[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 73 (Friday, April 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18958-18959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9566]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGDO 8-99-013]


Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking applications for appointment 
to membership on the Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory 
Committee (HOGANSAC). HOGANSAC provides advice and makes 
recommendations to the Coast Guard on matters relating to the transit 
of vessels and products to and from the Ports of Galveston, Houston, 
and Texas City, and through Galveston Bay, Texas.

DATES: Applications must reach the Coast Guard on or before July 31, 
1999.

ADDRESSES: You may request an application form by writing to Commanding 
Officer, USCG VTS Houston/Galveston, P.O. Box 545, Galena Park, TX 
77547; by calling 713-671-5164; or by faxing 713-671-5159. Submit 
application forms to the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR Paula Carroll, USCG, Executive 
Secretary of HOGANSAC, telephone 713-671-5164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HOGANSAC is a Federal advisory committee 
constituted under 5 U.S.C. App. 2. This committee provides local 
expertise on 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 be for two years, not to exceed three 
years.
    The Committee consists of eighteen members who have particular 
expertise, knowledge, and experience regarding the transportation, 
equipment, and

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techniques that are used to ship cargo and to navigate vessels in the 
inshore and the offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Vacancies to be 
filled are for: (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 use 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 use the Ports of Galveston and 
Houston; (7) two at-large members who may represent a particular 
interest group but who use the port facilities at Galveston, Houston, 
and Texas City; (8) one member representing labor organizations that 
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 that use the port facilities of 
Galveston and Houston; (10) one member representing environmental 
interests; and (11) one member representing the general public.
    In support of the policy of the Department of Transportation on 
gender and ethnic diversity, the Coast Guard encourages applications 
from qualified women and members of minority groups.
    Applicants selected may be required to complete a Confidential 
Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450). Neither the report nor the 
information it contains may be released to the public, except under an 
order issued by a Federal court or as otherwise provided under the 
Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a).

    Dated: March 29, 1999.
Paul J. Pluta,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 99-9566 Filed 4-15-99; 8:45 am]
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