[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 38770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13836]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0392]


National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Vacancies

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 to fill two member 
vacancies on the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee 
(Committee). This Committee advises the Coast Guard on matters relating 
to personnel in the United States merchant marine, including the 
training, qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness of 
mariners.

DATES: Your completed applications should reach the U.S. Coast Guard on 
or before July 29, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Applications should include a cover letter expressing 
interest in an appointment to the National Merchant Marine Personnel 
Advisory Committee and a resume detailing the applicant's relevant 
experience for the position applied for, with a brief biography. 
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications should be 
submitted via email with subject line ``Application for N-MERPAC'' to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Megan Johns Henry, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the National Merchant Marine Personnel 
Advisory Committee; telephone 202-372-1255 or email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Merchant Marine Personnel 
Advisory Committee is a Federal advisory committee. The Committee must 
operate under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (5 
U.S.C. Appendix), and 46 U.S.C. 15109.
    The Committee was established 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. 15105. 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 at least 
twice a year. The meetings are held at a location selected by the U.S. 
Coast Guard.
    All members serve at their own expense and receive no salary or 
other compensation from the Federal Government. Members may be 
reimbursed for travel and per diem in accordance with Federal Travel 
Regulations.
    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. The Secretary of Homeland Security may require an 
individual to have passed an appropriate security background 
examination before appointment to the Committee, 46 U.S.C. 15109(f)(4).
    In this solicitation for Committee members, we will consider 
applications for two (2) positions:
     United States citizens holding active licenses or 
certificates issued under 46 U.S.C. chapter 71 or merchant mariner 
documents issued under 46 U.S.C. chapter 73, as a deck officer who 
represents merchant marine deck officers, who currently holds a 
Merchant Mariner Credential with an endorsement as Master of Towing 
Vessels.
     One individual who represents the general public.
    Each member of the Committee must have particular expertise, 
knowledge, and experience on matters related to personnel in the United 
States merchant marine, including the training, qualifications, 
certification, documentation, and fitness of mariners.
    If you are applying for the position who represents the general 
public, you will be appointed and serve as a Special Government 
Employee as defined in 18 U.S.C. 202(a). Applicants for appointment as 
a Special Government Employee are required to complete a Confidential 
Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) for new entrants and if 
appointed as a member must submit a new entrant OGE Form 450 annually. 
The 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 Coast Guard Ethics Official or their designee may release a 
Confidential Financial Disclosure Report. Applicants can obtain this 
form by going to the website of the Office of Government Ethics 
(www.oge.gov), or by calling or emailing the individual listed above in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Applications for members 
drawn from the general public must be accompanied by a completed OGE 
Form 450.
    In order for the Department, to fully leverage broad-ranging 
experience and education, the National Merchant Marine Personnel 
Advisory Committee must be diverse with regard to professional and 
technical expertise. 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 cover letter and resume along with the brief 
biography to [email protected] via the transmittal method provided 
in the ADDRESSES section by the deadline in the DATES section of this 
notice.

    Dated: June 24, 2022.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2022-13836 Filed 6-28-22; 8:45 am]
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