[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 63 (Monday, April 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22416-22417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06797]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0188]


National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice; 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 May 1, 2024.

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. Thomas Guess at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas Guess, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer of the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; 
telephone 206-815-0221 or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Boating Safety Advisory 
Committee is a Federal advisory committee. The Committee was 
established 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. 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 to, consults with, and makes 
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.
    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

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the members may receive is for travel expenses, including per diem in 
lieu of subsistence, and 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.
    In this solicitation for Committee members, we will consider 
applications for four positions as members representing recreational 
boating organizations.
    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 positions will be appointed as 
representatives to represent the position 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 
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.

Privacy Act Statement

    Purpose: To obtain qualified applicants to fill four vacancies on 
the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee. When you apply for 
appointment to the DHS' National Boating Safety Advisory Committee, DHS 
collects your name, contact information, and any other personal 
information that you submit in conjunction with your application. DHS 
will use this information to evaluate your candidacy for Committee 
membership. If you are chosen to serve as a Committee member, your name 
will appear in publicly available Committee documents, membership 
lists, and Committee reports.
    Authorities: 14 U.S.C. 504; 46 U.S.C. 15105 and 15109; 18 U.S.C. 
202(a), and Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00915.
    Routine Uses: Authorized U.S. Coast Guard personnel will use this 
information to consider and obtain qualified candidates to serve on the 
Committee. Any external disclosures of information within this record 
will be made in accordance with DHS/ALL-009, Department of Homeland 
Security Advisory Committee (73 FR 57642, October 3, 2008).
    Consequences of Failure to Provide Information: Furnishing this 
information is voluntary. However, failure to furnish the requested 
information may result in your application not being considered for the 
Committee.

    Dated: March 27, 2024.
Amy M. Beach,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-06797 Filed 3-29-24; 8:45 am]
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