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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
National Institutes of Health
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2018–0043]
National Institute on Deafness and
Other Communication Disorders;
Notice of Closed Meeting
Towing Safety Advisory Committee;
Vacancies
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors, NIDCD.
The meeting will be closed to the
public as indicated below in accordance
with the provisions set forth in section
552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended
for the review, discussion, and
evaluation of individual intramural
programs and projects conducted by the
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS
AND OTHER COMMUNICATION
DISORDERS, including consideration of
personnel qualifications and
performance, and the competence of
individual investigators, the disclosure
of which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy.
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Name of Committee: Board of Scientific
Counselors, NIDCD.
Date: March 22, 2018.
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate personal
qualifications and performance, and
competence of individual investigators.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Building 31, Room 3C02, 31 Center Drive,
Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference
Call).
Contact Person: Andrew J. Griffith, Ph.D.,
MD, Director, Division of Intramural
Research, National Institute on Deafness and
Other Communication Disorders, 35A
Convent Drive, GF 103, Rockville, MD 20892,
301–496–1960, griffita@nidcd.nih.gov.
Information is also available on the
Institute’s/Center’s home page: https://
www.nidcd.nih.gov/about/groups/bsc/,
where an agenda and any additional
information for the meeting will be posted
when available.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.173, Biological Research
Related to Deafness and Communicative
Disorders, National Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: February 6, 2018.
Sylvia L. Neal,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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U.S. Coast Guard, Department
of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Request for applications.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Coast Guard seeks
applications for membership on the
Towing Safety Advisory Committee.
This Committee advises the Secretary of
the Department of Homeland Security
on matters relating to the shallow-draft
inland and coastal waterway navigation
and towing safety.
DATES: Completed applications should
reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or before
April 10, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a
cover letter expressing interest in an
appointment to the Towing Safety
Advisory Committee that also identifies
which membership category the
applicant is applying under, along with
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a resume detailing the applicant’s
experience via one of the following
methods:
• By Email: Kenneth.j.doyle@uscg.mil
• By Fax: 202–372–8379; ATTN: Mr.
Kenneth J. Doyle, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer; or
• By Mail: Mr. Kenneth J. Doyle,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer,
Commandant (CG–OES–2), U.S. Coast
Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther
King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, DC
20593–7509.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Kenneth J. Doyle, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer of the Towing Safety
Advisory Committee; Telephone 202–
372–1363; or Email at Kenneth.J.Doyle@
uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Towing Safety Advisory Committee is a
Federal Advisory Committee which
operates under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5,
United States Code, Appendix. The
Towing Safety Advisory Committee was
established under authority of the Act in
the Department of Transportation, (Pub.
L. 96–380), which was amended by
section 621 of the Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2010, (Pub. L. 111–
281); see 33 U.S.C. 1231a. The
Committee advises the Secretary of
Homeland Security on matters relating
to the shallow-draft inland and coastal
waterway navigation and towing safety.
This advice also assists the U.S. Coast
Guard in formulating the position of the
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United States regarding the towing
industry in advance of the International
Maritime Organization meetings.
It is expected that the Committee will
meet at least twice a year in cities with
large towing centers of commerce and
populated by high concentrations of
towing industry and related businesses.
It may also meet for extraordinary
purposes. Its subcommittees may also
meet to consider specific tasks as
required. The Committee and its
subcommittees may conduct
intercessional telephonic meetings
when necessary, in response to specific
U.S. Coast Guard tasking.
Each Towing Safety Advisory
Committee member serves a term of
office of up to 3 years. Members may
serve a maximum of two consecutive
terms. All members serve without
compensation from the Federal
Government; however, they may receive
travel reimbursement and per diem.
We will consider applications for the
following five positions that will
become vacant on September 30, 2018:
1. Two positions representing the
barge and towing industry, reflecting a
regional geographical balance;
2. One position representing the
offshore mineral and oil supply vessel
industry;
3. One position representing shippers;
and,
4. One position drawn from the
general public to serve as a Special
Government Employee.
