
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 43780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19899]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0829]


Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the 
Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee. The Commercial Fishing 
Safety Advisory Committee provides advice and makes recommendations to 
the Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security on various 
matters relating to the safe operation of commercial fishing industry 
vessels.

DATES: Completed applications should be submitted to the U.S. Coast 
Guard on or before November 20, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a cover letter expressing interest in 
an appointment to the Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee that 
also identifies which membership category the applicant is applying 
under, along with a resume detailing the applicant's experience via one 
of the following methods:
     By Email: Jonathan.G.Wendland@uscg.mil.
    Subject line: The Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee.
     By Mail: Commandant (CG-CVC-3)/CFSAC, Attn: Mr. Jonathan 
Wendland, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Ave. SE., Stop 
7501, Washington, DC 20593-7501.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jonathan Wendland, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory 
Committee, 202-372-1245 or Jonathan.G.Wendland@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory 
Committee is a federal advisory committee which operates under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 5, U.S.C. 
Appendix). The U.S. Coast Guard chartered the Commercial Fishing Safety 
Advisory Committee to provide advice on issues related to the safety of 
commercial fishing industry vessels regulated under Chapter 45 of title 
46, United States Code, which includes uninspected fish catching 
vessels, fish processing vessels, and fish tender vessels. (See Title 
46 U.S.C. 4508.)
    The Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee meets at least 
once a year. It may also meet for other extraordinary purposes. Its 
subcommittees or working groups may communicate throughout the year to 
prepare for meetings or develop proposals for the committee as a whole 
to address specific tasks.
    Each member serves for a term of three years. An individual may be 
appointed to a term as a member more than once, but not more than two 
terms consecutively. All members serve at their own expense and receive 
no salary or other compensation from the Federal Government, although 
travel reimbursement and per diem may be provided for called meetings.
    The U.S. Coast Guard will consider applications for seven (07) 
positions that will be vacant on January 2018 in the following 
categories:
    (a) Individuals who represent the Commercial Fishing Industry (four 
positions);
    (b) An individual who represents the general public (one position), 
a marine surveyor who provides services to vessels to which Chapter 45 
of Title 46 U.S.C. applies;
    (c) An individual who represents manufacturers of equipment for 
vessels to which Chapter 45 of Title 46, U.S.C. applies (one position);
    (d) An individual who represents owners of vessels to which Chapter 
45 of Title 46, U.S.C. applies (one position).
    If you are selected as a member from the general public, you will 
be appointed and serve as a Special Government Employee as defined in 
Section 202(a) of Title 18, U.S.C. Applicants for appointment as a 
Special Government Employee are required to complete a Confidential 
Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450). The U.S. Coast Guard may 
not release the reports or the information in them 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 U.S. Coast Guard 
Ethics Official or his or her designee may release a Confidential 
Financial Disclosure Report. Applicants can obtain this form by going 
to the Web site of the Office of Government Ethics (www.oge.gov), or by 
contacting the individual listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 
Applications for a member drawn from the general public which are not 
accompanied by a completed OGE Form 450 will not be considered.
    Registered lobbyists are not eligible to serve on federal advisory 
committees in an individual capacity. See ``Revised Guidance on 
Appointment of Lobbyist to Federal Advisory Committees, Boards, and 
Commissions'' (79 CFR 47482, August 13, 2014). Registered lobbyists are 
lobbyists as defined in Title 2, U.S.C. 1602 who are required by Title 
2 U.S.C. 1603 to register with the Secretary of the Senate and the 
Clerk of the House Representatives. The position we list for a member 
from the general public would be someone appointed in their individual 
capacity and would be designated as a Special Government Employee as 
defined in Section 202(a), Title 18, U.S.C.
    The Department of Homeland Security does not discriminate in 
selection of Committee members on the basis of race, color, religion, 
sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender 
identity, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, 
membership in an employee organization, or any other non-merit factor. 
The Department of Homeland Security strives to achieve a widely diverse 
candidate pool for all of its recruitment actions.
    If you are interested in applying to become a member of the 
Committee, send your cover letter and resume to Mr. Jonathan Wendland, 
Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer, via one of the transmittal methods in the ADDRESSES 
section by the deadline in the DATES section. All email submittals will 
receive an email receipt confirmation.

Jennifer F. Williams,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-19899 Filed 9-18-17; 8:45 am]
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