National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Initial Solicitation for Members, 29467-29468 [2020-10382]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 95 / Friday, May 15, 2020 / Notices Name of Committee: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Special Emphasis Panel Methods and Measurement in Research with Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Population (R21— Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Date: June 24–25, 2020. Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, Gateway Plaza, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20817 (Virtual Meeting). Contact Person: Maryline Laude-Sharp, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Division of Scientific Programs, NIMHD, National Institutes of Health, Gateway Building, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Ste. 525, MSC. 9206, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 451–9536, mlaudesharp@mail.nih.gov. Dated: May 11, 2020. Miguelina Perez, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2020–10390 Filed 5–14–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Research; 93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology and Hematology Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: May 11, 2020. Miguelina Perez, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2020–10388 Filed 5–14–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG–2020–0041] National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Initial Solicitation for Members DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Request for applications. National Institutes of Health SUMMARY: AGENCY: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of the following meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Special Emphasis Panel; DDK–C Member Conflicts. Date: July 10, 2020. Time: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, Two Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Jian Yang, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Room 7111, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892– 5452, (301) 594–7799, yangj@ extra.niddk.nih.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 May 14, 2020 Jkt 250001 The Coast Guard is requesting applications from persons in interested in membership on the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (‘‘Committee’’). This recently established Committee will advise the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on matters relating to personnel in the United States merchant marine, including the training, qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness of mariners. Please read the notice for description of Committee positions we are seeking to fill. DATES: Your completed application should reach the Coast Guard on or before July 14, 2020. ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a cover letter expressing interest in an appointment to the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee and a resume detailing their experience. We will not accept a biography. Applications should be submitted: via one of the following methods: • By Email: Megan.C.Johns@uscg.mil. Subject Line: N–MERPAC (preferred). • By Fax: 202–372–4908; ATTN: Megan Johns Henry, Alternate Designated Federal Officer; or • By Mail: Megan Johns Henry, Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Commandant (CG–MMC–2), U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20593–7509. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Johns Henry, Alternate PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29467 Designated Federal Officer of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; Telephone 202–372–2357; or Email at Megan.C.Johns@uscg.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Merchant Marine Personnel 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, 2019, by the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, which added section 15103, National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee, to Title 46 of the U.S. Code. The Committee will advise the Secretary of Homeland Security on matters relating to personnel in the United States merchant marine, including the training, qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness of mariners. The Committee is required to meet at least once a year in accordance with 46 U.S.C. 15109(a). We expect the Committee to meet at least twice a year, but it may meet more frequently. The meetings are generally held in cities that have high concentrations of maritime personnel and related marine industry businesses. 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 positions, which include: • United States citizens holding active licenses or certificates issued under 46 U.S.C. chapter 71 or merchant mariner documents issued under 46 U.S.C. chapter 73, including: Æ Three credentialed deck officers who represent merchant marine deck officers, of which: (1) Two shall be endorsed for oceans route of unlimited E:\FR\FM\15MYN1.SGM 15MYN1 29468 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 95 / Friday, May 15, 2020 / Notices jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES tonnage; (2) one with an endorsement for an inland or river route of limited or unlimited tonnage; (3) two deck officers endorsed as Master of Towing Vessels; (4) one with significant tanker experience and; (5) to the extent practicable, one shall represent labor and one shall represent management. Æ Three credentialed engineering officers, of which: (1) Two shall be endorsed as Chief Engineer of unlimited horsepower; (2) one endorsed as either a Chief Engineer of limited horsepower or Designated Duty Engineer; and; (3) to the extent practicable, one shall represent labor and one shall represent management. Æ Two credentialed with ratings: (1) One of which shall be endorsed as able bodied seamen; and (2) one shall be endorsed as a qualified member of the engine department; and Æ One credentialed deck officer endorsed as first class pilot who represents merchant marine pilots; • Six marine educators, including: Æ Three marine educators who represent the maritime academies, of which: (1) Two represent the State maritime academies (and are jointly recommended by such academies); and (2) one represents either the State or United States Merchant Marine Academy; Æ Three marine educators who represent other maritime training institutions, and of which one may also represent the small vessel industry: • Two individuals who represent shipping companies employed in ship operation management; and, • Two individuals who represent the general public. 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 18 U.S.C. 202(a). As a candidate for appointment as a Special Government Employee, applicants 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 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 or emailing the individual listed above in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Applications for members who will serve to represent 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 based on 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 Megan Johns Henry, Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the National Merchant Marine Personnel 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: May 7, 2020. Jeffrey G. Lantz, Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards. [FR Doc. 2020–10382 Filed 5–14–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Notice of Revocation of Customs Brokers’ Licenses U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Revocation of customs brokers’ licenses. AGENCY: This document provides notice of the revocation by operation of law of customs brokers’ licenses. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melba Hubbard, Branch Chief, Broker Management, Office of Trade, (202) 325–6986, melba.hubbard@cbp.dhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document provides notice that, pursuant to section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1641), and section 111.30(d) of title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR 111.30(d)), the following customs brokers’ licenses were revoked by operation of law, without prejudice, for failure to file a triennial status report. A list of revoked customs brokers’ licenses appears below with both the port, which issued the licenses, and the brokers’ names within the port of issuance whose licenses were revoked, set forth alphabetically. SUMMARY: Last name First name Holstrom ................................................................ Johnson ................................................................. Kahng .................................................................... Requa .................................................................... Warren ................................................................... Dennis W .............................................................. Roberta L .............................................................. Patrick ................................................................... Jared ..................................................................... Joni S ................................................................... This document further provides notice that, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1641 and 19 CFR 111.45(a), the following customs brokers’ licenses and all associated permits were revoked by VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 May 14, 2020 Jkt 250001 License operation of law for failure to employ at least one qualifying individual who holds a valid customs broker’s license. A list of revoked customs brokers’ licenses appears below with both the PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 03912 22323 28506 28092 14325 Port of issuance Seattle. Seattle. Seattle. Seattle. Seattle. port, which issued the licenses, and the brokers’ names within the port of issuance whose licenses were revoked, set forth alphabetically. E:\FR\FM\15MYN1.SGM 15MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 95 (Friday, May 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10382]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0041]


