[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78372-78373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25150]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0830]


National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: United States 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 four 
vacancies on the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee 
(Committee). This Committee advises the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
via the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, on matters relating to 
national recreational boating safety.

DATES: Completed applications must reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or 
before December 15, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Applications must include (a) a cover letter expressing 
interest in an appointment to the National Boating 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 the subject line ``Application for 
NBSAC'' to Mr. Jeff Decker at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Decker, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer of the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; 
telephone 574-607-8235 or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Boating Safety 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, and is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15105. 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 National Boating 
Safety Advisory Committee provides advice, consults with, and make 
recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security, via the 
Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, on matters relating to national 
recreational boating safety.
    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, but it may meet more frequently. The 
meetings may be held virtually or held at the location across the 
country 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. The only compensation 
the members may receive is for travel expenses, including per diem in 
lieu of subsistence, and or/actual reasonable expenses incurred in the 
performance of their direct duties for 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.
    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 may 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).
    In this solicitation for Committee members, we will consider 
applications for four (4) positions:
    State official responsible for State boating safety programs (4 
positions).
    Each member of the Committee serves as a representative and 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 the matters described above.
    The members who will fill the four positions will be appointed to 
represent the positions described above 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 Boating 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, 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 
Boating Safety Advisory Committee; (2) a resume detailing the

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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: November 8, 2023.
Amy M. Beach,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-25150 Filed 11-14-23; 8:45 am]
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