[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23806-23807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10016]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0244]


Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee; 
Vacancies

AGENCY: United States Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Request for Applicants; Extension of application.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard extends the deadline for accepting 
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.

DATES: Completed applications should reach the Coast Guard May 11, 
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) 365-2280 or email 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 20, 2015, the Coast Guard 
published a request in the Federal Register Volume 80 Number 12 for 
applications for membership in the Lower Mississippi River Waterway 
Safety Advisory Committee. The deadline for applications in that notice 
is being extended until May 11, 2015. Applicants who responded to the 
initial notice do not need to reapply.
    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

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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 
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). 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 United 
States Code 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 an individual capacity. See ``Revised Guidance on 
Appointment of Lobbyist to Federal Advisory Committees, Boards and 
Commissions'' (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 an individual capacity and 
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-2015-0244) 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: April 24, 2015.
Rajiv Khandpur,
U.S. Coast Guard (CG-WWM), Chief, Office of Waterways and Ocean Policy.
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