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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2010–0316]
National Boating Safety Advisory
Council; Vacancies
Coast Guard, DHS.
Request for applications.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard seeks
applications for membership on the
National Boating Safety Advisory
Council. This Council advises the Coast
Guard on recreational boating safety
regulations and other major boating
safety matters.
DATES: Completed applications should
reach the Coast Guard on or before May
23, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a
cover letter expressing interest in an
appointment to the National Boating
Safety Advisory Council and specifying
which membership category the
applicant is applying under, along with
a resume detailing the applicant’s
boating experience via one of the
following methods:
• By email: jeffrey.a.ludwig@uscg.mil
(preferred).
• By mail: Commandant (CG–BSX–2)/
NBSAC, Attn: Mr. Jeff Ludwig, U.S.
Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King
Ave. SE., Stop 7581, Washington, DC
20593–7581.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jeff Ludwig, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer of the National Boating
Safety Advisory Council; telephone
202–372–1061 or email at
jeffrey.a.ludwig@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Boating Safety Advisory
Council is a Federal advisory committee
which operates under the provisions of
Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Title
5 U.S.C., Appendix). It was established
under the authority of 46 United States
Code 13110 and advises the Coast Guard
on boating safety regulations and other
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major boating safety matters. The
Council usually meets at least twice
each year at a location selected by the
Coast Guard. It may also meet for
extraordinary purposes. Subcommittees
or working groups may also meet to
consider specific issues.
Each member serves for a term of
three years. Members may be considered
to serve a maximum of two consecutive
full terms. All members serve at their
own expense and receive no salary, or
other compensation from the Federal
Government. The exception to this
policy is when attending National
Boating Safety Advisory Council
meetings; members may be reimbursed
for travel expenses and provided per
diem in accordance with Federal Travel
Regulations.
We will consider applications for the
following seven positions that will be
vacant on December 31, 2016:
• Two representatives of State
officials responsible for State boating
safety programs;
• Three representatives of
recreational boat and associated
equipment manufacturers; and
• Two representatives of national
recreational boating organizations or the
general public.
Applications will also be considered
for one vacancy in the national
recreational boating organizations or the
general public membership category
that was caused by the inability of a
person appointed in 2016 to accept their
appointment. This position will serve a
term that expires on December 31, 2018.
If you are selected as a member from
the general public, 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). 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). Only the
Designated 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 Web site of the Office of
Government Ethics (www.oge.gov) or by
contacting the individual listed above in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Applications for a member drawn from
the general public that are not
accompanied by a completed OGE Form
450 will not be considered.
Applicants are considered for
membership on the basis of their
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particular expertise, knowledge, and
experience in recreational boating
safety. The vacancies announced in this
notice apply to membership positions
that become vacant on January 1, 2017.
Individuals who have applied for
National Boating Safety Advisory
Council membership in any prior years
are asked to re-submit a complete
application if the individual wishes to
apply for any of the vacancies
announced in this notice.
To be eligible, applicants should have
experience in one of the categories
listed above.
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 required to comply with
provisions contained in The Lobbying
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605;
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 Council 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
employee organization, or other nonmerit factor. The Department of
Homeland Security strives to achieve a
widely diverse candidate pool for all of
its recruitment actions.
If you are interested in applying to
become a member of the Council, send
your cover letter and resume to Mr. Jeff
Ludwig, Alternate Designated Federal
Officer of National Boating Safety
Advisory Council via one of the
transmittal methods in the ADDRESSES
section by the deadline in the DATES
section of this notice.
Dated: March 10, 2016.
Verne B. Gifford,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of
Inspections and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2016–0201]
Notification of the Removal of
Conditions of Entry on Vessels
Arriving From the Republic of Cuba
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
The Coast Guard announces
that it is removing the conditions of
entry on vessels arriving from the
country of the Republic of Cuba.
DATES: The policy announced in this
notice is effective on March 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: This notice is part of docket
USCG–2016–0201 and is available
online by going to https://
www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG–
2016–0201 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and
then clicking ‘‘Search.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this notice,
contact Mr. Michael Brown, Office of
Domestic and International Port
Security, United States Coast Guard,
telephone 202–372–1081 and email
Michael.W.Brown@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
this Notice, the ‘‘Unauthorized Entry
into Cuban Territorial Waters’’
regulations located at 33 CFR part 107
remain in effect.
This notice is issued under authority
of 46 U.S.C. 70110(d).
Dated: March 16, 2016.
Fred M. Midgette,
Vice Admiral, USCG, Deputy Commandant
for Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2016–0165]
Port Access Route Study (PARS): In
Nantucket Sound
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Background and Purpose
AGENCY:
Section 70110 of title 46, United
States Code, enacted as part of section
102(a) of the Maritime Transportation
Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–295,
Nov. 25, 2002) authorizes the Secretary
of Homeland Security to impose
conditions of entry on vessels
requesting entry into the United States
arriving from ports that are not
maintaining effective anti-terrorism
measures. It also requires public notice
of the ineffective anti-terrorism
measures. The Secretary has delegated
to the Coast Guard authority to carry out
the provisions of this section. Previous
notices have imposed or removed
conditions of entry on vessels arriving
from certain countries, and those
conditions of entry and the countries
they pertain to remain in effect unless
modified by this notice. On April 4,
2008 the Coast Guard published a
Notice of Policy in the Federal Register,
(73 FR 18546), announcing that it had
determined that ports in the Republic of
Cuba were not maintaining effective
anti-terrorism measures, and imposed
conditions of entry.
