[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74155-74156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26223]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0579]


National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Vacancy

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard is accepting applications to fill one 
vacancy on the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee 
(Committee). This Committee advises the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
via the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, on matters relating to 
personnel in the United States merchant marine, including the training, 
qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness of mariners.

DATES: Completed applications must reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or 
before January 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be emailed to Mrs. Megan Johns Henry at 
[email protected], with the subject line ``Application for 
NMERPAC.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Megan Johns Henry, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the National Merchant Marine Personnel 
Advisory Committee; telephone 202-372-1255 or email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Merchant Marine Personnel 
Advisory Committee is a Federal advisory committee. The Committee was 
established on December 4, 2018, by section 601 of the Frank LoBiondo 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, Public Law 115-282, 132 Stat. 
4192, (codified in 46 U.S.C. 15105). The Committee operates under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (5 U.S.C. Appendix), 
and 46 U.S.C. 15109. The Committee provides advice, consults with, and 
make recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security, via the

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Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, on matters relating to personnel in 
the United States merchant marine, including the training, 
qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness of mariners.
    The Committee is required to meet at least once a year in 
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 15109(a). We expect the Committee will hold 
meetings at least twice a year. The meetings are held at a location 
selected by the U.S. Coast Guard.
    All members serve at their own expense and receive no salary or 
other compensation from the Federal Government. Members may be 
reimbursed for travel and per diem in accordance with Federal Travel 
Regulations.
    Under provisions in 46 U.S.C. 15109(f)(6), if you are appointed as 
a member of the Committee, your membership term will expire on December 
31st of the third full year after the effective date of your 
appointment. Members serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Homeland 
Security and maybe be removed prior to the end of their term for just 
cause. The Secretary of Homeland Security may require an individual to 
have passed an appropriate security background examination before 
appointment to the Committee, 46 U.S.C. 15109(f)(4). Committee members 
are required to attend and participate in meetings regularly. Members 
may be recommended for removal if they miss two consecutive meetings 
without a valid reason that is acceptable to the Chair of the Committee 
and the Designated Federal Officer.
    In this solicitation for Committee members, we will consider 
applications for the position of engineering officer who represents 
merchant marine engineering officers. Applicants must be United States 
citizens holding active licenses or certificates issued under 46 U.S.C. 
chapter 71, as an engineering officer licensed as a chief engineer any 
horsepower (applicants must currently hold a Merchant Mariner 
Credential endorsed as Chief Engineer of unlimited horsepower).
    Each member of the Committee serves as a representative and must 
have particular expertise, knowledge, and experience on matters related 
to personnel in the United States merchant marine, including the 
training, qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness of 
mariners.
    In order for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to fully 
leverage broad-ranging experience and education, the Committee must be 
diverse with regard to professional and technical expertise. DHS is 
committed to pursuing opportunities, consistent with applicable law, to 
compose a committee that reflects the diversity of the nation's people.
    If you are interested in applying to become a member of the 
Committee, email your application to [email protected] provided in 
the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Applications must include: (1) a 
cover letter expressing interest in an appointment to the National 
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; (2) a resume detailing 
the applicant's relevant experience; and (3) a brief biography of the 
applicant.
    The U.S. Coast Guard will not consider incomplete or late 
applications.

    Dated: November 28, 2022.
Benjamin J. Hawkins,
Deputy Director, Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2022-26223 Filed 12-1-22; 8:45 am]
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