[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43364-43365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18520]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2003-15649]


National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the 
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC). NOSAC provides 
advice and makes recommendations to the Coast Guard on matters 
affecting the offshore industry.

DATES: Application forms should reach us on or before September 30, 
2003.

ADDRESSES: You may request an application form by writing to Commandant 
(G-MSO-2), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 
20593-0001; by calling 202-267-1181; or by faxing 202-267-4570. A copy 
of the application form is available from the Coast Guard's Advisory 
Committee Web page at: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/advisory/index.htm 
Send your application in written form to the above street address. This 
notice is available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain D. L. Scott, Executive 
Director of NOSAC, or James M. Magill, Assistant to the Executive 
Director, telephone 202 267-1181, fax 202-267-4570.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOSAC is a Federal advisory committee under 
5 U.S.C. App. 2 (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770, as amended). It consists 
of 14 regular members who have particular knowledge and experience 
regarding offshore technology, equipment, safety and training and 
environmental expertise in the exploration or recovery of offshore 
mineral resources. It provides advice and makes recommendations to the 
Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection on safety, security and rulemaking matters relating to the 
offshore mineral and energy industries. This advice assists us in 
formulating the positions of the United States in advance of meetings 
of the International Maritime Organization.
    NOSAC meets twice a year, with one of these meetings being held at 
Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC. It may also meet for 
extraordinary purposes. Its subcommittees and working groups may meet 
to consider specific problems as required.
    We will consider applications received in response to this notice 
for three positions that expire or become vacant in January 2004. 
Applications should reach us by September 30, 2003, but we will 
consider applications received later if they arrive before we make our 
recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security.
    To be eligible, applicants should have experience in one of the 
following categories: (1) Offshore operations, (2) diving services, or 
(3) pipelaying services. Please state on the application form which of 
the three categories you are applying for. Each member normally serves 
a term of 3 years or until a replacement is appointed. A few members 
may serve consecutive terms. All members serve at their own expense and 
receive no salary, reimbursement of travel expenses, or other 
compensation from the Federal Government.
    In support of the policy of the Coast Guard on gender and ethnic 
diversity, we encourage qualified women and members of minority groups 
to apply.
    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). We may not release the report or the information 
in it 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 14, 2003.
J.G. Lantz,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 03-18520 Filed 7-21-03; 8:45 am]
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