[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88103-88104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27944]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0925]


Area Maritime Security Advisory Committee (AMSC), Eastern Great 
Lakes, Western New York Sub-Committee Vacancy

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability of committee vacancy; solicitation for 
membership.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard requests individuals interested in serving on 
the Area Maritime Security Committee, Eastern Great Lakes, Western New 
York Region sub-committee submit their applications for membership to 
the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Buffalo. The Committee 
assists the Captain of the Port as the Federal Maritime Security 
Coordinator, Buffalo, in developing, reviewing, and updating the Area 
Maritime Security Plan for their area of responsibility.

DATES: Requests for membership should reach the Captain of the Port, 
Buffalo, by January 15, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Applications for membership should be submitted to the 
Captain of the Port at the following address: Captain of the Port, 
Buffalo, Attention: LCDR Eric Lunde, 1 Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo, NY 
14203-3189.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about submitting an 
application or about the AMSC in general, contact Mr. John Kelly, 
Western New York Region Sub-Committee Executive Coordinator, at 716-
843-9574 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Basis and Purpose

    Section 102 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 
2002 authorized the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating to establish Area Maritime Security Advisory 
Committees (ASMC) for any port area of the United States. The MTSA 
includes a provision exempting these AMSCs from the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA). The AMSCs assist the Federal

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Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC) in the development, review, 
update, and exercising of the Area Maritime Security Plan (AMSP) for 
their area of responsibility. Such matters may include, but are not 
limited to, the following:
    (1) Identifying critical port infrastructure and operations; 
Identifying risks (threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences).
    (2) Determining mitigation strategies and implementation methods.
    (3) Developing strategies to facilitate the recovery of the 
Maritime Transportation System after a Transportation Security 
Incident.
    (4) Developing and describing the process to continually evaluate 
overall port security by considering consequences and vulnerabilities, 
how they may change over time, and what additional mitigation 
strategies can be applied; and
    (5) Providing advice to and assisting the Federal Maritime Security 
Coordinator in developing and maintaining the Area Maritime Security 
Plan.

AMSC Membership

    Members of the AMSC should have at least five years of experience 
related to maritime or port security operations. We are seeking to fill 
one (1) Sub-Committee vacancies with this solicitation, an Executive 
Board member to serve as Vice-Chairperson; the position will serve 
concurrently as a member of the Eastern Great Lakes AMSC when so 
convened by the FMSC.
    Applicants may be required to pass an appropriate security 
background check prior to appointment to the committee. Applicants must 
register with and remain active as a Coast Guard Homeport user if 
appointed. Member's term of office will be for five years; however, a 
member is eligible to serve additional terms of office. Members will 
not receive any salary or other compensation for their service on an 
AMSC. In accordance with 33 CFR 103, members may be selected from 
Federal, Territorial, or Tribal governments; State government and 
political subdivisions of the State; local public safety, crisis 
management, and emergency response agencies; law enforcement and 
security organizations; maritime industry, including labor; other port 
stakeholders having a special competence in maritime security; and port 
stakeholders affected by security practices and policies.
    The Department of Homeland Security does not discriminate in 
selection of committee members on the basis of race, color, religion, 
sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender 
identity, marital status, disability, and genetic information, age, 
membership in an employee organization, or any other non-merit factor. 
The Department of Homeland Security strives to achieve a widely diverse 
candidate pool for all of its recruitment actions.

Request for Applications

    Those seeking membership are not required to submit formal 
applications to the local Captain of the Port, however, because we do 
have an obligation to ensure that a specific number of members have the 
prerequisite maritime security experience, we encourage the submission 
of resumes highlighting experience in the maritime and security 
industries.

    Dated: December 14, 2023.
Mark I. Kuperman,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port & Federal Maritime 
Security Coordinator, Eastern Great Lakes.
[FR Doc. 2023-27944 Filed 12-19-23; 8:45 am]
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