[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27919-27920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09309]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0246]


Area Maritime Security Advisory Committee (AMSC), Eastern Great 
Lakes, Northwest Pennsylvania Sub-Committee Vacancy

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability of committee vacancy; solicitation for 
membership.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard requests individuals interested in serving on 
the Area Maritime Security Committee, Eastern Great Lakes, Northwest 
Pennsylvania Region sub-committee submit their applications for 
membership to the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Buffalo. The 
Committee assists the Captain of the Port as the Federal Maritime 
Security Coordinator, Buffalo, in developing, reviewing, and updating 
the Area Maritime Security Plan for their area of responsibility.

DATES: Requests for membership should reach the Captain of the Port, 
Buffalo, by 22 May 2023.

ADDRESSES: Applications for membership should be submitted to the 
Captain of the Port at the following address: Captain of the Port, 
Buffalo, Attention: LCDR Katherine Peet, 1 Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo, 
NY 14203-3189.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about submitting an 
application, or about the AMSC in general, contact Mr. John Kelly, 
Northwest Pennsylvania Region Sub-Committee Executive Coordinator, at 
716-843-9574 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Basis and Purpose

    Section 102 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 
2002 (Pub. L. 107-295) added section 70112 to Title 46 of the U.S. Code 
and authorized the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating to establish Area Maritime Security Advisory Committees 
(ASMC) for any port area of the United States. (See 33 U.S.C. 1226; 46 
U.S.C.; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.01; Department of Homeland Security Delegation 
No. 0170.1). The MTSA includes a provision exempting these AMSCs from 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-436, 86 Stat. 
470 (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The AMSCs shall assist the Federal Maritime 
Security Coordinator (FMSC) in the development, review, update, and 
exercising of the Area Maritime Security Plan (AMSP) for their area of 
responsibility. Such matters may include, but are not limited to, the 
following:
    (1) Identifying critical port infrastructure and operations; 
Identifying risks (threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences).
    (2) Determining mitigation strategies and implementation methods.
    (3) Developing strategies to facilitate the recovery of the 
Maritime Transportation System after a Transportation Security 
Incident.
    (4) Developing and describing the process to continually evaluate 
overall port security by considering consequences and vulnerabilities, 
how they may change over time, and what additional mitigation 
strategies can be applied; and
    (5) Providing advice to and assisting the Federal Maritime Security 
Coordinator in developing and maintaining the Area Maritime Security 
Plan.

AMSC Membership

    Members of the AMSC should have at least five years of experience 
related to maritime or port security operations. We are seeking to fill 
one (1) Sub-Committee vacancies with this solicitation, an Executive 
Board member to serve as Vice-Chairperson; the position will serve 
concurrently as a member of the Eastern Great Lakes AMSC when so 
convened by the FMSC.
    Applicants may be required to pass an appropriate security 
background check prior to appointment to the committee. Applicants must 
register with and remain active as a Coast Guard Homeport user if 
appointed. Member's term of office will be for five years; however, a 
member is eligible to serve

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additional terms of office. Members will not receive any salary or 
other compensation for their service on an AMSC. In accordance with 33 
CFR 103, members may be selected from Federal, Territorial, or Tribal 
governments; State government and political subdivisions of the State; 
local public safety, crisis management, and emergency response 
agencies; law enforcement and security organizations; maritime 
industry, including labor; other port stakeholders having a special 
competence in maritime security; and port stakeholders affected by 
security practices and policies.
    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.

Request for Applications

    Those seeking membership are not required to submit formal 
applications to the local Captain of the Port, however, because we do 
have an obligation to ensure that a specific number of members have the 
prerequisite maritime security experience, we encourage the submission 
of resumes highlighting experience in the maritime and security 
industries.

    Dated: April 17, 2023.
Mark I. Kuperman,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port & Federal Maritime 
Security Coordinator, Buffalo.
[FR Doc. 2023-09309 Filed 5-2-23; 8:45 am]
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