[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6133-6134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2759]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2011-1169]


Sector Upper Mississippi River Area Maritime Security Committee; 
Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Solicitation for membership.

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SUMMARY: This notice requests individuals interested in serving on the 
Sector Upper Mississippi River Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC) 
to submit their application for membership, to the Captain of the Port, 
Sector Upper Mississippi River.

DATES: Requests for membership should reach the Sector Upper 
Mississippi Captain of the Port on or before March 8, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Requests for membership should be submitted to the Captain 
of the Port Sector Upper Mississippi River, AMSC Executive 
Administrator, 1222 Spruce Street, Room 7.103, St. Louis, MO 63103-2846 
or by email to [email protected] or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about submitting an 
application or about the AMSC in general, contact Port Security 
Specialist Mr. Todd Epperson at (314) 269-2595 or Mr. Jared Angelle at 
(314) 269-2593.

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 Advisory 
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 includes a provision exempting these 
AMSCs from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-
463, 86 Stat. 770 (5 U.S.C. App.2).

Sector Upper Mississippi River AMSC Purpose

    The AMSCs shall assist the Captain of the Port in the review, 
update, and exercising of the Area Maritime Security (AMS) Plan for 
their area of responsibility. Such matters may include, but are not 
limited to: identifying critical port infrastructure and operations; 
identifying risks

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(threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences); determining mitigation 
strategies and implementation methods; developing strategies to 
facilitate the recovery of the Maritime Transportation Security (MTS) 
after a Transportation Security Incident; 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 Captain of the Port in developing and 
maintaining the AMS Plan.

AMSC Composition

    The composition of an AMSC, to include the Sector Upper Mississippi 
River AMSC, is controlled by 33 CFR 103.305. Accordingly, members may 
be selected from the Federal, Territorial, or Tribal government; the 
State government and political subdivisions of the State; local public 
safety, crisis management, and emergency response agencies; law 
enforcement and security organizations; maritime industry, including 
labor; other port stakeholders having a special competence in maritime 
security; and port stakeholders affected by security practices and 
policies. Also, members of the AMSC should have at least 5 years of 
experience related to maritime or port security operations.

Sector Upper Mississippi River AMSC Vacancies

    The Sector Upper Mississippi River AMSC is comprised of individuals 
who represent federal, state, local, and industry stakeholders from 
port regions in the Upper Midwest (St. Paul/Minneapolis), St. Louis, 
and Kansas City. We are seeking to fill up to three positions with this 
solicitation.

Request for Applications

    Those seeking membership are not required to submit formal 
applications to the local Captain of the Port, 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 r[eacute]sum[eacute]s highlighting experience in the maritime and 
security industries. Applicants will 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 AMSC.
    In support of the policy of the Coast Guard on gender and ethnic 
diversity, we encourage qualified men and women and members of all 
racial and ethnic groups to apply.

    Dated: January 27, 2012.
S.C. Teschendorf,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Alternate Federal Maritime Security 
Coordinator, Sector Upper Mississippi River.
[FR Doc. 2012-2759 Filed 2-6-12; 8:45 am]
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