National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; Initial Solicitation for Members
| Published date | 05 February 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 6570 |
| Record Number | 2020-02237 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Coast Guard,Homeland Security Department |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6570-6571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02237]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2019-0749]
National Boating 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 Boating Safety
Advisory Committee (``Committee''). This recently established Committee
will advise the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on
matters relating to national boating safety. Please read this notice
for a description of the 21 Committee positions we are seeking to fill.
DATES: Your completed application should reach the Coast Guard on or
before April 6, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a cover letter expressing interest in
an appointment to the National Boating 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: [email protected] (preferred).
By Mail: Commandant (CG-BSX-2), Attn: NBSAC ADFO, U.S.
Coast Guard Stop 7501, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20593-7501.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Decker, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer of the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee;
Telephone 202-372-1507 or Email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Boating 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 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
15105, National Boating Safety Advisory Committee, to Title 46 of the
U.S. Code (46 U.S.C. 15105). The Committee will advise the Secretary of
Homeland Security on matters relating to national boating safety.
We expect the Committee will hold meetings at least twice a year,
but it may meet even more frequently. The Committee is required to meet
at least once a year in accordance with 46 U.S.C. 15109(a). The
meetings are held at a location selected by the U.S. Coast Guard.
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 provisions in 46 U.S.C. 15109(f)(6), if you are appointed as
a member of the Committee, your 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 21 positions:
Seven members shall represent State officials responsible
for State boating safety programs;
Seven members shall represent recreational boat and
associated equipment manufacturers;
Seven members shall represent the general public or
national recreational boating organizations and, of the seven, at least
five shall represent national recreational boating organizations.
Each member of the Committee must have particular expertise,
knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the
Committee, which is to advise the Secretary of Homeland Security on
matters related to national boating safety.
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 Title 18, U.S.C section 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
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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 Mr. Jeff Decker,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the National Boating 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: January 31, 2020.
David C. Barata,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
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