National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Closed Meeting, 6041 [2018-02718]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 29 / Monday, February 12, 2018 / Notices
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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders;
Notice of Closed Meeting
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.
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, [email protected].
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.
[FR Doc. 2018-02718 Filed 2-9-18; 8:45 am]
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