19102 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 79 / Monday, April 27, 2009 / Notices 

Dated: April 21, 2009. 

D. T. Glenn, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant 

Commandant for Command, Control, 

Communications, Computers and 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. E9–9535 Filed 4–24–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2009–0201] 

Navigation Safety Advisory Council; 

Vacancies 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Request for applications. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks 

applications for membership on the 

Navigation Safety Advisory Council 

(NAVSAC). NAVSAC provides advice 

and makes recommendations to the 

Secretary on a wide range of issues 

related to the prevention of collisions, 

rammings, and groundings. This 

includes, but is not limited to: Inland 

and International Rules of the Road, 

navigation regulations and equipment, 

routing measures, marine information, 

diving safety, and aids to navigation 

systems. 

DATES: Application forms should reach 

us on or before June 19, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may request an 

application form by writing to 

Commandant (CG–54121), U.S. Coast 

Guard, 2100 Second Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–0001; by calling 

202–372–1532; or by faxing 202–372– 

1929. This notice is also available in our 

online docket, USCG–2009–0201, at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Send your 

completed application to the above 

street address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Sollosi, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO) of NAVSAC, or John Bobb, 

Assistant DFO; telephone 202–372– 

1532, fax 202–372–1929. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Navigation Safety Advisory Council 

(NAVSAC) is a Federal advisory 

committee under 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 

92–463). NAVSAC provides advice and 

makes recommendations to the 

Secretary of Homeland Security on a 

wide range of issues related to the 

prevention of collisions, rammings, and 

groundings. This includes, but is not 

limited to: Inland and International 

Rules of the Road, navigation 

regulations and equipment, routing 

measures, marine information, diving 

safety, and aids to navigation systems. 

NAVSAC meets at least once a year at 

Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, 

DC, or another location selected by the 

Coast Guard. It may also meet for 

extraordinary purposes. Its 

subcommittees and working groups may 

meet to consider specific problems as 

required. 

Selected individuals will serve as 

either Special Government Employees 

(SGE) or Representative Members. An 

SGE Member is an officer or employee 

of the executive or legislative branch 

who is retained, designated, appointed, 

or employed to perform temporary 

duties (either on a full-time or 

intermittent basis) for not to exceed 130 

days during any period of 365 

consecutive days. The definition of SGE 

also includes individuals in certain 

miscellaneous positions, who are 

deemed SGEs without regard to the 

number of days of service. In general, 

SGEs provide Federal advisory 

committees with their own best 

independent judgment based on their 

individual expertise. (See 18 U.S.C. 

202(a).) 

A Representative Member is an 

individual who is not a Federal 

employee (or a Federal employee who is 

attending in a personal capacity), who is 

selected for membership on a Federal 

advisory committee for the purpose of 

obtaining the point of view or 

perspective of an outside interest group 

or stakeholder interest. While 

representative members may have 

expertise in a specific area, discipline, 

or subject matter, they are not selected 

solely on the basis of this expertise, but 

rather are selected to represent the point 

of view of a group or particular interest. 

A representative member may represent 

groups or organizations, such as 

industry, labor, consumers or any other 

recognizable group of persons having an 

interest in matters before the committee. 

We will consider applications for six 

positions that expire or become vacant 

in November 2009. Applications will be 

considered from persons representing, 

insofar as practical, the following 

groups: Four persons from among 

recognized experts and leaders in 

organizations having an active interest 

in the Rules of the Road and vessel and 

port safety; and two persons from 

among professional mariners, 

recreational boaters and the recreational 

boating industry. 

Organizations having an active 

interest in the Rules of the Road and 

vessel and port safety are considered to 

include organizations representing 

vessel owners and operators of vessels 

operating on international waters and/or 

the inland waters of the United States; 

the Federal and State maritime 

academies; maritime education and 

training institutions teaching Rules of 

the Road, navigation, and electronic 

navigation; and organizations 

established to facilitate vessel 

movement and navigational safety. 

Members from these organizations are 

appointed to express the viewpoint of 

the organizations listed above and are 

SGEs as defined in section 202(a) of title 

18, United States Code, and will not be 

appointed as Representative Members. 

Professional mariners are considered 

to include actively working or retired 

mariners experienced in applying the 

Inland and/or International Rules as 

masters or licensed deck officers of 

vessels operating on international 

waters or the inland waters of the 

United States, and federal or state 

licensed pilots. Recreational boaters and 

the recreational boating industry are 

specifically identified groups that 

members may represent. Members from 

these groups are appointed to express 

the viewpoint of the groups listed above 

in which they serve or have served and 

are not SGEs as defined in section 

202(a) of title 18, United States Code, 

and will be appointed as Representative 

Members. 

All individuals meeting the above 

requirements are invited to apply. Each 

member serves for a term of three years. 

A few members may serve consecutive 

terms. All members serve at their own 

expense and receive no salary but 

receive reimbursement for travel 

expenses and per diem expenses from 

the Federal Government. 

In support of the policy of the Coast 

Guard on gender and ethnic diversity, 

we encourage qualified women and 

members of minority groups to apply. 

If you are selected as a member who 

represents the general public, we will 

require you to complete a Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 

450). We may not release the report or 

the information in it 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 (DAEO) or the DAEO’s 

designate may release a Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Report. 

If you are interested in applying to 

become a member of NAVSAC, send a 

completed application to Commandant 

(CG–54121), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 

Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20593–0001. Applications should reach 

us on or before June 19, 2009. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 79 / Monday, April 27, 2009 / Notices 19103 

1Notwithstanding this pilot, all existing 

requirements continue to apply. 

Dated: April 20, 2009. 

W.A. Muilenburg, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of 

Waterways Management. 

