[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41291-41292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19728]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[CGD08-01-021]


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 safe 
navigation of vessels to and from the Ports of Galveston, Houston, and 
Texas City, and throughout Galveston Bay, Texas.

DATES: All applications must be complete and postmarked no later than 
Monday, October 15, 2001.

ADDRESSES: You may request an application form by writing to Commanding 
Officer, USCG VTS Houston/Galveston, 9640 Clinton Drive, Houston, TX 
77029; by calling 713-671-5166 (and asking to speak with either Petty 
Officer Hunter or Commander Simons); by submitting a faxed request to 
713-671-5159; or by visiting HOGANSAC's website at www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/advisory/hogansac/hogan.htm. All application forms must be returned to 
the following address: Commanding Officer, Attn: HOGANSAC Executive 
Secretary, USCG VTS Houston/Galveston, 9640 Clinton Drive, Houston, TX 
77029.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Petty Officer Renee Hunter at (713) 
671-5166 or CDR Peter Simons (713-671-5164).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HOGANSAC is a Federal advisory committee 
subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. App. 2. This committee provides 
local expertise to the Secretary of Transportation and the Coast Guard 
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. The committee normally 
meets at least 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 is for two years. Individuals appointed by the Secretary 
based on applications submitted in response to this solicitation will 
serve from May 2002 until April 2004.

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    By law, the Committee consists 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. Committee members represent a wide range of 
constituencies. There are eleven membership categories:
    (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; 
(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, Houston and Texas 
City; (7) two at-large members who may represent a particular interest 
group but who use the port facilities at Galveston, Houston or Texas 
City; (8) one member representing labor organizations involved in the 
loading and unloading of cargo at the ports of Galveston or Houston; 
(9) one member representing licensed merchant mariners other than 
pilots, who perform shipboard duties on vessels which utilize the port 
facilities of Galveston, Houston or Texas City; (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. Individuals nominated to represent the general public will 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: July 23, 2001.
Roy J. Casto,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
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