Notice2025-06815
Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee; Vacancy
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Published
April 21, 2025
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Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The U.S. Coast Guard is accepting applications to fill one vacancy on the Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee provides advice and makes recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security via the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on matters relating to Great Lakes pilotage, including review of proposed Great Lakes pilotage regulations and policies.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 75 (Monday, April 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16696-16697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06815]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2025-0095]
Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee; Vacancy
AGENCY: 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 one
vacancy on the Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee (Committee). The
Committee provides advice and makes recommendations to the Secretary of
Homeland Security via the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on matters
relating to Great Lakes pilotage, including review of proposed Great
Lakes pilotage regulations and policies.
DATES: Complete applications must reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or
before May 6, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Applications must include (a) a cover letter that expresses
support from the nominating group, the applicant's interest in an
appointment to the Committee, and details regarding the applicant's
qualifications to serve as a representative of the groups and/or
viewpoints identified in the open position, (b) a resume detailing the
applicant's relevant experience for the position applied for, and (c) a
brief 2-3 paragraph biography written in third person perspective.
Applications should be submitted via email with the subject line
``Application for GLPAC'' to Mr. Francis Levesque at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ccaabeada2afa5bfe2bee2a0a9baa9bfbdb9a98cb9bfafabe2a1a5a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="caacb8aba4a9a3b9e4b8e4a6afbcafb9bbbfaf8abfb9a9ade4a7a3a6">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis Levesque, Alternate
Designated Federal Officer of the Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory
Committee; telephone 571-308-4941 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e48296858a878d97ca96ca8881928197959181a491978783ca898d88"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2b4a0b3bcb1bba1fca0fcbeb7a4b7a1a3a7b792a7a1b1b5fcbfbbbe">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee is a Federal advisory
committee, and operates under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 9307, as well
as the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 117-286, 5 U.S.C. 10).
The Committee makes recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland
Security and the U.S. Coast Guard on matters relating to the Great
Lakes.
Meetings of the Committee will be held with the approval of the
Designated Federal Officer. The Committee is required to meet at least
once per year. Additional meetings may be held at the request of a
majority of the Committee or at the discretion of the Designated
Federal Officer.
For this vacancy, the member serves a term of office of up to three
years. The member may serve a maximum of six consecutive years. 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 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.
We will consider nominations for one position:
<bullet> One member chosen from among nominations made by shippers
whose cargoes are transported through Great Lakes ports.
To be eligible, applicants who are nominated should have particular
expertise, knowledge, and experience regarding the regulations and
policies on the pilotage vessels on the Great Lakes, and at least five
years of practical experience in maritime operations.
The member who fills the position described above will be appointed
to represent the interest of their respective groups and viewpoints and
is not a Special Government Employee as defined in 18 U.S.C. 202(a). As
a representative, the member is expected to represent and speak on
behalf of
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interests, views, or perspectives of a recognizable group of persons or
class of stakeholders.
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.
If you are interested in applying to become a member of the
Committee, email your application to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f19783909f929882df83df9d94879482808494b184829296df9c989d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3b5a1b2bdb0baa0fda1fdbfb6a5b6a0a2a6b693a6a0b0b4fdbebabf">[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 one vacancy on the
Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee. When you apply for appointment
to the DHS Great Lakes Pilotage 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.
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 10; 46 U.S.C. 9307; 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 57639, 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.
Kenneth J. Boda,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Director, Marine Transportation
Systems.
[FR Doc. 2025-06815 Filed 4-18-25; 8:45 am]
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