[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 72 (Friday, April 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 25887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07794]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2024-0041]


Area Maritime Security Advisory Committee Sector Honolulu

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Solicitation for Membership.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard requests individuals interested in serving on 
the Hawaii and American Samoa Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC) 
submit their applications for membership to the Captain of the Port 
Sector Honolulu (COTP). The Committee assists the COTP as the Federal 
Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC), Honolulu, in developing, 
reviewing, and updating the Area Maritime Security Plan (AMSP) for 
their area of responsibility.

DATES: Requests for membership should reach the COTP Sector Honolulu by 
11:59 p.m. on May 31, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Applications for membership should be submitted to the COTP 
at the following address: USCG Sector Honolulu, 400 Sand Island 
Parkway, Honolulu, HI 96819.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about submitting an 
application, or about the AMSC in general, contact Scott Higbee, 808-
842-2693, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Basis and Purpose

    Section 102 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 
2002 (Pub. L. 107-295) added section 70112 to title 46 of the U.S. Code 
and authorized the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating to establish Area Maritime Security Committees (AMSC) for 
any port area of the United States. (See 33 U.S.C. 1226; 46 U.S.C. 
70112; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.01; Department of Homeland Security Delegation 
No. 00170.1(II)(71), Revision No. 01.3.) The MTSA includes a provision 
exempting these AMSCs from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 
117-286, 5 U.S.C., ch. 10).
    The AMSCs shall assist the Federal 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: identifying critical port 
infrastructure and operations, identifying risks (threats, 
vulnerabilities, and consequences), determining mitigation strategies 
and implementation methods, developing strategies to facilitate the 
recovery of the Maritime Transportation System after a Transportation 
Security Incident, 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 providing advice to, and 
assisting the FMSC in developing and maintaining the AMSP.

AMSC Composition

    The composition of an AMSC is prescribed under 33 CFR 103.305. 
Pursuant to the regulation, members may be selected from the Federal, 
Territorial, or Tribal government; the 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. Members of 
the AMSC should have at least five years of experience related to 
maritime or port security operations.

AMSC Membership

    The Hawaii and American Samoa AMSC has approximately 15 members. 
The Committee is seeking to fill two vacancies with this solicitation. 
Applicants may be required to pass an appropriate security background 
check prior to appointment to the committee. Members' terms 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.

Request for Applications

    Those seeking membership are not required to submit formal 
applications to the local COTP. However, because the Hawaii and 
American Samoa AMSC does have an obligation to ensure that a specific 
number of members have the prerequisite maritime security experience, 
the submission of resumes highlighting experience in the maritime and 
security industries is encouraged.
    The Coast Guard 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 other non-merit factor. The Coast Guard 
strives to achieve a widely diverse candidate pool for all of its 
recruitment actions.

    Dated: March 4, 2024.
Aja L. Kirksey,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port/Federal Maritime 
Security Coordinator Honolulu.
[FR Doc. 2024-07794 Filed 4-11-24; 8:45 am]
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