[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2723-2724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00797]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0879]


Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee; 
Vacancies

AGENCY: United States Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Request for applicants.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the Lower 
Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee. This Committee 
advises and makes recommendations to the Coast Guard on matters 
relating to safe transit of vessels and products to and from the ports 
on the Lower Mississippi River and related waterways. Applicants 
selected for service on the Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety 
Advisory Committee via this solicitation will not begin their 
respective terms until August 27, 2015.

DATES: Completed applications should reach the Coast Guard March 23, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Send your cover letter and resume indicating the position 
you wish to fill via one of the following methods:
     By mail: Lieutenant Junior Grade Colin Marquis, Lower 
Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer, 200 Hendee Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 
70114; or
     By fax: 504-365-2287, Attention: Lieutenant Junior Grade 
Colin Marquis, Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory 
Committee, Alternate Designated Federal Officer; or
     By email: [email protected], Subject line: The 
Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Junior Grade Colin Marquis, 
Alternate Designated Federal Officer of Lower Mississippi River 
Waterway Safety Advisory Committee; telephone (504)365-2282 or email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety 
Advisory Committee is a Federal advisory committee under the authority 
found in section 19 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1991, (Pub. 
L. 102-241) as amended by section 621 of the Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 2010, Public Law 111-281. This Committee is established in 
accordance with and operates under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, title 5, United States Code, Appendix. The 
Lower Mississippi River Waterway

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Safety Advisory Committee advises the U.S. Coast Guard on matters 
relating to communications, surveillance, traffic management, 
anchorages, development, and operation of the New Orleans Vessel 
Traffic Service, and other related topics dealing with navigation 
safety on the Lower Mississippi River as required by the U.S. Coast 
Guard.
    The Committee expects to meet at least two times annually. It may 
also meet for extraordinary purposes with the approval of the 
Designated Federal Officer. We will consider applications for 25 
positions that expire or become vacant August 27, 2015. To be eligible, 
you should have experience regarding the transportation, equipment, and 
techniques that are used to ship cargo and to navigate vessels on the 
Lower Mississippi River and its connecting navigable waterways, 
including the Gulf of Mexico. The 25 positions available for 
application are broken down as follows:
    1. Five members representing River Port authorities between Baton 
Rouge, Louisiana, and the Head of Passes of the Lower Mississippi 
River, of which one member shall be from the Port of St. Bernard and 
one member from the Port of Plaquemines.
    2. Two members representing vessel owners domiciled in the state of 
Louisiana.
    3. Two members representing organizations which operate harbor tugs 
or barge fleets in the geographical area covered by the Committee.
    4. Two members representing companies which transport cargo or 
passengers on the navigable waterways in the geographical area covered 
by the Committee.
    5. Three members representing State Commissioned Pilot 
organizations, with one member each representing New Orleans-Baton 
Rouge Steamship Pilots Association, the Crescent River Port Pilots 
Association, and the Associated Branch Pilots Association.
    6. Two at-large members who utilize water transportation facilities 
located in the geographical area covered by the Committee.
    7. Three members each one representing one of three categories: 
Consumers, shippers, and importers-exporters that utilize vessels which 
utilize the navigable waterways covered by the Committee.
    8. Two members representing those licensed merchant mariners, other 
than pilots, who perform shipboard duties on those vessels which 
utilize navigable waterways covered by the Committee.
    9. One member representing an organization that serves in a 
consulting or advisory capacity to the maritime industry.
    10. One member representing an environmental organization.
    11. One member drawn from the general public.
    12. One member representing the Associated Federal Pilots and 
Docking Masters of Louisiana.
    Each member serves for a term of 2 years. Members may serve 
consecutive terms. All members serve at their own expense and receive 
no salary, reimbursement of travel expenses, or other compensation from 
the Federal Government. If you are selected as a member from the 
general public and from at-large members who utilize water 
transportation facilities in the geographical area covered by the 
Committee, you will be appointed and serve as a Special Government 
Employee as defined in section 202(a) of title 18, United States Code. 
As a candidate for appointment as a Special Government Employee, 
applicants are required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure 
Report (OGE Form 450). The Coast Guard may not release the reports or 
the information in them to the public except under an order issued by a 
Federal court or as otherwise provided under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 
552a). Applicants can obtain this form by going to the Web site of the 
Office of Government Ethics (www.oge.gov), or by contacting the 
individual listed above. Applications for Special Government Employee 
which are not accompanied by a completed OGE Form 450 will not be 
considered.
    Registered lobbyists are not eligible to serve on federal advisory 
committees in her or his individual capacity. See guidance notice (79 
FR 47482, August 13, 2014). Positions we list for members from the 
general public and from at-large members who utilize water 
transportation facilities in the geographical area covered by the 
Committee would be someone appointed in her or his individual capacity 
and she or he would be designated as a Special Government Employee as 
defined in 202(a) of title 18, United States Code. Registered lobbyists 
are lobbyists required to comply with provisions contained in the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-65, as amended by title II 
of Pub. L. 110-81).
    The Department of Homeland Security does not discriminate in 
selection of Committee members on the basis of race, color, religion, 
sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender 
identity, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, 
membership in an employment organization, or any other non-merit 
factor. The Department of Homeland Security strives to achieve a widely 
diverse candidate pool for all of its recruitment actions.
    To visit our online docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, enter 
the docket number for this notice (USCG-2014-0879) in the Search box, 
and click ``Search''. Please do not post your resume on this site.
    Note that during the vetting process applicants may be asked to 
provide date of birth and social security number. All email submittals 
will receive receipt confirmation.

    Dated: December 5, 2014.
K. S. Cook,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
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