[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70196-70197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19458]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0743]


National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: U.S. 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 
nineteen (19) vacancies on the National Navigation 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 maritime collisions, rammings, and groundings; Inland Rules of the 
Road; International Rules of the Road; navigation regulations and 
equipment; routing measures; marine information; and aids to navigation 
systems. Individuals currently holding these appointments will need to 
re-apply if they wish to continue as Committee members.

DATES: Complete applications must reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or 
before September 30, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Applications must include (a) a cover letter expressing 
interest in an appointment to the National Navigation Safety Advisory 
Committee and detailing their qualifications to serve as a 
representative in one or more of the six identified membership 
categories, (b) a resume detailing the applicant's relevant experience 
for the membership categories applied for, and (c) a brief 2-3 
paragraph biography written in third-person perspective. Applications 
should be submitted via email with subject line ``Application for 
NNAVSAC'' to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Danielle Gibb, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the National Navigation Safety Advisory 
Committee; telephone 206-831-0261 or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Navigation Safety Advisory 
Committee is a Federal advisory committee. The Committee was authorized 
on December 4, 2018, 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. 15107. The Committee operates under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and 46 U.S.C. 15109.
    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 twice per year, which may be held in person, virtual, or 
hybrid of in person and virtual depending on the needs of the Committee 
to allow maximum flexibility. The meetings are held at locations across 
the country selected by the U.S. Coast Guard.
    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. Under provisions 46 U.S.C. 15109(f)(4) the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may require an individual to have passed an 
appropriate security background examination before appointment to the 
Committee.
    In this solicitation for Committee members, we will consider 
applications for nineteen (19) to be selected from the following 
membership categories:

a. Commercial vessel owners or operators
b. Professional mariners
c. Recreational boaters
d. The recreational boating industry
e. State agencies responsible for vessel or port safety
f. The Maritime Law Association

    In accordance with 46 U.S.C. 15107(c)(4), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall, based on the needs of the U.S. Coast Guard, determine 
the number of members of the Committee who represent each entity 
specified in each category and should not be construed to require an 
equal distribution of members representing each entity.
    Each member of the Committee must have expertise, knowledge, and 
experience on matters related to the function of the Committee which is 
to advise the Secretary of Homeland Security on matters relating to 
maritime collisions, rammings, and groundings; Inland Rules of the 
Road; International Rules of the Road; navigation regulations and 
equipment, routing measures, marine information, and aids to 
navigations systems.
    The members who fill the nineteen (19) positions described above 
will be appointed to represent the interest of their respective groups 
and viewpoints and are not Special Government Employees as defined in 
18 U.S.C. 202(a).
    All members serve at their own expense and receive no salary or 
other compensation from the Federal Government. The only compensation 
the members may receive is for travel

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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 order for the Department to fully leverage broad-ranging 
experience and education, the National Navigation Safety Advisory 
Committee must be diverse with regard to the stakeholders represented. 
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.
    The U.S. Coast Guard will not consider incomplete or late 
applications.

Privacy Act Statement

    Purpose: To obtain qualified applicants to fill nineteen (19) 
vacancies on the National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee. When 
you apply for appointment to the DHS' National Navigation 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. 15107 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: August 26, 2024.
Michael D. Emerson,
Director of Marine Transportation Systems.
[FR Doc. 2024-19458 Filed 8-28-24; 8:45 am]
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