[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64510-64511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22571]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0488]


National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancy

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

ACTION: Request for applications; re-solicitation for members.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is re-soliciting applications from persons 
interested in membership on the National Commercial Fishing Safety 
Advisory Committee (Committee). This recently established Committee 
will advise the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on 
matters relating to national commercial fishing safety. Please read 
this notice for a description of the 18 Committee positions we are 
seeking to fill.

DATES: Your completed application should reach the Coast Guard on or 
before December 14, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a cover letter expressing interest in 
an appointment to the National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory 
Committee and a resume detailing the applicant's experience and which 
specific position(s) applying for. We will not accept a biography. 
Applications should be submitted via one of the following methods:
     By Email: [email protected] (preferred).
     By Mail: Commandant (CG-CVC-3), Attn: NCFSAC ADFO, U.S. 
Coast Guard Stop 7501, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20593-7501.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jonathan Wendland, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the National Commercial Fishing Safety 
Advisory Committee; Telephone 202-372-1245 or Email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 21, 2020, the U.S. Coast Guard 
published the initial request for applications in the Federal Register 
(85 FR 10179) for membership in the National Commercial Fishing Safety 
Advisory Committee. On June 1, 2020, the deadline for applications for 
membership was extended. Due to a lack of applications received from 
the initial request for applications and the June 1, 2020 extension 
notice, the Coast Guard is re-soliciting applications. Applicants who 
responded to either the initial request for applications or to the June 
1, 2020 extension notice do not need to reapply.
    The National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee is a 
federal advisory committee. It will operate under the provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix, and the 
administrative provisions contained in Section 601 of the Frank 
LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (specifically, 46 U.S.C. 
15109).
    The Committee was established on December 4, 2018, by the Frank 
LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, which added section 
15102, National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee, to Title 
46 of the U.S. Code (46 U.S.C. 15102). The Committee will advise the 
Secretary of Homeland Security on matters relating to national 
commercial fishing safety.
    In accordance with 46 U.S.C. 15109(a), the Committee is required to 
hold meetings at least once a year, but it may meet more frequently as 
needs may require. The meetings are held at a location selected by the 
U.S. Coast Guard.
    All members will serve at their own expense and receive no salary 
or other compensation from the Federal Government, with the exception 
that members may be reimbursed for travel and per diem in accordance 
with Federal Travel Regulations.
    Under 46 U.S.C. 15109(f)(6), membership terms expire on December 31 
of the third full year after the effective date of appointment. The 
Secretary may require an individual to have passed an appropriate 
security background examination before appointment to the Committee, 46 
U.S.C. 15109(f)(4). In this re-solicitation for Committee members, we 
will consider applications for the following positions:
    (A) Ten members shall represent the commercial fishing industry 
and--
    (i) as a group, shall together reflect a regional and 
representational balance; and
    (ii) as individuals each shall have experience--
    (I) in the operation in which chapter 45 of this title applies; or
    (II) as a crew member or processing line worker on a fish 
processing vessel.
    (B) One member shall represent naval architects and marine 
engineers.
    (C) One member shall represent manufacturers of equipment for 
vessels to which Chapter 45 of this title applies.
    (D) One member shall represent education and training professionals 
related to fishing vessels, fish processing vessels, and fish tender 
vessels safety and personnel qualifications.
    (E) One member shall represent underwriters that insure vessels to 
which chapter 45 of this title applies.
    (F) One member shall represent owners of vessels to which chapter 
45 of this title applies.
    (G) Three members shall represent the general public and to the 
extent possible, shall include--
    (i) an independent expert or consultant in maritime safety,
    (ii) a marine surveyor who provides services to vessels to which 
chapter 45 of this title applies; and
    (iii) a person familiar with issues affecting fishing communities 
and the families of fishermen.
    Each member of the Committee must have particular expertise, 
knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the 
Committee, which is to advise the Secretary of Homeland Security on 
matters related to national commercial fishing safety.
    If you are selected as a member drawn from the general public, you 
will be appointed and serve as a Special Government Employee as defined 
in 18 U.S.C. 202(a). Applicants for appointment as a Special Government 
Employee are required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure 
Report (OGE Form 450) for new entrants and if appointed as a member 
must submit a new entrant OGE Form 450 annually. 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). Only the Designated U.S. Coast Guard 
Ethics Official or his or her designee may release a Confidential 
Financial Disclosure Report. Applicants can obtain this form by going 
to the website of the Office of Government Ethics (www.oge.gov), or by 
calling or emailing the individual listed above in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section. Applications for members drawn from the 
general public must be accompanied by a completed OGE Form 450.
    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). Registered lobbyists are 
``lobbyists,'' as defined in 2 U.S.C. 1602, who are required by 2 
U.S.C. 1603 to register with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives.
    The Department of Homeland Security does not discriminate in

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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 selections.
    If you are interested in applying to become a member of the 
Committee, send your cover letter and resume to Mr. Jonathan Wendland, 
Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the National Commercial Fishing 
Safety Advisory Committee via one of the transmittal methods in the 
ADDRESSES section by the deadline in the DATES section of this notice.
    If you send your application to us via email, we will send you an 
email confirming receipt of your application.

    Dated: October 6, 2020.
Wayne R. Arguin, Jr.,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
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