National Merchant Marine Personnel 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 in 
interested in membership on the National Merchant Marine Personnel 
Advisory Committee (``Committee''). This recently established Committee 
will advise the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on 
matters relating to personnel in the United States merchant marine, 
including the training, qualifications, certification, documentation, 
and fitness of mariners. Please read the notice for description of 
Committee positions we are seeking to fill.

DATES: Your completed application should reach the Coast Guard on or 
before July 14, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a cover letter expressing interest in 
an appointment to the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 
Committee and a resume detailing their experience. We will not accept a 
biography.
    Applications should be submitted: via one of the following methods:
     By Email: [email protected]. Subject Line: N-MERPAC 
(preferred).
     By Fax: 202-372-4908; ATTN: Megan Johns Henry, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer; or
     By Mail: Megan Johns Henry, Alternate Designated Federal 
Officer, Commandant (CG-MMC-2), U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin 
Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20593-7509.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Johns Henry, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 
Committee; Telephone 202-372-2357; or Email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Merchant Marine Personnel 
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, 2019, by the Frank 
LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, which added section 
15103, National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee, to Title 
46 of the U.S. Code. The Committee will advise the Secretary of 
Homeland Security on matters relating to personnel in the United States 
merchant marine, including the training, qualifications, certification, 
documentation, and fitness of mariners.
    The Committee is required to meet at least once a year in 
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 15109(a). We expect the Committee to meet at 
least twice a year, but it may meet more frequently. The meetings are 
generally held in cities that have high concentrations of maritime 
personnel and related marine industry businesses.
    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 positions, which include:
     United States citizens holding active licenses or 
certificates issued under 46 U.S.C. chapter 71 or merchant mariner 
documents issued under 46 U.S.C. chapter 73, including:
    [cir] Three credentialed deck officers who represent merchant 
marine deck officers, of which: (1) Two shall be endorsed for oceans 
route of unlimited

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tonnage; (2) one with an endorsement for an inland or river route of 
limited or unlimited tonnage; (3) two deck officers endorsed as Master 
of Towing Vessels; (4) one with significant tanker experience and; (5) 
to the extent practicable, one shall represent labor and one shall 
represent management.
    [cir] Three credentialed engineering officers, of which: (1) Two 
shall be endorsed as Chief Engineer of unlimited horsepower; (2) one 
endorsed as either a Chief Engineer of limited horsepower or Designated 
Duty Engineer; and; (3) to the extent practicable, one shall represent 
labor and one shall represent management.
    [cir] Two credentialed with ratings: (1) One of which shall be 
endorsed as able bodied seamen; and (2) one shall be endorsed as a 
qualified member of the engine department; and
    [cir] One credentialed deck officer endorsed as first class pilot 
who represents merchant marine pilots;
     Six marine educators, including:
    [cir] Three marine educators who represent the maritime academies, 
of which: (1) Two represent the State maritime academies (and are 
jointly recommended by such academies); and (2) one represents either 
the State or United States Merchant Marine Academy;
    [cir] Three marine educators who represent other maritime training 
institutions, and of which one may also represent the small vessel 
industry:
     Two individuals who represent shipping companies employed 
in ship operation management; and,
     Two individuals who represent the general public.
    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 18 U.S.C. 202(a). As a candidate for appointment as a 
Special Government Employee, applicants 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 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 or emailing the individual 
listed above in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Applications 
for members who will serve to represent 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 based on 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 Megan Johns Henry, 
Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the National Merchant Marine 
Personnel 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: May 7, 2020.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2020-10382 Filed 5-14-20; 8:45 am]
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