[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 52 (Friday, March 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15784-15785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6378]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2012-0212]
Navigation Safety Advisory Council; Vacancies
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Request for applications.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the
Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC). NAVSAC provides advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security, through 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, diving safety, and aids to
navigation systems.
DATES: Applicants must submit a cover letter and resume on or before
June 29, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Mr. Mike
Sollosi, Alternate Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), at the following
address: Commandant (CG-553), Attn: Mr. Mike Sollosi, U.S. Coast Guard,
2100 2nd Street SW., STOP 7580, Washington, DC 20593-7580.
You can also call 202-372-1531 or email [email protected]. This
notice is available in our online docket USCG-2012-0212, at http://www.regulations.gov. Members of the public should not submit personal
information into a docket, as it becomes public record. During the
vetting process, applicants may be asked to provide date of birth and
social security number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Sollosi, the NAVSAC Alternate
Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), at phone 202-372-1545, fax 202-372-
1991, or email [email protected]; or Mr. Dennis Fahr, at
telephone 202-372-1531 or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NAVSAC is a federal advisory committee
authorized by 33 U.S.C. 2073 and chartered under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C. App. 2). The NAVSAC provides
advice and recommendations to the Secretary, through 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, diving safety, and aids to navigation systems.
The NAVSAC is expected to meet at least twice each year, or more
often with the approval of the Designated Federal Officer (DFO).
Members may be reimbursed for travel and per diem, as allowed by
regulations and Department policy. All travel for NAVSAC business must
be approved in advance by the DFO. The NAVSAC is comprised of not more
than 21 members who shall have expertise in Inland and International
vessel navigation Rules of the Road, aids to maritime navigation,
maritime law, vessel safety, port safety, or commercial diving safety.
Each member shall be appointed to represent the viewpoints and
interests of one of the following groups or organizations, and at least
one member shall be appointed to represent each membership category:
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.
Members serve as representatives and are not Special Government
Employees as defined in section 202(a) of Title 18, United States Code.
The Coast Guard will consider applications for eight positions that
will become vacant on November 4, 2012, in the following categories:
a. Commercial vessel owners or operators
b. Professional mariners
c. Recreational boaters
d. The recreational boating industry
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e. State agencies responsible for vessel or port safety.
To be eligible, you should have experience in one of the categories
listed above.
Members shall serve terms of office of up to three years, and
approximately one-third of members' terms of office shall expire each
year. In the event NAVSAC is terminated, all appointments to the
Council shall terminate.
Registered lobbyists are not eligible to serve on Federal advisory
committees. Registered lobbyists are lobbyists required to comply with
provisions contained in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Pub. L.
104-65 as amended).
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not discriminate in
employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital
status, disability and generic information, age, membership in an
employee organization, or other non-merit factor. DHS strives to
achieve a widely diverse candidate pool for all of its recruitment
actions.
Dated: March 9, 2012.
Dana A. Goward,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems Management, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2012-6378 Filed 3-15-12; 8:45 am]
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