Based on port assessments conducted
in February 2016, the Coast Guard has
determined that the Republic of Cuba is
now maintaining effective anti-terrorism
measures, and is accordingly removing
the conditions of entry announced in
the previously published Notice of
Policy. With this notice, the current list
of countries not maintaining effective
anti-terrorism measures is as follows:
Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Cote
d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, The
Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Liberia,
Libya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sao Tome
and Principe, Syria, Timor-Leste,
Venezuela and Yemen. Notwithstanding
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Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of study; request for
comments.
The Coast Guard is
conducting a Port Access Route Study
(PARS) to determine whether it should
revise existing regulations to improve
navigation safety in Nantucket Sound
due to factors such as increased vessels
traffic, changing vessel traffic patterns,
weather conditions, or navigational
difficulty.
DATES: Comments and related material
must be received on or before June 20,
2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
or view documents noted to be available
in the docket, and comments made in
response to this notice using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal (https://
www.regulations.gov), docket USCG–
2016–0165.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this notice, email
D01-SMB-NantucketPARS@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
We encourage you to participate in
this study by submitting comments and
related materials. All comments
received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov and will
include any personal information you
have provided.
A. Submitting Comments: You may
submit your comments and material
online via https://www.regulations.gov.
Type ‘‘USCG–2016–0165’’ into the
search bar and click search, next to the
displayed search results click
‘‘Comment Now’’, which will open the
comment page for this study. We will
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consider all comments and material
received during the comment period.
B. Viewing Comments and
Documents: To view comments, as well
as documents mentioned in this
preamble as being available in the
docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, type ‘‘USCG–
2016–0165’’ into the search bar and
click search, next to the displayed
search results click ‘‘Open Docket
Folder’’, which will display all
comments and documents associated
with this study.
C. Public Meeting: The Coast Guard
may hold public meeting(s) if there is
sufficient public interest. You must
submit a request for one on or before
April 12, 2016. You may submit your
request for a public meeting online via
https://www.regulations.gov. Please
explain why you believe a public
meeting would be beneficial. If we
determine that a public meeting would
aid in the study, we will hold a meeting
at a time and place announced by a later
notice in the Federal Register.
D. Privacy Act: Anyone can search the
electronic form of comments received
into any of our dockets by the name of
the individual submitting the comment
(or signing the comment, if submitted
on behalf of an association, business,
labor union, etc.). You may review a
Privacy Act notice regarding our public
dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of
the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
II. Definitions
The following definitions (except
‘‘Regulated Navigation Area’’) are from
the International Maritime
Organization’s (IMO’s) publication
‘‘Ships’ Routing’’ Tenth Edition 2010
and should help you review this notice:
Area to be avoided (ATBA) means a
routing measure comprising an area
within defined limits in which either
navigation is particularly hazardous or
it is exceptionally important to avoid
casualties and which should be avoided
by all ships, or certain classes of ships.
Deep-water route means a route
within defined limits, which has been
accurately surveyed for clearance of sea
bottom and submerged obstacles as
indicated on the chart.
Inshore traffic zone means a routing
measure comprising a designated area
between the landward boundary of a
traffic separation scheme and the
adjacent coast, to be used in accordance
with the provisions of Rule 10(d), as
amended, of the International
Regulations for Preventing Collisions at
Sea, 1972 (COLREGS).
Precautionary area means a routing
measure comprising an area within
defined limits where ships must
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2016-0201]
Notification of the Removal of Conditions of Entry on Vessels
Arriving From the Republic of Cuba
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces that it is removing the conditions
of entry on vessels arriving from the country of the Republic of Cuba.
DATES: The policy announced in this notice is effective on March 22,
2016.
ADDRESSES: This notice is part of docket USCG-2016-0201 and is
available online by going to https://www.regulations.gov, inserting
USCG-2016-0201 in the ``Keyword'' box, and then clicking ``Search.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
contact Mr. Michael Brown, Office of Domestic and International Port
Security, United States Coast Guard, telephone 202-372-1081 and email
Michael.W.Brown@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
Section 70110 of title 46, United States Code, enacted as part of
section 102(a) of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002
(Pub. L. 107-295, Nov. 25, 2002) authorizes the Secretary of Homeland
Security to impose conditions of entry on vessels requesting entry into
the United States arriving from ports that are not maintaining
effective anti-terrorism measures. It also requires public notice of
the ineffective anti-terrorism measures. The Secretary has delegated to
the Coast Guard authority to carry out the provisions of this section.
Previous notices have imposed or removed conditions of entry on vessels
arriving from certain countries, and those conditions of entry and the
countries they pertain to remain in effect unless modified by this
notice. On April 4, 2008 the Coast Guard published a Notice of Policy
in the Federal Register, (73 FR 18546), announcing that it had
determined that ports in the Republic of Cuba were not maintaining
effective anti-terrorism measures, and imposed conditions of entry.
Based on port assessments conducted in February 2016, the Coast
Guard has determined that the Republic of Cuba is now maintaining
effective anti-terrorism measures, and is accordingly removing the
conditions of entry announced in the previously published Notice of
Policy. With this notice, the current list of countries not maintaining
effective anti-terrorism measures is as follows: Cambodia, Cameroon,
Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau,
Iran, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe,
Syria, Timor-Leste, Venezuela and Yemen. Notwithstanding this Notice,
the ``Unauthorized Entry into Cuban Territorial Waters'' regulations
located at 33 CFR part 107 remain in effect.
This notice is issued under authority of 46 U.S.C. 70110(d).
Dated: March 16, 2016.
Fred M. Midgette,
Vice Admiral, USCG, Deputy Commandant for Operations.
[FR Doc. 2016-06431 Filed 3-21-16; 8:45 am]
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