[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52190-52191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16749]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0582]


National Navigation Safety 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 Navigation Safety Advisory Committee 
(Committee). This Committee advises the Secretary of Homeland Security 
and the Coast Guard on matters relating to maritime collisions, 
allisions, and groundings; Inland Rules of the Road; International 
Rules of the Road; navigation regulations and equipment, routing 
measures, marine information, and aids to navigation systems.

DATES: Completed applications should reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or 
before October 6, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Applications must include: (a) a cover letter expressing 
interest in an appointment to the National Navigation Safety Advisory 
Committee, (b) a resume detailing the applicant's relevant experience 
for the position applied for, and (c) a brief biography. Applications 
should be submitted via email with subject line ``NNAVSAC Committee 
Application'' to [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Navigation Safety 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. 15107. In 
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 15109(a), the Committee is required to hold 
meetings at least once a year. We expect the Committee to meet at least 
twice a year, but it may meet even more. The meetings may be held 
virtually or 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. The only compensation 
the members may receive is for travel expenses, including per diem in 
lieu of subsistence, and/or actual and reasonable expenses incurred in 
the performance of their direct duties at the Committee 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 a Committee Members, we will consider 
applications for two (2) positions to be selected from the following 
membership categories:

a. Commercial vessel owners or operators
b. Professional mariners
c. Recreational boaters
d. The recreational boating industry
e. State agencies responsible for vessel or port safety
f. The Maritime Law Association

    Each member of the Committee must have expertise, knowledge, and 
experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee which 
is to advise the Secretary of Homeland Security on matters relating to 
maritime collisions, allisions, and groundings;

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Inland Rules of the Road; International Rules of the Road; navigation 
regulations and equipment, routing measures, marine information, and 
aids to navigation systems.
    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 Navigation Safety 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, your application must be emailed to 
[email protected] as provided in the ADDRESSES section of 
this notice. Applications must include: (a) a cover letter expressing 
interest in an appointment to the National Navigation Safety Advisory 
Committee, (b) a resume detailing the applicant's relevant experience 
for the position applied for, and (c) 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: August 1, 2023.
Michael D. Emerson,
Director of Marine Transportation Systems.
[FR Doc. 2023-16749 Filed 8-4-23; 8:45 am]
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