To be eligible, applicants should have
particular expertise, knowledge, and
experience regarding shallow-draft
inland, coastal waterway, and offshore,
navigation and towing 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
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). 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 contacting the
individual listed above in FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Registered lobbyists are not eligible to
serve on Federal Advisory Committees
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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 position we list for
a member from the general public
would be someone appointed in their
individual capacity and would be
designated a Special Government
Employee as defined in 202 (a) of Title
18, United States Code.
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.
Kenneth J. Doyle, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer of the Towing Safety
Advisory Committee via one of the
transmittal methods in the ADDRESSES
section by the deadline in the DATES
section of this notice. All email
submittals will receive email receipt
confirmation.
Dated: February 6, 2018.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and
Standards.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2018–0008]
Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Program
Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA),
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS).
ACTION: Notice of availability of grant
application and application deadline.
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AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal Fire
Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as
amended, the Administrator of FEMA is
publishing this notice describing the
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Assistance to
Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program
application process, deadlines, and
award selection criteria. This notice
explains the differences, if any, between
these guidelines and those
recommended by representatives of the
national fire service leadership during
the annual meeting of the Criteria
Development Panel, which was held
February 27, 2017. The application
period for the FY 2017 AFG Program
was December 26, 2017, through
February 2, 2018, and was announced
on the AFG website at www.fema.gov/
firegrants, as well as at www.grants.gov.
DATES: Grant applications for the
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
were accepted electronically at https://
portal.fema.gov, from December 26,
2017, through February 2, 2018, at 5:00
p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: Assistance to Firefighters
Grant Branch, DHS/FEMA, 400 C Street
SW, 3N, Washington, DC 20472–3635.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Catherine Patterson, Branch Chief,
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Branch,
1–866–274–0960.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AFG
Program awards grants directly to fire
departments, nonaffiliated emergency
medical services (EMS) organizations,
and State fire training academies
(SFTAs) for the purpose of enhancing
the health and safety of first responders
and improving their abilities to protect
the public from fire and fire-related
hazards.
Applications for the FY 2017 AFG
Program will be submitted and
processed online at https://
portal.fema.gov. Before the application
period starts, the FY 2017 AFG Notice
of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) was
published on the AFG website. The AFG
website provides additional information
and materials useful to applicants
including Frequently Asked Questions,
a Get Ready Guide, and a Quick
Reference Guide. Based on past AFG
application periods, FEMA anticipates
the receipt of 10,000 to 15,000
applications for the FY 2017 AFG
Program, and the ability to award
approximately 2,500 grants.
Congressional Appropriations
For the FY 2017 AFG Program,
Congress appropriated $345,000,000
(Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2017, Pub. L. 115–
31). From this amount, $310,500,000
will be made available for AFG awards.
In addition, the Federal Fire Prevention
and Control Act of 1974, as amended
(15 U.S.C. 2229), requires that a
minimum of 10 percent of available
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funds be expended for Fire Prevention
and Safety Grants (FP&S). FP&S awards
will be made directly to local fire
departments and to local, regional,
State, or national entities recognized for
their expertise in the fields of fire
prevention and firefighter safety
research and development. Funds
appropriated for FY 2017 will be
available for obligation and award until
September 30, 2018.
The Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 further directs
FEMA to administer these
appropriations according to the
following requirements:
• Career fire department: Not less
than 25 percent of available grant funds.
• Volunteer fire department: Not less
than 25 percent of available grant funds.
• Combination fire department and
departments using paid-on-call
firefighting personnel: Not less than 25
percent of available grant funds.
• Open Competition (career,
volunteer, and/or combination fire
departments and departments using
paid-on-call firefighting personnel): Not
less than 10 percent of available grant
funds awarded.
• Emergency Medical Services
Providers including fire departments
and nonaffiliated EMS organizations:
Not less than 3.5 percent of available
grants funds awarded, with
nonaffiliated EMS providers receiving
no more than 2 percent of the total
available grant funds.
• State Fire Training Academies: Not
more than 3 percent of available grant
funds shall be collectively awarded to
State fire training academy applicants,
with a maximum of $500,000 per
applicant.
