[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 71 (Thursday, April 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25638-25639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07696]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0048]


National Towing Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: 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 
eighteen vacancies on the National Towing 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 
shallow-draft inland navigation, coastal waterway navigation, and 
towing safety.

DATES: Completed applications must reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or 
before June 10, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Applications must include: (a) a cover letter expressing 
interest in an appointment to the National Towing 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 ``NTSAC Vacancy 
Application'' to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Matthew Layman, Designated Federal 
Officer of the National Towing Safety Advisory Committee; telephone 
202-372-1421 or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Towing Safety Advisory 
Committee is a Federal advisory committee.
    The National Towing Safety Advisory 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. 
15108. The Committee operates under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act and 46 U.S.C. 15109. The National Towing Safety 
Advisory Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary 
of Homeland Security through the Commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard, 
on matters related to shallow-draft inland navigation, coastal waterway 
navigation, and towing 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 to meet 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 from 
the Federal Government. The only compensation the members may receive 
is for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
actual reasonable expenses, or both, 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

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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 the following 18 positions:
     Seven members to represent the barge and towing industry, 
reflecting a regional geographic balance.
     One member to represent the offshore mineral and oil 
supply vessel industry.
     One member to represent masters and pilots of towing 
vessels who hold active licenses and have experience on the Western 
Rivers and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
     One member to represent the masters of towing vessels in 
offshore service who hold active licenses.
     One member to represent masters of active ship docking or 
harbor towing vessels.
     One member to represent licensed and unlicensed towing 
vessel engineers with formal training and experience.
     Two members to represent port districts, authorities, or 
terminal operators.
     Two members to represent shippers and of the two, one to 
engaged in the shipment of oil or hazardous materials by barge.
     Two members to represent the general public.
    If you are applying for the position who represents the general 
public, you will be appointed and serve as a Special Government 
Employee as defined in 18 U.S.C. 202(a). Applicants for appointment as 
a Special Government Employee are required to complete a Confidential 
Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) for new entrants and if 
appointed as a member must submit a new entrant OGE Form 450 annually. 
The U.S. Coast Guard may not release the reports or the information in 
them to the public except under an order issued by a Federal Court or 
as otherwise provided under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C 552a). Only the 
Designated U. S. Coast Guard Ethics Official or their designee may 
release a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report. Applicants can 
obtain this form by going to the website of the Office of Government 
Ethics (www.oge.gov), or by calling or emailing the individual listed 
above in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Applications for 
members drawn from the general public must be accompanied by a 
completed OGE Form 450.
    In order for the Department, to fully leverage broad-ranging 
experience and education, the National Towing 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: (a) a cover letter expressing interest in an appointment to 
the National Towing 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.

Privacy Act Statement

    Purpose: To obtain qualified applicants to fill 18 vacancies on the 
National Towing Safety Advisory Committee. When you apply for 
appointment to the DHS' National Towing 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. 15108 and 15109; and 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: April 2, 2024.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2024-07696 Filed 4-10-24; 8:45 am]
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