Document ID: USCG-2019-0877-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee; Initial Solicitation for Members
Posted Date: 2020-05-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31791-31792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11298]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0877]

National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee; Initial 
Solicitation for Members

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, DHS.

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 Merchant Mariner 
Medical Advisory Committee (``Committee''). This recently established 
Committee advises the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security 
on matters relating to: Medical certification determinations for the 
issuance of licenses, certification

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of registry, and merchant mariners' documents with respect to merchant 
mariners; medical standards and guidelines for the physical 
qualifications of operators of commercial vessels; medical examiner 
education; and medical research. Please read this notice for a 
description of 14 Committee positions we are seeking to fill.

DATES: Completed application should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
July 27, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a cover letter expressing interest in 
an appointment to the National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 
Committee and a resume detailing their experience. We will not accept a 
biography. Applications should be submitted via one of the following 
methods:
     By Email (preferred): Michael.W.Lalor@uscg.mil. Subject 
Line: N-MEDMAC
     By Fax: 202-372-4908; ATTN: Michael Lalor, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer; or
     By Mail: Michael Lalor, Alternate Designated Federal 
Officer, Commandant (CG-MMC-2), U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin 
Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC 20593-7509

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Lalor, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer of the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee; 
Telephone 202-372-2357; or Email at MMCPolicy@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Merchant Mariner Medical 
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 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, 2019, by the Frank 
LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, which added Sec.  
15104, National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee, to Title 
46 of the U.S. Code (46 U.S.C. 15104). The Committee will advise the 
Secretary of Homeland Security on matters relating to (1) medical 
certification determinations for the issuance of licenses, certificates 
of registry, and merchant mariners' documents with respect to merchant 
mariners; (2) medical standards and guidelines for the physical 
qualifications of operators of commercial vessels; (3) medical examiner 
education; and (4) medical research.
    The Committee is required to hold meetings 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. Members may be 
reimbursed, however, for travel and per diem in accordance with Federal 
Travel Regulations.
    Under 46 U.S.C. 15109(f) (6), membership terms expire on December 
31st of the third full year after the effective date of 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 positions, which include:
     Nine health-care professionals who have particular 
expertise, knowledge, and experience regarding the medical examinations 
of merchant mariners or occupational medicine; and
     Five professional mariners who have particular expertise, 
knowledge, and experience in occupational requirements for mariners.
    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 Title 2 U.S.C. 1602, who are required by 
Title 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 the 
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, send your cover letter and resume to Mr. Michael Lalor, 
Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the National Merchant Mariner 
Medical 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: May 20, 2020.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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