[FR Doc. E9–9534 Filed 4–24–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Broker Self-Assessment Outreach Pilot 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: General notice. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

commencement of the Broker SelfAssessment (BSA) Outreach Pilot (BSA 

Pilot). The BSA pilot is voluntary and 

is intended to be a partnership between 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) and participating customs 

brokers. The primary goal of the pilot is 

to facilitate a higher level of broker 

compliance with CBP laws and 

regulations. In this regard, the BSA Pilot 

will allow for customs brokers to 

ascertain voluntarily with CBP how well 

they comply with their broker 

requirements, provide recognition and 

support to participating brokers, and 

facilitate legitimate trade so that CBP 

can focus on higher-risk trade 

enforcement issues. Under this program 

test, participating customs brokers will 

update and improve internal controls, 

perform periodic testing of these 

internal controls, and disclose to CBP 

deficiencies discovered through the 

testing. Any licensed customs broker, 

who is a member of the Customs-Trade 

Partnership Against Terrorism (C– 

TPAT) and who meets the other 

eligibility requirements of the pilot, may 

apply to participate. After closure of the 

application period and review of the 

applications received, CBP will select a 

limited number of customs brokers to 

participate in the BSA Pilot. This 

document sets forth information on the 

application process and the 

requirements for participation in the 

program test. 

DATES: Application to participate in this 

pilot will be accepted from April 27, 

2009 through May 27, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anita Harris, Trade Liaison, Partnership 

Programs Branch, Trade Facilitation and 

Administration Division, Office of 

International Trade, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, (202) 863–6069, 

BrokerSelfAssessment@cbp.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) is strongly committed to 

encouraging members of the trade 

community to meet the responsibilities 

of complying with applicable trade laws 

and regulations. In furtherance of this 

goal, CBP announced the Importer SelfAssessment (ISA) program on June 17, 

2002, in a general notice published in 

the Federal Register (67 FR 41298). The 

ISA program is a trade facilitation 

partnership program that recruits trade 

compliant companies in order to reduce 

both CBP and company resources 

required during entry and post entry, 

and to build cooperative relationships 

that strengthen compliance with trade 

laws. The ISA program is based on the 

premise that importers with strong 

internal controls achieve the highest 

level of compliance with CBP laws and 

regulations, and provides a means to 

recognize and support importers that 

have implemented such systems. The 

ISA program has successfully facilitated 

trade by strengthening importer 

compliance with CBP laws and 

regulations and by building cooperative 

relationships between CBP and 

participating importers. In addition, 

CBP announced the Importer SelfAssessment Product Safety Pilot (ISA– 

PS) program on October 29, 2008, in a 

general notice published in the Federal 

Register (73 FR 64356). The ISA–PS 

program adopted the self-assessment 

principles of the ISA program and has 

allowed for a voluntary approach to 

product safety compliance. 

Description of the Broker SelfAssessment Outreach Pilot 

Overview 

Based on the effectiveness of the ISA 

program, CBP is initiating a new 

outreach initiative called the Broker 

Self-Assessment (BSA) Outreach Pilot 

(BSA Pilot). This voluntary pilot will 

allow CBP to assist and facilitate broker 

compliance with their existing statutory 

and regulatory requirements under 19 

U.S.C. 1641 and part 111 of title 19 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR 

part 111).1 In this respect, CBP 

recognizes the importance of customs 

brokers because they serve as 

intermediaries between CBP and the 

trading community and because they 

have played a significant role in the 

success of various CBP commercial 

initiatives, automation efforts, and 

security programs. 

The BSA program is intended to be a 

partnership program between CBP and 

licensed customs brokers that will build 

cooperative relationships and ultimately 

strengthen broker compliance with trade 

laws. The BSA program will utilize 

many of the self-assessment principles 

of the ISA program while incorporating 

new methodologies that will provide a 

more flexible approach to promoting 

broker compliance. In this regard, the 

BSA program is based on the premise 

that customs brokers with strong 

internal controls achieve the highest 

level of compliance with CBP laws and 

regulations. CBP believes that the 

program will facilitate legitimate trade 

so that CBP can focus on higher-risk 

trade enforcement issues. 

All licensed customs brokers who are 

current members of the Customs-Trade 

Partnership Against Terrorism (C– 

TPAT) and who meet the other 

eligibility requirements identified in 

this document can apply to participate 

in the BSA Pilot by submitting the 

information and documentation set 

forth below. CBP will assess the broker 

submissions to determine each 

applicant’s readiness to assume the 

responsibilities of the BSA Pilot. BSA 

Pilot applications will be accepted from 

April 27, 2009 to May 27, 2009. 

BSA Pilot Participation Requirements 

In order to be eligible to participate in 

the BSA Pilot, a licensed customs broker 

must: 

1. Be a licensed customs broker for a 

minimum period of five years. 

2. Be a member with full benefits of 

the C–TPAT. 

3. Agree to comply with all applicable 

CBP laws and regulations. 

4. Work in an automated environment 

through the Automated Broker Interface 

and the Automated Commercial 

Environment. 

5. Possess a broker national permit. 

6. Have and maintain a system of 

business records that demonstrates the 

accuracy of CBP transactions. 

7. Complete a BSA Pilot 

Questionnaire and agree to: 

a. Continue to maintain and update its 

internal controls; 

b. Perform periodic testing of its 

internal control system based on risk; 

c. Make appropriate adjustments to 

the internal controls system with an eye 

toward improvement; 

d. Inform CBP, through certain 

voluntary disclosures permitted under 

the BSA Pilot, of deficiencies identified 

in periodic testing; and 

e. Maintain an audit trail linking 

financial records to entries filed with 

CBP. 


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