[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 52 (Friday, March 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15784-15785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6378]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0212]


Navigation Safety Advisory Council; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the 
Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC). NAVSAC provides advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the 
Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, on matters relating to maritime 
collisions, rammings, and groundings, Inland Rules of the Road, 
International Rules of the Road, navigation regulations and equipment, 
routing measures, marine information, diving safety, and aids to 
navigation systems.

DATES: Applicants must submit a cover letter and resume on or before 
June 29, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Mr. Mike 
Sollosi, Alternate Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), at the following 
address: Commandant (CG-553), Attn: Mr. Mike Sollosi, U.S. Coast Guard, 
2100 2nd Street SW., STOP 7580, Washington, DC 20593-7580.
    You can also call 202-372-1531 or email [email protected]. This 
notice is available in our online docket USCG-2012-0212, at http://www.regulations.gov. Members of the public should not submit personal 
information into a docket, as it becomes public record. During the 
vetting process, applicants may be asked to provide date of birth and 
social security number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Sollosi, the NAVSAC Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), at phone 202-372-1545, fax 202-372-
1991, or email [email protected]; or Mr. Dennis Fahr, at 
telephone 202-372-1531 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NAVSAC is a federal advisory committee 
authorized by 33 U.S.C. 2073 and chartered under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C. App. 2). The NAVSAC provides 
advice and recommendations to the Secretary, through the Commandant of 
the U.S. Coast Guard, on matters relating to maritime collisions, 
rammings, and groundings, Inland Rules of the Road, International Rules 
of the Road, navigation regulations and equipment, routing measures, 
marine information, diving safety, and aids to navigation systems.
    The NAVSAC is expected to meet at least twice each year, or more 
often with the approval of the Designated Federal Officer (DFO). 
Members may be reimbursed for travel and per diem, as allowed by 
regulations and Department policy. All travel for NAVSAC business must 
be approved in advance by the DFO. The NAVSAC is comprised of not more 
than 21 members who shall have expertise in Inland and International 
vessel navigation Rules of the Road, aids to maritime navigation, 
maritime law, vessel safety, port safety, or commercial diving safety. 
Each member shall be appointed to represent the viewpoints and 
interests of one of the following groups or organizations, and at least 
one member shall be appointed to represent each membership category:

a. Commercial vessel owners or operators
b. Professional mariners
c. Recreational boaters
d. The recreational boating industry
e. State agencies responsible for vessel or port safety
f. The Maritime Law Association.

    Members serve as representatives and are not Special Government 
Employees as defined in section 202(a) of Title 18, United States Code.
    The Coast Guard will consider applications for eight positions that 
will become vacant on November 4, 2012, in the following categories:

a. Commercial vessel owners or operators
b. Professional mariners
c. Recreational boaters
d. The recreational boating industry

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e. State agencies responsible for vessel or port safety.

    To be eligible, you should have experience in one of the categories 
listed above.
    Members shall serve terms of office of up to three years, and 
approximately one-third of members' terms of office shall expire each 
year. In the event NAVSAC is terminated, all appointments to the 
Council shall terminate.
    Registered lobbyists are not eligible to serve on Federal advisory 
committees. Registered lobbyists are lobbyists required to comply with 
provisions contained in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-65 as amended).
    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not discriminate in 
employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, 
political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital 
status, disability and generic information, age, membership in an 
employee organization, or other non-merit factor. DHS strives to 
achieve a widely diverse candidate pool for all of its recruitment 
actions.

    Dated: March 9, 2012.
Dana A. Goward,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems Management, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2012-6378 Filed 3-15-12; 8:45 am]
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