
[Federal Register: April 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 68)]
[Notices]               
[Page 19085-19086]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2008-0216]

 
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the 
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC). This Committee

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advises the Coast Guard on matters related to the training, 
qualification, licensing, certification, and fitness of seamen serving 
in the U.S. merchant marine.

DATES: Completed application forms should reach us on or before June 
15, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may request an application form by writing to Mr. Mark 
Gould, Assistant to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for MERPAC, at 
Commandant (CG-5221), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20593-0001. Please submit applications to the same 
address. Also, a copy of the application form, as well as this notice, 
is available in our online docket, USCG-2008-0216, at http://
www.regulations.gov. Send your completed application to the Assistant 
DFO at the street address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark Gould, Assistant to DFO of 
MERPAC; telephone 202-372-1409 or e-mail mark.c.gould@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MERPAC (``Committee'') is a Federal advisory 
committee established by authority of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act under 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). MERPAC advises the Assistant 
Commandant for Prevention on matters of concern to seamen serving in 
our merchant marine, such as implementation of the International 
Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for 
Seafarers, 1978 (STCW), as amended.
    MERPAC normally meets twice a year, once at or near Coast Guard 
Headquarters, Washington, DC, and once elsewhere in the country. It may 
also meet for extraordinary purposes. Its subcommittees and working 
groups may also meet to consider specific tasks as required.
    We will consider applications for five positions that expire or 
become vacant on January 31, 2009. To be eligible, you should have 
experience in the following areas of expertise: Shipping companies 
employed in ship operation management; marine training institutions 
other than state or federal maritime academies; licensed engineering 
officer; licensed deck officer, preferably with an inland or river 
endorsement, and who represents a labor point of view; and one person 
who represents the general public. Each member serves for a term of 
three years. Members may serve consecutive terms if re-appointed. 
Members serve without compensation from the Federal Government; 
however, they do receive travel reimbursement and per diem.
    In support of the policy of the Coast Guard on gender and ethnic 
diversity, we encourage qualified women and members of minority groups 
to apply.
    If you are selected as a member who represents the general public, 
you will be appointed and serve as a special Government employee (SGE) 
as defined in section 202(a) of title 18, United States Code. As a 
candidate for appointment as a SGE, applicants are required to complete 
a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450). A completed 
OGE Form 450 is not releasable 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). Only the Designated Agency Ethics Official or the 
DAEO's designate may release a Confidential Financial Disclosure 
Report.
    If you are interested in applying to become a member of the 
Committee, send a completed application to Mr. Mark Gould, Assistant to 
the DFO of MERPAC, at the address above. Send the application in time 
for it to be received by the DFO on or before June 15, 2008.
    A copy of the application form is available in the docket for this 
notice. To visit our online docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, 
enter the docket number for this notice (USCG-2008-0216) in the Search 
box, and click ``Go.''

    Dated: March 27, 2008.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. E8-7290 Filed 4-7-08; 8:45 am]

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