[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 111 (Friday, June 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48669-48670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12505]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2018-0001]


Request for Applicants for Appointment to the Surface 
Transportation Security Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Committee management; request for applicants.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requests that 
qualified individuals interested in serving on the Surface 
Transportation Security Advisory Committee (STSAC) apply for 
appointment as identified in this notice. All applicants must represent 
one of the constituencies specified below in order to be eligible for 
appointment. STSAC's mission is to provide advice, consultation, and 
recommendations to the TSA Administrator on improving surface 
transportation security matters, including developing, refining, and 
implementing policies, programs, initiatives, rulemakings, and security 
directives pertaining to surface transportation security, while 
adhering to sensitive security information requirements. The STSAC 
considers risk-based approaches in the performance of its duties.

DATES: Applications for membership must be submitted to TSA using one 
of the methods in the ADDRESSES section below on or before July 8, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted by one of the following 
means:
     Email: [email protected].
     Mail: Gary Click, STSAC Designated Federal Officer, 
Transportation Security Administration (TSA-28), TSA Mailstop 6028, 
6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-6028.
    See below for application requirements.
    The STSAC will send you an email that confirms receipt of your 
application and will notify you of the final status of your application 
once TSA selects members.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Click, STSAC Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), Transportation Security Administration (TSA-28), TSA 
Mailstop 6028, 6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-
6028, [email protected], 571-227-5866.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The STSAC is an advisory committee 
established pursuant to section 1969, Division K, TSA Modernization 
Act, of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-254; 132 Stat. 
3186; Oct. 5, 2018). The committee is composed of individual members 
representing key constituencies affected by surface transportation 
security requirements.

Application for Advisory Committee Appointment

    Any person wishing to be considered for appointment to the STSAC 
must provide the following information:
     Complete professional resume.
     Statement of interest and reasons for application, 
including the membership category represented, how you represent a 
significant portion of that constituency, and a brief explanation of 
how you can contribute to one or more TSA strategic initiatives based 
on your prior experience with TSA or your review of current TSA 
strategic documents. These documents can be found at www.tsa.gov/about/strategy.
     Home and work addresses, telephone number, and email 
address.
    In order for DHS to fully leverage broad-ranging experience and 
education, the STSAC must be diverse with regard to professional and 
technical expertise. DHS is also committed to pursuing opportunities, 
consistent with applicable law, to compose a committee that reflects 
the diversity of the nation's people. If there are aspects of diversity 
that you wish to describe or emphasize in support of your candidacy, 
please do so within your statement of interest application. TSA does 
not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, 
sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, political 
affiliation, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an 
employee organization, or other non-merit factor.
    Please submit your application to the DFO in ADDRESSES noted above 
by July 8, 2024.

Membership

    The STSAC is composed of no more than 40 voting members from among 
stakeholders representing each mode of surface transportation, such as 
passenger rail, freight rail, mass transit, pipelines, highways, over-
the-road bus, school bus industry, and trucking, and may include 
representatives from--
     Associations representing such modes of surface 
transportation;
     Labor organizations representing such modes of surface 
transportation;
     Groups representing the users of such modes of surface 
transportation, including asset manufacturers, academics, and 
cybersecurity professionals, as appropriate;
     Relevant law enforcement, first responders, and security 
experts;
     Emergency Management Officials; and
     Such other groups as the TSA Administrator considers 
appropriate.
    The STSAC also includes nonvoting members, serving in an advisory 
capacity, who are designated by TSA; the Department of Transportation; 
the Coast Guard; and such other Federal department or agency as the TSA 
Administrator considers appropriate.
    The STSAC does not have a specific number of members allocated to 
any membership category and TSA may adjust the number of members in a 
category may to fit the needs of the Committee.
    Appointees will be designated as representative members. 
Representative members speak for the key constituency group they 
represent. Membership on the Committee is personal to the appointee and 
a member may not send an alternate to a Committee meeting. The members 
of the committee shall not receive any compensation from the government 
by reason of their service on the Committee.

Committee Voting Membership

    Committee voting members are appointed by and serve at the pleasure 
of the Administrator of TSA for a term of two years, but a voting 
member may continue to serve until the Administrator appoints a 
successor. Voting members who are currently serving on the Committee 
and whose 2-year term concludes in 2024 are eligible to reapply for 
membership and must submit a new application. The next 2-year term of 
appointments will begin November 2024.

Committee Meetings

    The Committee shall meet as frequently as deemed necessary by the 
DFO in consultation with the Chairperson, but no less than two 
scheduled meetings each year. At least one meeting will be open to the 
public each year. Unless the DFO decides otherwise, meetings will be 
held in person in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area or through web 
conferencing. In addition, STSAC members are expected to participate on 
an STSAC subcommittee that normally meets more frequently to deliberate 
and discuss specific surface transportation matters.

Committee Membership Vetting

    All applicants who are presented for appointment to the STSAC must 
successfully complete a security threat assessment (STA) by TSA, as 
access to sensitive security information will be necessary. U.S. 
citizens and those meeting residency requirements will be vetted using 
TSA's Universal Enrollment Services (UES), which includes the 
collection of biographic and biometric information to allow TSA to 
perform the STA in regards to criminal history, terrorists watch list, 
and citizenship. Selected applicants will be offered a no-cost 
authorization code to complete the three-step UES process; which 
includes online pre-enrollment and coordinating an in-person visit to 
the enrollment center. Non-U.S. applicants presented for appointment to 
the STSAC will be required to complete additional vetting.

    Dated: June 3, 2024.
Eddie D. Mayenschein,
Assistant Administrator, Policy, Plans, and Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2024-12505 Filed 6-6-24; 8:45 am]
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