).
    \10\ Supra note 9.
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    In May 2010, U.S. Bancorp commenced an offer to exchange up to
1,250,000 Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/100 interest in a
share of Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, $100,000
liquidation preference per share (the ``Depositary Shares'') for any
and all of the 1,250,000 outstanding 6.189% Fixed-to-Floating Rate
Normal ITS issued by U.S. Bancorp Capital IX, each with a liquidation
amount of $1,000 (the ``Normal ITS''). The Depositary Shares were
approved for listing on the NYSE under the symbol USB PRA. On June 11,
2010, the NYSE opened the shares on a quote, but trading did not
commence until June 16, 2010 at prices in the range of $79.00 per
share. There were additional executions on the NYSE in that price range
on June 17, 2010 and June 18, 2010. On June 18th, the NYSE learned that
the prices at which trades had executed were not consistent with the
value of the security, which was closer to $800 per share. Upon
learning of the pricing disparity, the NYSE immediately halted trading
in the Depositary Shares on all markets and alerted U.S. Bancorp and
other exchanges that traded the Depositary Shares of the pricing
discrepancy.
    To address the situation, the NYSE filed a proposal to interpret
its existing clearly erroneous rule such that trading in the Depository
Shares from June 16th to June 18th constituted a single event because
that trading was based on incorrect or grossly misinterpreted issuance
information that resulted in severe price dislocation.\11\ Because the
Depository Shares were halted before the price of the Depository Shares
ceased to be dislocated, and remained halted, the NYSE was able to
review trading in the Depository Shares and declare as null and void
all trading related to the U.S. Bancorp Event before the security
resumed trading. FINRA believes it is appropriate to include in Rule
11892 the authority to address such an event should a similar situation
arise in the future.
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Transactions Occurring After a Trading Halt Has Been Declared
    FINRA proposes to add new paragraph (d) to Rule 11892 (Transactions
Occurring During Trading Halts) to make clear that, in the event of any
disruption or malfunction in the operation of the electronic
communications and trading facilities of a self-regulatory organization
or responsible single plan processor in connection with the transmittal
or receipt of a trading halt, a FINRA officer, acting on his or her own
motion, shall declare as null and void any transaction that occurs
after the primary listing market for a security declares a trading halt
and before such trading halt with respect to such security has
officially ended according to the primary listing market.
    In addition, proposed paragraph (d) will make clear that, in the
event a trading halt is declared, then prematurely lifted in error and
then re-instituted, FINRA will declare as null and void all
transactions that occur before the official, final end of the trading
halt according to the primary listing market. Any action taken in
connection with paragraph (d) must be taken in a timely fashion,
generally within thirty minutes of the detection of the erroneous
transaction and in no circumstances later than the start of normal
market hours \12\ on the trading day following the date of the
execution(s) under review. FINRA also proposes to specify that any
action taken in connection with proposed paragraph (d) will be taken
without regard to the numerical guidelines set forth in paragraph
(b)(1) of Rule 11892. FINRA believes it is appropriate to declare
transactions pursuant to

proposed paragraph (d) as null and void without regard to the numerical
guidelines because, in the situations covered by paragraph (d), the
subject transactions were prohibited from occurring during a trading
halt and, thus, declaring them null and void does not put the parties
in any different position than they should have been. FINRA also
believes that the certainty provided by this provision is critical in
situations involving trading halts. FINRA proposes that each member
involved in a transaction subject to proposed paragraph (d) shall be
notified by FINRA as soon as practicable of a determination to declare
a transaction(s) as null and void, and the party aggrieved by such
action may appeal the action in accordance with Rule 11894.
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    \12\ Normal market hours are from 9:30 a.m. E.T. to 4:00 p.m.
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    FINRA rules provide authority to halt over-the-counter trading in
an exchange-listed security in certain cases, including when the
primary listing market issues a trading halt in the security.\13\
However, in certain circumstances, due to a technical issue related to
the transmission or receipt of the electronic message instituting such
trading halt or due to other extraordinary circumstances, members may
execute transactions over the counter following the declaration of such
a trading halt. Similarly, although rare, there have been extraordinary
circumstances in which a trading halt is declared, then prematurely
lifted in error, and then re-instituted. FINRA believes it is
appropriate to provide for certainty that, in such extraordinary
circumstances, any transactions occurring after a trading halt has been
declared will be deemed null and void. In the event that a trading halt
is declared as of a future time (i.e., if the primary listing exchange
declares a trading halt as of a specific, future time in order to
ensure coordination amongst market participants), FINRA would nullify
only those transactions occurring after the time the trading halt was
supposed to be in place until the official end of the trading halt
according to the primary listing market. FINRA believes that such
authority is appropriate because, when relied upon, FINRA will be
nullifying trades that should not have occurred in the first instance
and because a trading halt declared by the primary listing market is
indicative of an issue with respect to the applicable security or a
larger set of securities. Finally, FINRA is making non-substantive
amendments to the rule to simplify and clarify the text.
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    \13\ See FINRA Rules 6120 and 6121.
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2. Statutory Basis
    FINRA believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\14\ which requires, among
other things, that FINRA rules must be designed to prevent fraudulent
and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of
a free and open market and a national market system and, in general, to
protect investors and the public interest.
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    FINRA believes that it is appropriate to adopt a provision granting
FINRA authority to declare as null and void trades that occur if an
event similar to the U.S. Bancorp Event occurs again. FINRA believes
that this provision will allow FINRA to act in the event of such a
severe valuation error, that such action would promote just and
equitable principles of trade; and that the proposal is, therefore,
consistent with the Act. Similarly, FINRA believes that adding a
provision: (1) Allowing FINRA to nullify transactions that occur when a
trading halt is declared, then prematurely lifted in error and then
reinstituted, and (2) providing that, in the event of any disruption or
malfunction in the operation of the electronic communications and
trading facilities of a self-regulatory organization or responsible
single plan processor in connection with the transmittal or receipt of
a trading halt, FINRA will nullify trades occurring after a trading
halt has been declared by the primary listing market for the security--
will help to avoid confusion amongst market participants, which is
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest and
therefore is consistent with the Act.
    FINRA further believes that the proposal is appropriate and
consistent with the Act because, when relied upon, FINRA will be
nullifying trades that should not have occurred in the first instance.
FINRA also believes that the proposal is appropriate because a trading
halt declared by the primary listing market is indicative of an issue
with respect to the applicable security or a larger set of securities.
    FINRA believes that the proposal to update cross-references in
existing Supplementary Material .03 of Rule 11892 to include new
paragraphs (c) and (d) is consistent with the Act because, as is the
case with respect to the current Rule, this change makes clear that the
provisions of Supplementary Material .03 do not alter the application
of other provisions of Rule 11892. Finally, FINRA believes that the
proposed non-substantive clarifications are consistent with the Act in
that they provide the market with clarity as to the intended operation
of the Rule.
    FINRA believes that other self-regulatory organizations also are
filing similar proposals to add provisions similar to the provisions
being proposed by FINRA in this filing. Therefore, the proposal
promotes just and equitable principles of trade in that it promotes
transparency and uniformity across the self-regulatory organizations
concerning treatment of transactions as clearly erroneous. The proposed
rule change also helps ensure consistent results in handling erroneous
trades across the U.S. markets, thus furthering fair and orderly
markets, the protection of investors and the public interest.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    FINRA does not believe that the proposed rule change implicates any
competitive issues. To the contrary, as noted above, FINRA believes
that other self-regulatory organizations also are filing similar
proposals and, thus, that the proposal will help to ensure consistency
across markets.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    FINRA has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit, comments
on this proposed rule change. FINRA has not received any written
comments from members or other interested parties.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the Commission may
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) By order approve or disapprove such proposed rule change, or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule

