[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 134 (Friday, July 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45232-45233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14947]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0251]


National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee; 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 to fill two member 
vacancies on the National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee 
(Committee). This Committee advises the Secretary of the Department of 
Homeland Security through the Commandant of the United States Coast 
Guard on matters relating to the medical certification determinations 
for the issuance of licenses, certification of registry, and merchant 
mariners' documents with respect to merchant mariners; medical 
standards and guidelines for the physical qualifications of operators 
of commercial vessels; medical examiner education; and medical 
research.

DATES: Completed applications should reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or 
before September 12, 2023.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Pamela Moore, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer of the National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 
Committee; telephone 202-372-1361 or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Merchant Mariner Medical 
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. 15104.
    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, 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. Under 46 U.S.C. 15109(f)(4), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security may require an individual to have passed an appropriate 
security background examination before appointment to the Committee.
    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 health-care professional with particular 
expertise, knowledge, and experience regarding the medical examinations 
of merchant mariners or occupational medicine and represent health-care 
professionals.
     One shall be a professional mariner who has expertise, 
knowledge, and experience in occupational requirements for mariners and 
represent professional mariners.
    Each member of the Committee must have particular expertise, 
knowledge, and experience on matters relating to (1) medical 
certification determinations for the issuance of licenses, 
certification of registry, and merchant mariners' documents with 
respect to merchant mariners; (2) medical standards and guidelines for 
the physical qualifications of operators of commercial vessels; (3) 
medical examiner education; and (4) medical research.
    The members who will hold the two positions described above will be 
appointed to represent the interest of their respective groups and 
viewpoints and are not Special Government Employee 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 Mariner Medical 
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 Mariner Medical 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.


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    Dated: June 27, 2023.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2023-14947 Filed 7-13-23; 8:45 am]
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