Document ID: USCG-2021-0239-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancy
Posted Date: 2021-12-13T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 236 (Monday, December 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70855-70856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26867]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2021-2039]

National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancy

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Request for applications; re-solicitation for a member 
representing individuals employed in offshore operations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is re-soliciting applications from persons 
interested in membership on the National Offshore Safety Advisory 
Committee (Committee) to fill a vacant position representing 
individuals employed in offshore operations. 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.

DATES: Your completed application should reach the Coast Guard on or 
before February 11, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Applications should include a cover letter expressing 
interest in an appointment to the Committee and a resume detailing 
their experience along with a brief biography. Applications should be 
submitted: Via email with subject line ``Application for NOSAC'' to Mr. 
Patrick Clark at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Patrick W. Clark, Designated 
Federal Officer of the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; 
Telephone 202-372-1358; or Email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 17, 2020, the Coast Guard published 
a request in the Federal Register (85 FR 15211) for applications for 
membership in the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee. The 
Coast Guard is re-soliciting applications from persons interested in 
membership on the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee to 
represent the viewpoint of individuals employed in offshore operations. 
Applicants who responded to the previous notices do not need to 
reapply.
    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), and the administrative 
provisions in Sec.  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 Sec.  601 of 
the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, Public Law 
115-282, 132 Stat. 4192 and amended by Sec.  8331 of the Elijah E. 
Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020, Public Law 116-283. 
That authority is codified in 46 U.S.C. 15106. The Committee will 
advise the Secretary 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.
    The Committee is required to meet at least once a year in 
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 15109(a). We expect the Committee to meet at 
least twice a year, but it may meet more frequently. The meetings are 
generally held in cities that have high concentrations of maritime 
personnel and related marine industry businesses.
    All members serve at their own expense and receive no salary or 
other compensation from the Federal Government.
    Under the provisions in 46 U.S.C. 15109(f)(6), if you are appointed 
as a

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member of the Committee, your membership term will expire on December 
31st 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).
    While there are two positions on the advisory committee 
representing the viewpoints of individuals employed in offshore 
operations, there is currently only one vacancy.
    The Department of Homeland Security does not discriminate in 
selection of Committee members based on 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, email your cover letter and resume along with the brief 
biography to Patrick W. Clark, Designated Federal Officer of the 
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee, via the transmittal method 
provided in the ADDRESSES section by the deadline in the DATES section 
of this notice.

    Date: December 2, 2021.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2021-26867 Filed 12-10-21; 8:45 am]
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