Notice2024-19458
National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies
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Published
August 29, 2024
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Abstract
The U.S. Coast Guard is accepting applications to fill nineteen (19) vacancies on the National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (Committee). This Committee advises the Secretary of Homeland Security via the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on matters relating to maritime collisions, rammings, and groundings; Inland Rules of the Road; International Rules of the Road; navigation regulations and equipment; routing measures; marine information; and aids to navigation systems. Individuals currently holding these appointments will need to re-apply if they wish to continue as Committee members.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70196-70197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19458]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2024-0743]
National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies
AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice; request for applications.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard is accepting applications to fill
nineteen (19) vacancies on the National Navigation Safety Advisory
Committee (Committee). This Committee advises the Secretary of Homeland
Security via the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on matters relating
to maritime collisions, rammings, and groundings; Inland Rules of the
Road; International Rules of the Road; navigation regulations and
equipment; routing measures; marine information; and aids to navigation
systems. Individuals currently holding these appointments will need to
re-apply if they wish to continue as Committee members.
DATES: Complete applications must reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or
before September 30, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Applications must include (a) a cover letter expressing
interest in an appointment to the National Navigation Safety Advisory
Committee and detailing their qualifications to serve as a
representative in one or more of the six identified membership
categories, (b) a resume detailing the applicant's relevant experience
for the membership categories applied for, and (c) a brief 2-3
paragraph biography written in third-person perspective. Applications
should be submitted via email with subject line ``Application for
NNAVSAC'' to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d7e606f206f6c7e68636e7f206e6a636c7b2063636c7b7e6c6e4d787e6e6a23606461"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0a3bdb2fdb2b1a3b5beb3a2fdb3b7beb1a6fdbebeb1a6a3b1b390a5a3b3b7febdb9bc">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Danielle Gibb, Alternate
Designated Federal Officer of the National Navigation Safety Advisory
Committee; telephone 206-831-0261 or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4437292669262537212a27366927232a2532692a2a253237252704313727236a292d28"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d4a7b9b6f9b6b5a7b1bab7a6f9b7b3bab5a2f9babab5a2a7b5b794a1a7b7b3fab9bdb8">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Navigation Safety Advisory
Committee is a Federal advisory committee. The Committee was authorized
on December 4, 2018, by section 601 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-282, 132 Stat. 4192), and is
codified in 46 U.S.C. 15107. The Committee operates under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and 46 U.S.C. 15109.
The Committee is required to meet at least once a year in
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 15109(a). We expect the Committee will hold
meetings twice per year, which may be held in person, virtual, or
hybrid of in person and virtual depending on the needs of the Committee
to allow maximum flexibility. The meetings are held at locations across
the country selected by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Under provisions in 46 U.S.C. 15109(f)(6), if you are appointed as
a member of the Committee, your membership term will expire on December
31st of the third full year after the effective date of your
appointment. Under provisions 46 U.S.C. 15109(f)(4) the Secretary of
Homeland Security may require an individual to have passed an
appropriate security background examination before appointment to the
Committee.
In this solicitation for Committee members, we will consider
applications for nineteen (19) to be selected from the following
membership categories:
a. Commercial vessel owners or operators
b. Professional mariners
c. Recreational boaters
d. The recreational boating industry
e. State agencies responsible for vessel or port safety
f. The Maritime Law Association
In accordance with 46 U.S.C. 15107(c)(4), the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall, based on the needs of the U.S. Coast Guard, determine
the number of members of the Committee who represent each entity
specified in each category and should not be construed to require an
equal distribution of members representing each entity.
Each member of the Committee must have expertise, knowledge, and
experience on matters related to the function of the Committee which is
to advise the Secretary of Homeland Security on matters relating to
maritime collisions, rammings, and groundings; Inland Rules of the
Road; International Rules of the Road; navigation regulations and
equipment, routing measures, marine information, and aids to
navigations systems.
The members who fill the nineteen (19) positions described above
will be appointed to represent the interest of their respective groups
and viewpoints and are not Special Government Employees as defined in
18 U.S.C. 202(a).
All members serve at their own expense and receive no salary or
other compensation from the Federal Government. The only compensation
the members may receive is for travel
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expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, and actual
reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their direct duties
for the Committee in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations.
If you are appointed as a member of the Committee, you will be
required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement and a Gratuitous Services
Agreement.
In order for the Department to fully leverage broad-ranging
experience and education, the National Navigation Safety Advisory
Committee must be diverse with regard to the stakeholders represented.
The Department is committed to pursuing opportunities, consistent with
applicable law, to compose a committee that reflects the diversity of
the Nation's people.
If you are interested in applying to become a member of the
Committee, email your application to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f88b959ad59a998b9d969b8ad59b9f96998ed59696998e8b999bb88d8b9b9fd6959194"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e7948a85ca85869482898495ca8480898691ca89898691948684a792948480c98a8e8b">[email protected]</span></a>
as provided in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
The U.S. Coast Guard will not consider incomplete or late
applications.
Privacy Act Statement
Purpose: To obtain qualified applicants to fill nineteen (19)
vacancies on the National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee. When
you apply for appointment to the DHS' National Navigation Safety
Advisory Committee, DHS collects your name, contact information, and
any other personal information that you submit in conjunction with your
application. DHS will use this information to evaluate your candidacy
for Committee membership. If you are chosen to serve as a Committee
member, your name will appear in publicly available Committee
documents, membership lists, and Committee reports.
Authorities: 14 U.S.C. 504; 46 U.S.C. 15107 and 15109; 18 U.S.C.
202(a), and Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00915.
Routine Uses: Authorized U.S. Coast Guard personnel will use this
information to consider and obtain qualified candidates to serve on the
Committee. Any external disclosures of information within this record
will be made in accordance with DHS/ALL-009, Department of Homeland
Security Advisory Committee (73 FR 57642, October 3, 2008).
Consequences of Failure to Provide Information: Furnishing this
information is voluntary. However, failure to furnish the requested
information may result in your application not being considered for the
Committee.
Dated: August 26, 2024.
Michael D. Emerson,
Director of Marine Transportation Systems.
[FR Doc. 2024-19458 Filed 8-28-24; 8:45 am]
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