Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee,

[Federal Register: June 2, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 105)]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

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National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for applications.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is seeking applications for appointment to membership on the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC). NOSAC provides advice and makes recommendations to the Coast Guard on matters affecting the offshore industry.

DATES: Applications must reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or before November 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: You may request an application form by writing to Commandant (G-MSO-2), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001; by calling 202-267-1181; or by faxing 202-267-4570. Submit application forms to same address. This notice is available on the Intent at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice, contact Captain Robert L. Skewes, Executive Director, or James M. Magill, Assistant to the Executive Director, NOSAC, at (202) 267-1181, or by fax at (202) 267-4570. For questions on this docket, contact Carol Kelly, Coast Guard Dockets Team Leader, or Paulette Twine, Chief, Documentary Services Division, U.S. Department of Transportation, (202) 366-9329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOSAC is a Federal advisory committee constituted under 5 U.S.C. App. 2. It provides advice and makes recommendations to the Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety and Environmental Protection, on safety and rulemaking matters relating to the offshore mineral and energy industries. NOSAC consists of 14 regular members who have particular expertise, knowledge, and experience regarding the transportation and other technology, equipment, and techniques that are used, or are being developed for use, in the exploration or recovery of offshore mineral resources. The advice and recommendations of NOSAC also assist the U.S. Coast Guard in formulating U.S. positions at meetings of the International Maritime Organization.

NOSAC meets at least once a year at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC. Special meetings may also be called. Subcommittee meetings are held as required to consider specific problems.

Applications will be considered for five positions that expire or become vacant in January 1999. To be eligible, applicants should have experience in offshore operations, drilling, production, construction, or offshore supply vessel operations. Each member serves a term of 3 years. A limited portion of the membership may serve consecutive terms. Members of NOSAC serve at their own expense, and receive no salary, reimbursement of travel expenses, or other compensation from the Federal Government.

In support of the policy of the U.S. Department of Transportation on gender and ethnic diversity, the Coast Guard encourages applications from qualified women and minority group members.

Applicants selected may be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450). Neither the report nor the information it contains may be released 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).

Dated: May 22, 1998. Joseph J. Angelo, Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.

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