[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11670-11671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03696]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0049]


Eastern Great Lakes Area Maritime Security Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Solicitation for membership.

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SUMMARY: This notice solicits applications for membership in the Area 
Maritime Security Committee, Eastern Great Lakes, and its five regional 
subcommittees: Northeast Ohio Region, Northwestern Pennsylvania Region, 
Western New York Region, Lake Ontario Region, and St. Lawrence Region.

DATES: Requests for membership should reach the U.S. Coast Guard 
Captain of the Port, Buffalo, on March 21, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Applications for membership should be submitted to the 
Captain of the Port Buffalo, Attention Regional Executive Coordinator, 
1 Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo, NY 14203-3189.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about submitting an 
application, or about the Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC) in 
general, contact Mr. Timothy Balunis, Planning Department, U.S. Coast 
Guard Sector Buffalo, 1 Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo, NY 14203-3189; 
716-843-9559. For questions about a particular regional subcommittee 
contact: the Northeast Ohio Region Executive Coordinator, Mr. Peter 
Killmer, at 216-937-0136; the Northwestern Pennsylvania Region 
Executive Coordinator, Mr. Joseph Fetscher, at 216-937-0126; the 
Western New York Region Executive Coordinator, Mr. Timothy Balunis, at 
716-843-9559; the Lake Ontario Region Executive Coordinator, Mr. Ralph 
Kring, at 315-343-1217; and the St Lawrence Region Executive 
Coordinator, Mr. Ralph Kring, at 315-343-1217.

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 (AMSCs) for any port area of the United States. (See 33 
U.S.C. 1226; 46 U.S.C. 70112; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.01; Department of 
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1(97)). The MTSA includes a

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provision exempting these AMSCs from the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), Public Law 92-436, 86 Stat. 470 (5 U.S.C. App.2).

AMSC, Eastern Great Lakes Purpose

    The AMSCs shall assist the Captain of the Port in the development, 
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 (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 Captain of the Port 
in developing and maintaining the AMS Plan.

AMSC Composition

    The composition of an AMSC, including the AMSC, Eastern Great Lakes 
and its subcommittees, 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 must have at 
least 5 years of experience related to maritime or port security 
operations.

AMSC, Eastern Great Lakes Vacancies

    Currently, there are multiple vacancies on the AMSC, Eastern Great 
Lakes. Vacancies for each of the five regional subcommittees are as 
follows:
    (1) Northeast Ohio Region (3 members): Executive Board member to 
serve as Chairperson of the regional subcommittee and concurrently as 
member of the AMSC, Eastern Great Lakes when so convened by the Federal 
Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC); Executive Board member 
representing local MTSA-regulated (33 CFR Part 105) facilities of 
Northeast Ohio; and an Executive Board member representing the maritime 
(on-water) port harbormaster community of Northeast Ohio (e.g., 
qualified harbormasters operating in local ports of Vermilion, Lorain, 
Cleveland, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula, Conneaut, and other local 
ports);
    (2) Northwestern Pennsylvania Region: no openings;
    (3) Western New York Region (1 member): Executive Board member 
representing local MTSA-regulated (33 CFR Part 104) vessels of Western 
New York;
    (4) Lake Ontario Region: no openings; and
    (5) St. Lawrence Region (2 members): Executive Board members to 
serve as Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the regional subcommittee, 
and concurrently as members of the AMSC, Eastern Great Lakes when so 
convened by the FMSC.

Applying for AMSC Membership

    Those seeking membership are not required to submit formal 
applications. Because we have an obligation to ensure that a specific 
number of members have the requisite maritime security experience, 
however, we encourage the submission of resumes that highlight 
experience in the maritime and security industries.
    Applicants may be required to pass an appropriate security 
background check before appointment to the committee or one of its 
subcommittees. The term of office for each vacancy is 5 years. However, 
a member may serve one additional term of office. Members will not 
receive any salary or other compensation for their service on the AMSC. 
Applicants must register and remain active as Coast Guard HOMEPORT 
users if appointed.
    In support of the policy of the Coast Guard on gender and ethnic 
nondiscrimination, we encourage qualified men and women and members of 
all racial and ethnic groups to apply. The Coast Guard values 
diversity; all the different characteristics and attributes of persons 
that enhance the mission of the Coast Guard.

    Dated: January 29, 2013.
J.S. Imahori,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port, Buffalo.
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