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Rescue 21 System, and in accordance
with applicable provisions of the
International Convention for the Safety
of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS). The Coast
Guard defines Sea Area A1 as those
areas where more than ninety percent of
the area within 20 nautical miles
seaward of the territorial baseline along
the East, West and Gulf Coasts of the
United States, excluding Alaska, and
including Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam,
the Virgin Islands of the United States,
and the Northern Mariana Islands of
Saipan, Tinian, and Rota, is within
coverage of Coast Guard very high
frequency (VHF) Coast Stations that
provide both a continuous watch for
Digital Selective Calling (DSC) distress
alerts on Channel 70 and a capability to
respond to distress alerts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions on this Notice, contact Robert
F. Salmon, telephone: 202–475–3537;
email: Robert.F.Salmon@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rescue 21
is the Coast Guard’s advanced
command, control and direction-finding
communications system that was
created to better locate mariners in
distress. By harnessing state-of-themarket technology, Rescue 21 enables
the Coast Guard to execute its search
and rescue missions with greater agility
and efficiency which helps to save lives
and property at sea and on navigable
rivers. The Coast Guard’s Rescue 21
system is comprised of strategically
placed VHF Coast Stations that provide
a continuous watch on DSC Channel 70
for receiving, and responding to, digital
distress alerts.
In accordance with Chapter IV,
Regulation 2 of the International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea,
1974 (SOLAS), ‘‘Sea Area A1 means an
area within the radiotelephone coverage
of at least one VHF Coast Station in
which continuous Digital Selective
Calling (DSC) alerting is available, as
may be defined by a Contracting
Government.’’ International Maritime
Organization (IMO) Resolution A.
801(19), which is cited in Chapter IV,
Regulation 2, further provides that
stations participating in VHF DSC
watchkeeping in the Global Maritime
Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
should provide as complete a coverage
of the Sea Area A1 as is possible.
The performance of the currently
built-out Rescue 21 system
demonstrates that it provides coverage
over more than 90 percent of those areas
within 20 nautical miles seaward of the
territorial baseline along the East, West,
and Gulf coasts of the United States,
excluding Alaska, and including
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin
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Islands of the United States, and the
Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan,
Tinian, and Rota. Based upon the
demonstrated coverage and performance
of the Rescue 21 System, and upon the
applicable requirements of SOLAS, the
Coast Guard is declaring as Sea Area A1
those areas within 20 nautical miles
seaward of the territorial baseline along
the East, West, and Gulf coasts of the
United States, excluding Alaska, and
including Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam,
the Virgin Islands of the United States,
and the Northern Mariana Islands of
Saipan, Tinian, and Rota.
While not related to Sea Area A1, the
Coast Guard would like to inform
mariners that the Rescue 21 System also
provides VHF Coast Stations along the
Great Lakes so that continuous DSC
alerting is available within 20 nautical
miles offshore from more than 90
percent of U.S. locations along the Great
Lakes. The Coast Guard is also building
Rescue 21 facilities along the Western
Rivers and in Alaska.
The Coast Guard would like to take
this opportunity to remind mariners that
no radiocommunications system can
guaranty 100 percent coverage or 100
percent availability because of the
vagaries of radio propagation and
equipment performance. The Coast
Guard urges all mariners to be sure that
they have obtained and are using a
proper Maritime Mobile Service Identity
(MMSI), and that their DSC radios are
connected to Global Positioning System
(GPS) devices (if the DSC radio does not
have built-in GPS). Assuring that a DSC
alert is accompanied by both a properly
registered MMSI and a GPS location
significantly enhances and expedites
search and rescue efforts.
It should be noted that this
Declaration designating specified areas
as Sea Area A1 will trigger certain radio
carriage provisions of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
Maritime Radio Service Rules and
Regulations (47 CFR 80.1 et seq.). It is
expected that the FCC will be issuing a
Public Notice providing the details of
specific vessel radio carriage
requirements.
Authority: This notice is issued under
authority of 14 U.S.C. 93(a)(16) and 5 U.S.C.
552(a).
Dated: January 9, 2015.
Glenn C. Hernandez,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of
Information Assurance and Spectrum Policy.
Commandant (CG–65)
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2014–0879]
Lower Mississippi River Waterway
Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies
AGENCY:
United States Coast Guard,
DHS.
ACTION:
Request for applicants.
The Coast Guard seeks
applications for membership on the
Lower Mississippi River Waterway
Safety Advisory Committee. This
Committee advises and makes
recommendations to the Coast Guard on
matters relating to safe transit of vessels
and products to and from the ports on
the Lower Mississippi River and related
waterways. Applicants selected for
service on the Lower Mississippi River
Waterway Safety Advisory Committee
via this solicitation will not begin their
respective terms until August 27, 2015.