change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-FINRA-2014-021 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-FINRA-2014-021. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of FINRA. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-FINRA-2014-021 and should be
submitted on or before May 27, 2014.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\15\
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    \15\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0088]

Towing Safety Advisory Committee; Meetings

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee and its working group on
the Revision of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 04-01 will
meet in New Orleans, LA. The Committee will also discuss various issues
relating to shallow-draft inland and coastal waterway navigation and
towing safety. All meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The working group will meet on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The full Committee will meet on, Wednesday, March 10,
2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. These meetings may close early if all
business is finished. Written material and requests to make oral
presentations at the meetings should reach the Coast Guard on or before
March 2, 2010. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to
each member of the Committee or working groups should reach the Coast
Guard electronically on or before March 2, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the New Orleans Marriott
Metairie at Lakeway in New Orleans, LA; 3838 N. Causeway Boulevard,
Metairie, LA 70002; Phone: 1-504-836-5253, Toll-free: 1-866-882-4377.
The nearest large commercial airport is Louis Armstrong New Orleans
International Airport (MSY). Information on and directions to the
Marriott Metairie may be found on its web site at http://
www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-information/travel/msymm-new-orleans-
marriott-metairie-at-lakeway.
    Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to
TSAC's Assistant Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), identified in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below. This notice is available
on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov under the docket number
USCG-2010-0088.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael J. Harmon, ADFO, TSAC,
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, CG-5222; 2100 Second Street, SW., STOP
7126, Washington, DC 20593-7126. Telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax (202)
372-1926, or e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).

Agenda of Meetings

    Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 04-01 Working
Group. The agenda for the working group is to continue discussions on
possible revisions to NVIC 04-01, Licensing and Manning for Officers of
Towing Vessels, including the enclosures on the Towing Officer
Assessment Records (TOARs). (A copy of the amended Task Statement 08-01
is available in the docket where listed under ADDRESSES.) The current
version of the NVIC can be viewed at http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/nvic/
2000s.ASP#2001.
    Towing Safety Advisory Committee. The tentative agenda for the
Committee is as follows:
    (1) Update on Commercial/Recreational Boating Interface;
    (2) Report on the Review and Recommendations for the Revision of
NVIC 04-01 ``Licensing and Manning for Officers of Towing Vessels;''
    (3) Report on the Review and Recommendations for the Revision of
NVIC 04-01 Sub-Working Group on Assistance Towing;
    (4) Update on National Maritime Center (NMC) activities;
    (5) Report on Mariner credentialing policy including the Merchant
Mariner Medical Advisory Committee;
    (6) Update on the Transportation Worker Identification Credential
(TWIC);
    (7) Update on Office of Vessel Activities information; and
    (8) Discuss a Member recommended Task to examine the career path
from Towing Vessel Master (Master 1600 GT) to Inland Mate Any Gross
Tons.

Procedural

    All meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings
may close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion,
members of the public may make oral presentations during the meetings.
If you would like to make an oral presentation at a meeting, please
notify the ADFO, listed above in the ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT'' section, no later than March 2, 2010. Written material (20
copies) for distribution at a meeting should reach the Coast Guard no
later than March 2, 2010. If you would like a copy of your material
distributed to each member of the Committee or Working Groups in
advance of a meeting, please submit it electronically to the ADFO, for
e-mail distribution, no later than March 2, 2010. Also at the Chair's
discretion, members of the public may present comment at the end of the
Public Meeting. Please understand that the Committee's schedule may be
quite demanding and time for public comment may be limited.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact
the ADFO as soon as possible.

    Dated: February 16, 2010.
J. G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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