[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11896-11897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4585]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[CGD08-07-005]


Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Solicitation for membership.

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SUMMARY: This notice requests individuals interested in serving on the 
Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC) to 
submit their application for membership to Commander, United States 
Coast Guard Sector Houston/Galveston. 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: Applications for membership must be complete and postmarked no 
later than March 30, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may request an application form by writing to 
Commander(spw), USCG Sector Houston-Galveston, 9640 Clinton Drive, 
Houston, TX 77029; by calling LTjg Kevin Cooper at (713-678-9001); by 
submitting a faxed request to 713-671-5156; or by visiting HOGANSAC's 
Web site http://www.homeport.uscg.mil under: Missions > Ports and 
Waterways > Safety Advisory Committees > HOGANSAC. All application 
forms must be returned to the following address: Commander, USCG Sector 
Houston/Galveston (spw), Attn: HOGANSAC Executive Secretary, 9640 
Clinton Drive, Houston, TX 77029.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR Jerry C. Torok, Executive 
Secretary of HOGANSAC at (713-671-5164) or LTjg Kevin Cooper, Assistant 
to the Executive Secretary of HOGANSAC at (713-678-9001).

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. The 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 2007 until May 2009.
    By law, the Committee consists of nineteen 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 twelve 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; (11) one member representing the general 
public and (12) one member representing recreational boaters.
    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

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otherwise provided under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a).

    Dated: February 26, 2007.
J.R. Whitehead,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
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