[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 150 (Friday, August 5, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-19175]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD8-94-017]

 

Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee; 
Solicitation for Membership

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for new members.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard has extended the deadline for 
applications for appointment to membership on the Houston/Galveston 
Navigation Safety Advisory Committee.

DATES: Requests for applications should be received no later than 
August 19, 1994. Completed applications should be returned no later 
than September 2, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Persons interested in applying should write to Commander, 
Eighth Coast Guard District (oan), Hale Boggs Federal Building, 501 
Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130-3396.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Mr. Monty Ledet, USCG, Executive 
Secretary, Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee, c/o 
Commander Eighth Coast Guard (oan), Room 1211, Hale Boggs Federal 
Building, 501 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130-3396, telephone 
number (504) 589-4686.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee shall consist of eighteen 
members, who have particular expertise, knowledge, and experience 
regarding the transportation, equipment, and techniques that are used 
to ship cargo and to navigate vessels in the inshore and the offshore 
waters of the Gulf of Mexico:
    (1) Two members who are employed by the Port of Houston Authority 
or have been selected by that entity to represent them.
    (2) Two members who are employed by the Port of Galveston or the 
Texas City Port Complex or have been selected by those entities to 
represent them.
    (3) Two members from organizations that represent shipowners, 
stevedores, shipyards, or shipping organizations domiciled in the State 
of Texas.
    (4) Two members representing organizations that operate tugs or 
barges that utilize the port facilities at Galveston, Houston, and 
Texas City Port Complex.
    (5) Two members representing shipping companies that transport 
cargo from the Ports of Galveston and Houston on liners, break bulk, or 
tramp steamer vessels.
    (6) Two members representing those who pilot or command vessels 
that utilize the Ports of Galveston and Houston.
    (7) Two at-large members who may represent a particular interest 
group but who utilize the port facilities at Galveston, Houston, and 
Texas City.
    (8) One member representing labor organizations which load and 
unload cargo at the Ports of Galveston and Houston.
    (9) One member representing licensed merchant mariners other than 
pilots, who perform shipboard duties on vessels which utilize the port 
facilities of Galveston and Houston.
    (10) One member representing environmental interests.
    (11) One member representing the general public.
    To achieve the balance of membership required by the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, the Coast Guard is especially interested in 
receiving applications from minorities and women.
    The purpose of the committee is to provide local expertise on such 
matters as communications, surveillance, traffic control, anchorages, 
aids to navigation, and other related topics dealing with navigation 
safety in the Houston/Galveston area as required by the Coast Guard. 
The committee normally meets three times a year at various locations in 
the Houston/Galveston area. Members serve voluntarily, without 
compensation from the Federal Government for salary, travel, or per 
diem. Term of membership will not exceed the expiration of the charter, 
October 1, 1996.

    Dated: July 20, 1994.
R.C. North,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 94-19175 Filed 8-4-94; 8:45 am]
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