DATES: Completed applications should
reach the Coast Guard March 23, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send your cover letter and
resume indicating the position you wish
to fill via one of the following methods:
• By mail: Lieutenant Junior Grade
Colin Marquis, Lower Mississippi River
Waterway Safety Advisory Committee,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer,
200 Hendee Street, New Orleans,
Louisiana 70114; or
• By fax: 504–365–2287, Attention:
Lieutenant Junior Grade Colin Marquis,
Lower Mississippi River Waterway
Safety Advisory Committee, Alternate
Designated Federal Officer; or
• By email: Colin.L.Marquis@
uscg.mil, Subject line: The Lower
Mississippi River Waterway Safety
Advisory Committee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lieutenant Junior Grade Colin Marquis,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer of
Lower Mississippi River Waterway
Safety Advisory Committee; telephone
(504)365–2282 or email at
Colin.L.Marquis@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lower
Mississippi River Waterway Safety
Advisory Committee is a Federal
advisory committee under the authority
found in section 19 of the Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 1991, (Pub. L. 102–
241) as amended by section 621 of the
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010,
Public Law 111–281. This Committee is
established in accordance with and
operates under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, title 5,
United States Code, Appendix. The
Lower Mississippi River Waterway
SUMMARY:
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Safety Advisory Committee advises the
U.S. Coast Guard on matters relating to
communications, surveillance, traffic
management, anchorages, development,
and operation of the New Orleans
Vessel Traffic Service, and other related
topics dealing with navigation safety on
the Lower Mississippi River as required
by the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Committee expects to meet at
least two times annually. It may also
meet for extraordinary purposes with
the approval of the Designated Federal
Officer. We will consider applications
for 25 positions that expire or become
vacant August 27, 2015. To be eligible,
you should have experience regarding
the transportation, equipment, and
techniques that are used to ship cargo
and to navigate vessels on the Lower
Mississippi River and its connecting
navigable waterways, including the Gulf
of Mexico. The 25 positions available
for application are broken down as
follows:
1. Five members representing River
Port authorities between Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, and the Head of Passes of the
Lower Mississippi River, of which one
member shall be from the Port of St.
Bernard and one member from the Port
of Plaquemines.
2. Two members representing vessel
owners domiciled in the state of
Louisiana.
3. Two members representing
organizations which operate harbor tugs
or barge fleets in the geographical area
covered by the Committee.
4. Two members representing
companies which transport cargo or
passengers on the navigable waterways
in the geographical area covered by the
Committee.
5. Three members representing State
Commissioned Pilot organizations, with
one member each representing New
Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots
Association, the Crescent River Port
Pilots Association, and the Associated
Branch Pilots Association.
6. Two at-large members who utilize
water transportation facilities located in
the geographical area covered by the
Committee.
7. Three members each one
representing one of three categories:
Consumers, shippers, and importersexporters that utilize vessels which
utilize the navigable waterways covered
by the Committee.
8. Two members representing those
licensed merchant mariners, other than
pilots, who perform shipboard duties on
those vessels which utilize navigable
waterways covered by the Committee.
9. One member representing an
organization that serves in a consulting
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or advisory capacity to the maritime
industry.
10. One member representing an
environmental organization.
11. One member drawn from the
general public.
12. One member representing the
Associated Federal Pilots and Docking
Masters of Louisiana.
Each member serves for a term of 2
years. Members may serve consecutive
terms. All members serve at their own
expense and receive no salary,
reimbursement of travel expenses, or
other compensation from the Federal
Government. If you are selected as a
member from the general public and
from at-large members who utilize water
transportation facilities in the
geographical area covered by the
Committee, you will be appointed and
serve as a Special Government
Employee as defined in section 202(a) of
title 18, United States Code. As a
candidate for appointment as a Special
Government Employee, applicants are
required to complete a Confidential
Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form
450). 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). Applicants can
obtain this form by going to the Web site
of the Office of Government Ethics
(www.oge.gov), or by contacting the
individual listed above. Applications for
Special Government Employee which
are not accompanied by a completed
OGE Form 450 will not be considered.
Registered lobbyists are not eligible to
serve on federal advisory committees in
her or his individual capacity. See
guidance notice (79 FR 47482, August
13, 2014). Positions we list for members
from the general public and from atlarge members who utilize water
transportation facilities in the
geographical area covered by the
Committee would be someone
appointed in her or his individual
capacity and she or he would be
designated as a Special Government
Employee as defined in 202(a) of title
18, United States Code. Registered
lobbyists are lobbyists required to
comply with provisions contained in
the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–65, as amended by title II
of Pub. L. 110–81).
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, disability and genetic
information, age, membership in an
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employment 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 actions.
To visit our online docket, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, enter the
docket number for this notice (USCG–
2014–0879) in the Search box, and click
‘‘Search’’. Please do not post your
resume on this site.
Note that during the vetting process
applicants may be asked to provide date
of birth and social security number. All
email submittals will receive receipt
confirmation.
Dated: December 5, 2014.
