[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 2 (Thursday, January 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 347-348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22425]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[COTP Corpus Christi-06-096]


South Texas Area Maritime Security (STAMS) Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice requests individuals interested in serving on the 
South Texas Area Maritime Security (STAMS) Committee to submit their 
application for membership, effective February 26, 2007, to the Corpus 
Christi Captain of the Port/Federal Maritime Security Coordinator.

DATES: Requests for membership should reach the Corpus Christi Captain 
of the Port/Federal Maritime Security Coordinator on or before February 
15, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Requests for membership should be submitted to the Captain 
of the Port/Federal Maritime Security Coordinator at the following 
address: Commander, USCG Sector Corpus Christi, 8930 Ocean Drive, 
Hangar 41, Corpus Christi, Texas 78419.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Zarbock at 361-888-3162 
(x501).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

    Section 102 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 
2002 (Pub. L. 107-295) added section 70112 to Title 46 of the U.S. 
Code, and authorized the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating to establish Area Maritime Security Committees for 
any port area of the United States. (See 33 U.S.C. 1226; 46 U.S.C.; 33 
CFR 1.05-1, 6.01; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 
0170.1.) The MTSA

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includes a provision exempting these Area Maritime Security (AMS) 
Committees from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 
92-436, 86 Stat. 470 (5 U.S.C. App.2).
    The South Texas Area Maritime Security (STAMS) Committee assists 
the Captain of the Port(COTP)/Federal Maritime Security Coordinator 
(FMSC) in the review and update of the STAMS Plan for the Corpus 
Christi Area of Responsibility. Such matters may include, but are not 
limited to: Identifying critical port infrastructure and operations; 
Identifying risks (threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences); 
Determining mitigation strategies and implementation methods; 
Developing and describing the process to continually evaluate overall 
port security by considering consequences and vulnerabilities, how they 
may change over time, and what additional mitigation strategies can be 
applied; and Providing advice to, and assisting the COTP/FMSC in, 
reviewing and updating the STAMS Plan.

STAMS Committee Membership

    Applicants should have at least 5 years of experience related to 
maritime or port security operations. The STAMS Committee has ten 
members, made up of at least one individual from the Corpus Christi, 
Rio Grande Valley, Port of Port Lavaca-Point Comfort and Victoria Barge 
Canal, Port Security Working Groups (PSWG). We are seeking to fill one 
vacancy each from the Victoria Barge Canal, Rio Grande Valley and 
Corpus Christi PSWG areas with this solicitation. Applicants may be 
required to pass an appropriate security background check prior to 
appointment to the committee.
    Members' term of office will be for 5 years, however, a member is 
eligible to serve an additional term of office. Members will not 
receive any salary or other compensation for their service on the STAMS 
Committee. In support of the Coast Guard's policy on gender and ethnic 
diversity, we encourage qualified women and members of minority groups 
to apply.

Request for Applications

    Those seeking membership are not required to submit formal 
applications to the local COTP/FMSC, however, because we do have an 
obligation to ensure that a specific number of members have the 
prerequisite maritime security experience, we encourage the submission 
of resumes highlighting experience in the maritime and security 
industries.

J.H. Korn,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Corpus Christi Captain of the Port/Federal 
Maritime Security Coordinator.
 [FR Doc. E6-22425 Filed 1-3-07; 8:45 am]
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