[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 33514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14009]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG 2003-15234]


Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is seeking applications for appointment to 
membership on the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee 
(MERPAC). MERPAC provides advice and makes recommendations to the Coast 
Guard on matters related to the training, qualification, licensing, 
certification, and fitness of seamen serving in the U. S. merchant 
marine.

DATES: Applications should reach us on or before August 30, 2003.

ADDRESSES: You may request an application form by writing to Commandant 
(G-MSO-1), U. S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 
20593-0001. Please submit applications to the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Brian J. Peter, Executive 
Director of MERPAC, or Mr. Mark C. Gould, Assistant to the Executive 
Director, telephone 202-267-6890, fax 202-267-4570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is available on the Internet at 
http://dms.dot.gov/search/searchFormSimple.cfm under the docket number 
[USCG-2003-15234]. The application form is also available on the 
Internet at http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/advisory/app.pdf. You may also 
obtain an application by calling Mr. Mark Gould at (202) 267-6890; by 
e-mailing him at [email protected]; by faxing him at (202) 267-
4570; or by writing him at the location in ADDRESSES above.
    MERPAC is chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. App. 2. It provides advice and makes recommendations to the 
Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection, on matters of concern to seamen serving in our merchant 
marine, such as implementation of the International Convention on 
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 
1978 (STCW), as amended.
    MERPAC meets normally twice a year, once at or near Coast Guard 
Headquarters, Washington, DC, and once elsewhere in the country. Its 
subcommittees and working groups may also meet to consider specific 
tasks as required.
    The Coast Guard will consider applications for seven positions that 
expire or become vacant in January 2004. It needs applicants with one 
or more of the following backgrounds to fill the positions:
    (a) Licensed deck officer;
    (b) Marine educator;
    (c) Licensed engineer;
    (d) Member of the public;
    (e) Unlicensed member of the engine department; and
    (f) Two marine educators affiliated with state maritime academies.
    Each member serves for a term of three years. No member may serve 
more than two consecutive three-year terms. MERPAC members serve 
without compensation from the Federal Government; however, they do 
receive travel reimbursement and per diem.
    In support of the policy of the Department of Homeland Security on 
gender and ethnic diversity, the Coast Guard encourages applications 
from qualified women and members of minority groups.
    If you are selected as a member who represents the general public, 
we will require you 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: May 28, 2003.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Standards.
[FR Doc. 03-14009 Filed 6-3-03; 8:45 am]
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