Document ID: USCG-2019-0750-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; Initial Solicitation for Members
Posted Date: 2020-03-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15211-15212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05382]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0750]

National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; Initial Solicitation 
for Members

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is requesting applications from persons 
interested in serving as a member of the National Offshore Safety 
Advisory Committee (``Committee''). This recently established Committee 
will advise the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on 
matters relating to activities directly involved with, or in support 
of, the exploration of offshore mineral and energy resources, to the 
extent that such matters are within the jurisdiction of the Coast 
Guard. Please read this notice for a description of the 15 Committee 
positions we are seeking to fill.

DATES: Your completed application should reach the Coast Guard on or 
before May 18, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a cover letter expressing interest in 
an appointment to the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee and a 
resume detailing the applicant's experience. We will not accept a 
biography.
    Applications should be submitted via one of the following methods:
     By Email: Patrick.w.clark@uscg.mil (preferred)
     By Fax: 202-372-8382 ; ATTN: Patrick W. Clark@uscg.mil, 
Alternate Designated Federal Officer; or
     By Mail: Patrick W. Clark, Alternate Designated Federal 
Officer, Commandant (CG-OES-2), U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin 
Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20593-7509.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick W. Clark, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer of the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; 
Telephone 202-372-1358; or Email at Patrick.W.Clark@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Offshore Safety Advisory 
Committee is a Federal advisory committee. It will operate under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), 
and the administrative provisions in Section 601 of the Frank LoBiondo 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (specifically, 46 U.S.C. 15109).
    The Committee was established on December 4, 2018, by the Frank 
LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, which added section 
15106, National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee, to Title 46 of the 
U.S. Code (46 U.S.C. 15106). The Committee will advise the Secretary of 
the Department of Homeland Security on matters relating to activities 
directly involved with, or in support of, the exploration of offshore 
mineral and energy resources to the extent that such matters are within 
the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard.
    We expect the Committee will hold meetings at least twice a year, 
but they may meet even more frequently. They are required to meet at 
least once a year. The meetings are generally held in Houston, Texas 
and New Orleans, Louisiana.
    All members serve at their own expense and receive no salary or 
other compensation from the Federal Government.
    Under provisions in 46 U.S.C. 15109(f)(6), if you are appointed as 
a member of the Committee, your

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membership term will expire on December 31 of the third full year after 
the effective date of your appointment. The Secretary 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 initial solicitation for Committee members, we will consider 
applications for all 15 positions:
     Two members shall represent entities engaged in the 
production of petroleum;
     Two members shall represent entities engaged in offshore 
drilling;
     Two members shall represent entities engaged in the 
support, by offshore supply vessels or other vessels, of offshore 
mineral and oil operations, including geophysical services;
     One member shall represent entities engaged in the 
construction of offshore exploration and recovery facilities;
     One member shall represent entities engaged in diving 
services related to offshore construction, inspection, and maintenance;
     One member shall represent entities engaged in safety and 
training services related to offshore exploration and construction;
     One member shall represent entities engaged in pipelaying 
services related to offshore construction;
     Two members shall represent individuals employed in 
offshore operations and, of the two, one shall have recent practical 
experience on a vessel or offshore unit involved in the offshore 
mineral and energy industry;
     One member shall represent national environmental 
entities;
     One member shall represent deepwater ports; and
     One member shall represent the general public (but not a 
specific environmental group).
    Each member of the Committee must have particular expertise, 
knowledge, and experience of their respective industries.
    If you are selected as a member drawn from 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 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 U.S. Coast Guard Ethics 
Official or his or her 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 member drawn from the general public 
must be accompanied by a completed OGE Form 450.
    Registered lobbyists are not eligible to serve on Federal Advisory 
Committees in an individual capacity. See ``Revised Guidance on 
Appointment of Lobbyists to Federal Advisory Committees, Boards and 
Commissions'' (79 FR 47482, August 13, 2014). Registered lobbyists are 
``lobbyists,'' as defined in 2 U.S.C. 1602, who are required by 2 
U.S.C. 1603 to register with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives.
    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, disabilities 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 selections.
    If you are interested in applying to become a member of the 
Committee, send your cover letter and resume to Patrick Clark, 
Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the National Offshore Safety 
Advisory Committee via one of the transmittal methods in the ADDRESSES 
section by the deadline in the DATES section of this notice. If you 
send your application to us via email, we will send you an email 
confirming receipt of your application.

    Dated: March 11, 2020.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2020-05382 Filed 3-16-20; 8:45 am]
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