[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13422-13423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5669]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0043]


Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety 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 Lower 
Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee. This Committee 
advises and makes recommendations to the Coast Guard on matters 
relating to safe transit of vessels and products to and from the ports 
on the Lower Mississippi River and related waterways.

DATES: Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume in time to 
reach the Designated Federal Officer on or before May 1, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Applicants should send his or her cover letter and resume to 
Captain E. M. Stanton, Designated Federal Officer, DFO, 200 Hendee 
Street, New Orleans, LA 70114. This notice, is available in our online 
docket, USCG-2011-0043, at http://www.regulations.gov. Send your 
completed application to the DFO at the street address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief Warrant Officer David Chapman, 
Assistant to DFO of Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory 
Committee; telephone (504) 365-2282 or fax (504) 365-2287.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety 
Advisory Committee is a Federal advisory committee under the authority 
found in section 19 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1991, (Pub. 
L. 102-241) as amended by section 621 of the Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 2010, Public Law 111-281. The Lower Mississippi River Waterway 
Safety Advisory Committee advises the U.S. Coast Guard on matters 
relating to communications, surveillance, traffic management, 
anchorages, development and operation of the New Orleans Vessel Traffic 
Service, and other related topics dealing with navigation safety on the 
Lower Mississippi River as required by the U.S. Coast Guard.
    The Committee expects to meet at least two times annually. It may 
also meet for extraordinary purposes with the approval of the DFO.
    We will consider applications for 25 positions that expire or 
become vacant March 30, 2011. To be eligible, you should have 
experience regarding the transportation, equipment, and techniques that 
are used to ship cargo and to navigate vessels on the Lower Mississippi 
River and its connecting navigable waterways, including the Gulf of 
Mexico. The 25 positions available for application are broken down as 
follows:
    1. Five members representing River Port authorities between Baton 
Rouge, Louisiana, and the Head of Passes of the Lower Mississippi 
River, of which one member shall be from the Port of St. Bernard and 
one member from the Port of Plaquemines.
    2. Two members representing vessel owners domiciled in the state of 
Louisiana.
    3. Two members representing organizations which operate harbor tugs 
or barge fleets in the geographical area covered by the committee.
    4. Two members representing companies which transport cargo or 
passengers on the navigable waterways in the geographical area covered 
by the Committee.
    5. Three members representing State Commissioned Pilot 
organizations, with one member each representing New Orleans-Baton 
Rouge Steamship Pilots Association, the Crescent River Port Pilots 
Association, and the Associated Branch Pilots Association.
    6. Two at-large members who utilize water transportation facilities 
located in the geographical area covered by the committee.
    7. Three members each one representing one of three categories: 
consumers, shippers, and importers-exporters that utilize vessels which 
utilize the navigable waterways covered by the committee.
    8. Two members representing those licensed merchant mariners, other 
than pilots, who perform shipboard duties on those vessels which 
utilize navigable waterways covered by the committee.
    9. One member representing an organization that serves in a 
consulting or advisory capacity to the maritime industry.
    10. One member representing an environmental organization.
    11. One member drawn from the general public.
    12. One member representing the Associated Federal Pilots and 
Docking Masters of Louisiana.
    Each member serves for a term of 2 years. Members may serve 
consecutive terms. All members serve at their own expense and receive 
no salary, reimbursement of travel expenses, or other compensation from 
the Federal Government. Registered lobbyists are not eligible to serve 
on Federal Advisory Committees. Registered lobbyists are lobbyists 
required to comply with provisions contained in the Lobbying Disclosure 
Act, Title 2, United States Code, Section 1603.
    In support of the policy of the Coast Guard on gender and ethnic 
nondiscrimination, we encourage qualified men and women and members of 
all racial and ethnic groups to apply. The Coast Guard values 
diversity; all the different characteristics and attributes of persons 
that enhance the mission of the Coast Guard.
    If you are selected as a non-representative member, or as a member 
who is drawn from 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 Captain E.M. Stanton, 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of Lower Mississippi River Waterway 
Safety Advisory Committee, 200 Hendee Street, New Orleans, LA 70114. 
Send the application in time for it to be received by the DFO on or 
before 1, May 2011. 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-
2011-0043) in the Search box, and click ``Go >>.'' Please do not post 
your application on this site.


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    Dated: February 28, 2011.
Mary Landry,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2011-5669 Filed 3-10-11; 8:45 am]
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