K. S. Cook,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Eighth Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2014-0879]
Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee;
Vacancies
AGENCY: United States Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Request for applicants.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the Lower
Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee. This Committee
advises and makes recommendations to the Coast Guard on matters
relating to safe transit of vessels and products to and from the ports
on the Lower Mississippi River and related waterways. Applicants
selected for service on the Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety
Advisory Committee via this solicitation will not begin their
respective terms until August 27, 2015.
DATES: Completed applications should reach the Coast Guard March 23,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Send your cover letter and resume indicating the position
you wish to fill via one of the following methods:
By mail: Lieutenant Junior Grade Colin Marquis, Lower
Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee, Alternate
Designated Federal Officer, 200 Hendee Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
70114; or
By fax: 504-365-2287, Attention: Lieutenant Junior Grade
Colin Marquis, Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory
Committee, Alternate Designated Federal Officer; or
By email: Colin.L.Marquis@uscg.mil, Subject line: The
Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Junior Grade Colin Marquis,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer of Lower Mississippi River
Waterway Safety Advisory Committee; telephone (504)365-2282 or email at
Colin.L.Marquis@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety
Advisory Committee is a Federal advisory committee under the authority
found in section 19 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1991, (Pub.
L. 102-241) as amended by section 621 of the Coast Guard Authorization
Act of 2010, Public Law 111-281. This Committee is established in
accordance with and operates under the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, title 5, United States Code, Appendix. The
Lower Mississippi River Waterway
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Safety Advisory Committee advises the U.S. Coast Guard on matters
relating to communications, surveillance, traffic management,
anchorages, development, and operation of the New Orleans Vessel
Traffic Service, and other related topics dealing with navigation
safety on the Lower Mississippi River as required by the U.S. Coast
Guard.
The Committee expects to meet at least two times annually. It may
also meet for extraordinary purposes with the approval of the
Designated Federal Officer. We will consider applications for 25
positions that expire or become vacant August 27, 2015. To be eligible,
you should have experience regarding the transportation, equipment, and
techniques that are used to ship cargo and to navigate vessels on the
Lower Mississippi River and its connecting navigable waterways,
including the Gulf of Mexico. The 25 positions available for
application are broken down as follows:
1. Five members representing River Port authorities between Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, and the Head of Passes of the Lower Mississippi
River, of which one member shall be from the Port of St. Bernard and
one member from the Port of Plaquemines.
2. Two members representing vessel owners domiciled in the state of
Louisiana.
3. Two members representing organizations which operate harbor tugs
or barge fleets in the geographical area covered by the Committee.
4. Two members representing companies which transport cargo or
passengers on the navigable waterways in the geographical area covered
by the Committee.
5. Three members representing State Commissioned Pilot
organizations, with one member each representing New Orleans-Baton
Rouge Steamship Pilots Association, the Crescent River Port Pilots
Association, and the Associated Branch Pilots Association.
6. Two at-large members who utilize water transportation facilities
located in the geographical area covered by the Committee.
7. Three members each one representing one of three categories:
Consumers, shippers, and importers-exporters that utilize vessels which
utilize the navigable waterways covered by the Committee.
8. Two members representing those licensed merchant mariners, other
than pilots, who perform shipboard duties on those vessels which
utilize navigable waterways covered by the Committee.
9. One member representing an organization that serves in a
consulting or advisory capacity to the maritime industry.
10. One member representing an environmental organization.
11. One member drawn from the general public.
12. One member representing the Associated Federal Pilots and
Docking Masters of Louisiana.
Each member serves for a term of 2 years. Members may serve
consecutive terms. All members serve at their own expense and receive
no salary, reimbursement of travel expenses, or other compensation from
the Federal Government. If you are selected as a member from the
general public and from at-large members who utilize water
transportation facilities in the geographical area covered by the
Committee, you will be appointed and serve as a Special Government
Employee as defined in section 202(a) of title 18, United States Code.
As a candidate for appointment as a Special Government Employee,
applicants are required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure
Report (OGE Form 450). 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). Applicants can obtain this form by going to the Web site of the
Office of Government Ethics (www.oge.gov), or by contacting the
individual listed above. Applications for Special Government Employee
which are not accompanied by a completed OGE Form 450 will not be
considered.
Registered lobbyists are not eligible to serve on federal advisory
committees in her or his individual capacity. See guidance notice (79
FR 47482, August 13, 2014). Positions we list for members from the
general public and from at-large members who utilize water
transportation facilities in the geographical area covered by the
Committee would be someone appointed in her or his individual capacity
and she or he would be designated as a Special Government Employee as
defined in 202(a) of title 18, United States Code. Registered lobbyists
are lobbyists required to comply with provisions contained in the
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-65, as amended by title II
of Pub. L. 110-81).
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, disability and genetic information, age,
membership in an employment 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 actions.
To visit our online docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov, enter
the docket number for this notice (USCG-2014-0879) in the Search box,
and click ``Search''. Please do not post your resume on this site.
Note that during the vetting process applicants may be asked to
provide date of birth and social security number. All email submittals
will receive receipt confirmation.
Dated: December 5, 2014.
K. S. Cook,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
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