From Maritimetoday.com:
MERPAC to Meet in D.C.

The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC), sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard, will conduct a meeting in Washington, DC on March 4, 2003. The meeting may also be attended by teleconference. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Coast Guard's proposed national security regulations for merchant vessel personnel. 68 Fed. Reg. 806

In other words, notice of the meeting was published in the Federal Register!