• Vehicles: Not more than 25 percent
of available grant funds may be used for
the purchase of vehicles; 10 percent of
those vehicle funds will be dedicated to
the funding of ambulances. Vehicle
funds will be distributed as equally as
possible among urban, suburban, and
rural community applicants.
• Micro Grants: This is a voluntary
funding limitation choice made by the
applicant for requests submitted within
the Operations and Safety activity; it is
not an additional funding opportunity.
Micro Grants are awards that have a
federal participation (share) that does
not exceed $25,000. Only fire
departments and nonaffiliated EMS
organizations are eligible to choose
Micro Grants, and the only eligible
Micro Grants requests are for Training,
Equipment, Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE), and Wellness and
Fitness activities. Applicants that select
Micro Grants as a funding opportunity
may receive additional consideration for
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2018-0043]
Towing Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies
AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Request for applications.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the
Towing Safety Advisory Committee. This Committee advises the Secretary
of the Department of Homeland Security on matters relating to the
shallow-draft inland and coastal waterway navigation and towing safety.
DATES: Completed applications should reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or
before April 10, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a cover letter expressing interest in
an appointment to the Towing Safety Advisory Committee that also
identifies which membership category the applicant is applying under,
along with a r[eacute]sum[eacute] detailing the applicant's experience
via one of the following methods:
By Email: [email protected]
By Fax: 202-372-8379; ATTN: Mr. Kenneth J. Doyle,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer; or
By Mail: Mr. Kenneth J. Doyle, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer, Commandant (CG-OES-2), U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509,
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20593-7509.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kenneth J. Doyle, Alternate
Designated Federal Officer of the Towing Safety Advisory Committee;
Telephone 202-372-1363; or Email at [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Towing Safety Advisory Committee is a
Federal Advisory Committee which operates under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5, United States Code, Appendix. The
Towing Safety Advisory Committee was established under authority of the
Act in the Department of Transportation, (Pub. L. 96-380), which was
amended by section 621 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010,
(Pub. L. 111-281); see 33 U.S.C. 1231a. The Committee advises the
Secretary of Homeland Security on matters relating to the shallow-draft
inland and coastal waterway navigation and towing safety. This advice
also assists the U.S. Coast Guard in formulating the position of the
United States regarding the towing industry in advance of the
International Maritime Organization meetings.
It is expected that the Committee will meet at least twice a year
in cities with large towing centers of commerce and populated by high
concentrations of towing industry and related businesses. It may also
meet for extraordinary purposes. Its subcommittees may also meet to
consider specific tasks as required. The Committee and its
subcommittees may conduct intercessional telephonic meetings when
necessary, in response to specific U.S. Coast Guard tasking.
Each Towing Safety Advisory Committee member serves a term of
office of up to 3 years. Members may serve a maximum of two consecutive
terms. All members serve without compensation from the Federal
Government; however, they may receive travel reimbursement and per
diem.
We will consider applications for the following five positions that
will become vacant on September 30, 2018:
1. Two positions representing the barge and towing industry,
reflecting a regional geographical balance;
2. One position representing the offshore mineral and oil supply
vessel industry;
3. One position representing shippers; and,
4. One position drawn from the general public to serve as a Special
Government Employee.
To be eligible, applicants should have particular expertise,
knowledge, and experience regarding shallow-draft inland, coastal
waterway, and offshore, navigation and towing 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 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). 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 contacting the individual listed above in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Registered lobbyists are not eligible to serve on Federal Advisory
Committees
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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 position we list for a member from the general
public would be someone appointed in their individual capacity and
would be designated a Special Government Employee as defined in 202 (a)
of Title 18, United States Code.
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. Kenneth J. Doyle,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the Towing Safety Advisory
Committee via one of the transmittal methods in the ADDRESSES section
by the deadline in the DATES section of this notice. All email
submittals will receive email receipt confirmation.
Dated: February 6, 2018.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2018-02696 Filed 2-9-18; 8:45 am]
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