[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39880-39881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17749]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0734]


Navigation Safety Advisory Council; Vacancies

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

ACTION: Request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The U. S. Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the 
Navigation Safety Advisory Council.
    The Navigation Safety Advisory Council 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: Completed applications should be submitted to the U. S. Coast 
Guard on or before October 23, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a cover letter expressing interest in 
an appointment to the Navigation Safety Advisory Council 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 Email: [email protected], Subject line: The 
Navigation Safety Advisory Council;
     By Fax: 202-372-1991 ATTN: Mr. George Detweiler, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer; or
     By Mail: Commandant (CG-NAV-2)/NAVSAC Attn: Mr. George 
Detweiler, Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Commandant (CG-NAV-2), 
U.S. Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Avenue SE., STOP 7418, 
Washington, DC 20593-7418

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. George Detweiler, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the Navigation Safety Advisory Council; 
202-372-1566 or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Navigation Safety Advisory Council is a 
federal advisory committee authorized by 33 U.S.C. 2073 and chartered 
under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Title 5, 
U.S.C., Appendix).
    The Navigation Safety Advisory Council 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 Navigation Safety Advisory Council normally meets twice a year. 
All members serve at their own expense and receive no salary or other

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compensation from the Federal Government. The only exception to this 
policy is when attending the Navigation Safety Advisory Council 
meetings; members may be reimbursed for travel and expenses and 
provided per diem in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations.
    The Coast Guard will consider applications for seven positions that 
will be vacant on November 4, 2017, in the following membership 
categories only:
    a. Commercial vessel owners and operators;
    b. Professional mariners;
    c. Recreational boaters;
    d. The recreational boating industry; and
    e. The Maritime Law Association.
    Each member will be appointed to represent the viewpoints and 
interests of one of the groups or organizations, and at least one 
member will be appointed to represent each membership category. All 
members serve as representatives and are not Special Government 
Employees as defined in Section 202(a), Title 18, U.S.C.
    To be eligible, you should have experience in one of the categories 
listed above. Members serve terms of office of up to three (3) years. 
Members may be considered to serve up to two (2) consecutive terms. In 
the event the Navigation Safety Advisory Council terminates, all 
appointments to the Council terminate.
    The Department of Homeland Security does not discriminate in 
selection of Council 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 
Council, send your cover letter and resume to
    Mr. George Detweiler, the Navigation Safety Advisory Council, 
Alternate Designated Federal Officer 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: August 16, 2017.
Michael D. Emerson,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems.
[FR Doc. 2017-17749 Filed 8-21-17; 8:45 am]
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