1942 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 8 / Thursday, January 12, 2012 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2011–0036] 

Homeland Security Science and 

Technology Advisory Committee 

(HSSTAC) 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security Science and Technology 

Directorate (DHS S&T), Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Committee management; request 

for applicants for appointment to 

Homeland Security Science and 

Technology Advisory Committee 

(HSSTAC). 

SUMMARY: The DHS Science and 

Technology Directorate is inviting 

applications from individuals who are 

interested in serving on the Homeland 

Security Science and Technology 

Advisory Committee (HSSTAC). The 

HSSTAC gives advice and 

recommendations to the Under 

Secretary of DHS S&T. 

DATES: Applications for membership 

should reach DHS S&T as described 

below on or before January 30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a 

biography or resume and CV (if 

available) in one of three ways: 

• Email: Mary.Hanson@dhs.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 254–5823. 

• Mail: Mary Hanson, HSSTAC 

Executive Director, Science and 

Technology Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, 

Bldg. 410, Washington, DC 20528. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Hanson, HSSTAC Executive 

Director, Science and Technology 

Directorate, Department of Homeland 

Security, 245 Murray Lane, Bldg. 410, 

Washington, DC 20528, (202) 254– 

5866(O), (202) 254–5823 (F), 

mary.hanson@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

HSSTAC is an advisory committee 

established in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) 5 U.S.C. (Pub. L. 

92–463). The committee addresses areas 

of interest and importance to the Under 

Secretary for Science and Technology, 

such as new developments in systems 

engineering, cyber-security, knowledge 

management and how best to leverage 

related technologies funded by other 

federal agencies and by the private 

sector. The committee also advises the 

Under Secretary on policies, 

management processes, and 

organizational constructs as needed. 

Upon request, the committee provides 

scientifically and technically based 

advice to the Homeland Security 

Advisory Council. A limited number of 

positions is currently available. The 

strongest need is in the areas of 

explosives detection and biological 

defense research and development. 

Committee members serve at the 

pleasure of the Secretary of Homeland 

Security. Members will be selected 

based on their expertise, knowledge, 

and contribution to a diverse range of 

science and technology topic areas 

(including chemical, biological, and 

cybersecurity threats, the human factors 

embedded in those threats and response 

to them, first responder technology 

capabilities and needs, and the latest 

thinking in systems engineering), and 

their depth of experience in applying 

these areas of science and technology to 

real-world problems and transitioning 

innovative products into use. Members 

shall serve terms of office of two years. 

Meetings will be held approximately 

quarterly. Travel expenses may be 

reimbursed. 

Members of HSSTAC will be 

appointed and serve as Special 

Government Employees (SGE) as 

defined in section 202(a) of title 18 

United States Code. As candidates for 

appointment as SGEs, applicants are 

required to complete Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Reports (OGE Form 

450). DHS 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). 

Applicants can obtain the OGE Form 

450 at the Web site of the Office of 

Government Ethics (www.oge.gov), or by 

contacting the individual listed above. 

Applications which are not 

accompanied by a completed OGE Form 

450 will not be considered. Federally 

registered lobbyists may not serve on 

federal advisory committees. 

In support of the policy of the 

Department of Homeland Security on 

gender and ethnic diversity, qualified 

women and minorities are encouraged 

to apply for membership. 

Dated: December 21, 2011. 

Tara O’Toole, 

Under Secretary for Science and Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2012–413 Filed 1–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9f–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2011–1014] 

Collection of Information Under 

Review by Office of Management and 

Budget 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the 

U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding 

Information Collection Requests (ICRs), 

abstracted below, to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA), requesting an extension of its 

approval for the following collections of 

information: 1625–0028, Course 

Approval and Records for Merchant 

Marine Training Schools and 1625– 

0069, Ballast Water Management for 

Vessels with Ballast Tanks Entering U.S. 

Waters. Our ICRs describe the 

information we seek to collect from the 

public. Review and comments by OIRA 

ensure we only impose paperwork 

burdens commensurate with our 

performance of duties. 

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast 

Guard and OIRA on or before February 

13, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Coast Guard docket 

number [USCG–2011–1014] to the 

Docket Management Facility (DMF) at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT) and/or to OIRA. To avoid 

duplicate submissions, please use only 

one of the following means: 

(1) Online: (a) To Coast Guard docket 

at http://www.regulations.gov. (b) To 

OIRA by email via: OIRA-submission@

omb.eop.gov . 

(2) Mail: (a) DMF (M–30), DOT, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. (b) To 

OIRA, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503, attention Desk 

Officer for the Coast Guard. 

(3) Hand Delivery: To DMF address 

above, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The telephone number is (202) 

366–9329. 

(4) Fax: (a) To DMF, (202) 493–2251. 

(b) To OIRA at (202) 395–6566. To 

ensure your comments are received in a 

timely manner, mark the fax, attention 

Desk Officer for the Coast Guard. 

The DMF maintains the public docket 

for this Notice. Comments and material 


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