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[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2007-29114]

 
Delaware River and Bay Oil Spill Advisory Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of committee establishment and request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Homeland Security is establishing the 
Delaware River and Bay Oil Spill Advisory

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Committee (DRBOSAC) under authority of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2006, Public Law 109-241. Individuals interested 
in serving on this committee are invited to apply for membership.

DATES: Application forms for membership should reach the Coast Guard on 
or before January 28, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of the charter for the Delaware River 
and Bay Oil Spill Advisory Committee or a form to apply for membership 
by writing to Captain David L. Scott, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) 
of the Delaware River and Bay Oil Spill Advisory Committee, USCG Sector 
Delaware Bay, 1 Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19147. Send your 
application in written form to the above street address. A copy of this 
notice, the Committee Charter, and the application form are available 
in our online docket, USCG-2007-29114, at http://www.regulations.gov.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald Conrad, Assistant to the 
DFO of the Delaware River and Bay Oil Spill Advisory Committee, at 215-
271-4824.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Establishment of the Delaware River and Bay 
Oil Spill Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463), governs the establishment of 
committees by Federal agencies. Section 607 of the Coast Guard and 
Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-241) requires the 
Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to 
establish a Delaware River and Bay Oil Spill Advisory Committee. The 
Commandant of the Coast Guard will select the people to be on the 
advisory committee.
    The DRBOSAC shall provide advice and recommendations and a ranking 
of priorities for measures to improve the prevention of, and response 
to, future oil spills in the Delaware River and Delaware Bay to the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Governors of the States of New 
Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, the Committee on Commerce, Science 
and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
    FACA requires advisory committees to meet at least yearly. However, 
we anticipate that this Committee will meet more frequently. 
Subcommittees, if established, may also meet between meetings of the 
parent committee. Most meetings will be held at Coast Guard Sector 
Delaware Bay in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but some meetings may be 
held at nearby facilities.

Request for Applications

    The Committee will be composed of 27 members who are appointed by 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard and who have a particular expertise, 
knowledge, and experience regarding the transportation, equipment, and 
techniques that are used to ship cargo and to navigate vessels in the 
Delaware River and Delaware Bay, as follows:
    (A) Three members who are employed by port authorities that oversee 
operations on the Delaware River or have been selected to represent 
these port authorities, of whom--
    (i) One member shall be an employee or representative of the Port 
of Wilmington;
    (ii) One member shall be an employee or representative of the South 
Jersey Port Corporation;
    (iii) One member shall be an employee or representative of the 
Philadelphia Regional Port Authority.
    (B) Two members who represent organizations that operate tugs or 
barges that utilize the port facilities on the Delaware River and 
Delaware Bay.
    (C) Two members who represent shipping companies that transport 
cargo by vessel from ports on the Delaware River and Delaware Bay, of 
whom at least one may not be a representative of a shipping company 
that transports oil or petroleum products.
    (D) Two members who represent operators of oil refineries adjacent 
to the Delaware River and Delaware Bay.
    (E) Two members who represent State-licensed pilots who work on the 
Delaware River and Delaware Bay.
    (F) One member who represents labor organizations whose members 
load and unload cargo at ports on the Delaware River and Delaware Bay.
    (G) One member who represents local commercial fishing interests or 
an aquaculture organization that depends on fisheries and resources of 
the Delaware River or Delaware Bay.
    (H) Three members who represent environmental organizations active 
with respect to the Delaware River and Delaware Bay, including a 
watershed advocacy group and a wildlife conservation advocacy group.
    (I) One member who represents an organization affiliated with 
recreational fishing interests in the vicinity of the Delaware River 
and Delaware Bay.
    (J) Two members who are scientists or researchers associated with 
an academic institution, and who have professional credentials in 
fields of research relevant to oil spill safety, oil spill response, or 
wildlife and ecological recovery.
    (K) Two members who are municipal or county officials from 
Delaware.
    (L) Two members who are municipal or county officials from New 
Jersey.
    (M) Two members who are municipal or county officials from 
Pennsylvania.
    (N) One member who represents an oil spill response organization 
located on the lower Delaware River and Delaware Bay.
    (O) One member who represents the general public.
    The DRBOSAC may also consist of an appropriate number (as 
determined by the Commandant of the Coast Guard) of non-voting members 
who represent Federal agencies and the agencies of the states of New 
Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware with an interest in oil spill 
prevention in the Delaware River and Delaware Bay.
    The members outlined in (A) can be either Special Government 
Employees (SGEs) or representatives. Members who are merely employed by 
port authorities shall be designated as SGEs and members that represent 
these port authorities shall be designated as representative members.
    The members in paragraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), 
(K), (L), (M) and (N) are representative members and not Special 
Government Employees as defined in section 202(a) of Title 18, United 
States Code.
    The members in paragraphs, (J), and (O) serve as Special Government 
Employees as defined in section 202(a) of Title 18, United States Code.
    The terms of office for members initially appointed to the 
committee shall expire 18 months from the date of their appointment. 
Applicants may be required to pass an appropriate security background 
check prior to appointment to the committee.
    Applicants should submit their application on Form DOT F 1120.1 to 
Captain David L. Scott at the address given in the ADDRESSES section at 
the beginning of this Notice. The application form is available from 
Mr. Gerald Conrad by calling him at 215-271-4824, or by going to the 
docket for this notice [USCG-2007-29114] at http://www.regulations.gov.

    While attending meetings or otherwise engaged in Committee 
business, members will be reimbursed for travel expenses as permitted 
under applicable Federal travel regulations. However, members will not 
receive any salary or other compensation for their service on the 
Committee.
    In support of the policy of the U.S.C.G. on gender and ethnic 
diversity, we encourage qualified women and members of minority groups 
to apply.
    If you are selected as a Special Government Employee (SGE), 
including a member of the general public, we will

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require you to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 
Form 450). We may not release the report or the information in it 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).

    Dated: October 13, 2007.
David. L. Scott,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commanding Officer, Sector Delaware Bay.
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