[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1992-1993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-587]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[CGD08-03-051]


Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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

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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: Applications must be completed and postmarked no later than 
April 30, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You may request an application form by writing to Commanding 
Officer, USCG VTS Houston/Galveston, 9640 Clinton Drive, Houston, TX 
77029; by calling Lieutenant (LT) Sean Komatinsky at (713-671-5103); by 
submitting a faxed request to 713-671-5159; or by visiting HOGANSAC's 
Web site at http://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: Commander (CDR) Thomas Marian, 
Executive Secretary of HOGANSAC at (713-671-5160) or LT Sean 
Komatinsky, Assistant to the Executive Secretary of HOGANSAC at (713-
671-5103).

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 Homeland Security 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 November 21, 2004 until November 21, 2006.
    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 Homeland Security 
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: December 30, 2003.
J.W. Stark,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, 8th Coast Guard Dist.
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