[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33142-33143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15162]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0507]


Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee; 
Vacancies

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Request for Applicants.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the 
Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee. The Lower 
Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee advises and makes 
recommendations to the Department of Homeland Security on a wide range 
of matters regarding all facets of navigation safety related to the 
Lower Mississippi River.

DATES: Completed applications should be submitted to the U.S. Coast 
Guard on or before September 18, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a cover letter expressing interest in 
an appointment to the Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory 
Committee that also identifies which membership category the applicant 
is applying under, along with a resume detailing the applicant's 
experience via one of the following methods:
     By E-MAIL: [email protected], Subject line: The 
Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee.
     By Fax: (504)365-2287 ATTN: Lieutenant Brian Porter, 
Alternate Designated Federal Officer; or
     By Mail: Lieutenant Brian Porter, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer, 200 Hendee Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70114.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Brian Porter, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the Lower Mississippi River Waterway 
Safety Advisory Committee; telephone (504) 365-2375 or Email at 
[email protected].

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

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    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. Each member serves for a term of 2 years. 
Members serve a maximum of two consecutive terms. All members serve at 
their own expense and receive no salary or other compensation from the 
Federal Government; however members may be reimbursed for travel and 
per diem.
    We will consider applications for 25 positions that expire or 
become vacant on May 23, 2018. 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 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 the 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 of which represents 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 representing the general public.
    12. One member representing the Associated Federal Pilots and 
Docking Masters of Louisiana.
    To be eligible, you should have experience regarding the 
transportation, equipment, and techniques that are used to ship cargo 
and navigate waterways, including the Gulf of Mexico.
    Registered lobbyists are not eligible to serve on federal advisory 
committees in an individual capacity. See ``Revised Guidance on 
Appointment of Lobbyists to Federal Advisory Committees, Boards and 
Commissions'' (79 FR 47482, August 13, 2014).
    The positions referred to in (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), 
(9), (10), and (12) are representatives.
    The positions referred to in (6), and (11) are designated as a 
Special Government Employee as defined in Section 202(a), Title 18, 
U.S.C.
    Applicants for appointment as a Special Government Employee are 
required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 
Form 450). The U.S. 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 in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    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, disabilities and genetic information, age, 
membership in an employee 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.
    If you are interested in applying to become a member of the 
Committee, send your cover letter and resume to Lieutenant Brian 
Porter, Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the Lower Mississippi 
River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee via one of the transmittal 
methods in the ADDRESSES section by the deadline in the DATES section 
of this notice. All email submittals will receive email receipt 
confirmation.

    Dated: July 11, 2017.
D.R. Callahan,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-15162 Filed 7-18-17; 8:45 am]
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