[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 37893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12408]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0393]


National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard seeks applications to fill two-member 
vacancies on the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee 
(Committee). This Committee advises the Secretary of Homeland Security 
and the 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 should reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or 
before August 8, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Applications should include a cover letter expressing 
interest in an appointment to the National Merchant Marine Personnel 
Advisory Committee, a resume detailing the applicant's relevant 
experience for the position applied for (including the mariner 
reference number for the credentials held), and a brief biography. 
Applications should be submitted via email with subject line 
``Application for NMERPAC'' to [email protected].

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 must 
operate under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
(Pub. L. 117-286, 5 U.S.C. ch. 10), and 46 U.S.C. 15109.
    The Committee was established on December 4, 2018, by section 601 
of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 
115-282, 132 Stat 4192), and is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15103. 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, typically in the last week of March and the week of 
September following the Labor Day holiday. The meetings are held at 
locations across the country selected by the U.S. Coast Guard.
    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. 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).
    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. If you are appointed as a member of the Committee, you 
will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement and a Gratuitous 
Services Agreement.
    In this solicitation for Committee members, we will consider 
applications for two (2) positions:
     One shall be a United States citizen holding an active 
license or certificate issued under 46 U.S.C. chapter 71 or a merchant 
mariner documents issued under 46 U.S.C. chapter 73, as a deck officer 
who represents merchant marine deck officers, who currently holds a 
Merchant Mariner Credential with an endorsement for oceans any gross 
tons, an endorsement for inland river route with a limited or unlimited 
tonnage, and significant tanker experience.
     One shall be a pilot who represents merchant marine 
pilots.
    Each member of the Committee must have 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.
    The members who will fill the two positions described above will be 
appointed to represent the interest of their respective groups and 
viewpoints and are not Special Government Employees as defined in 18 
U.S.C. 202(a).
    In order for the Department, to fully leverage broad-ranging 
experience and education, the National Merchant Marine Personnel 
Advisory Committee must be diverse with regard to professional and 
technical expertise. The Department 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] as 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 by the deadline in the DATES section of this notice.
    The U.S. Coast Guard will not consider incomplete or late 
applications.

    Dated: June 6, 2023.
Benjamin J. Hawkins,
Deputy Director, Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2023-12408 Filed 6-8-23; 8:45 am]
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