[Federal Register: October 30, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 209)] [Notices] [Page 61362-61363] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr30oc07-46] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. CGD08-07-029] Lower Mississippi River Waterways Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Request for applications. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee. The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee advises and makes recommendations to the Coast Guard on matters relating to navigation safety on the Lower Mississippi River. DATES: Application forms should reach us on or before December 14, 2007. ADDRESSES: You may request an application form by writing U.S. Coast Guard, Sector New Orleans, Attn: Waterways Management, 1615 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70112-2711 or by calling 504-565-5108. Send your application in written form to the above street address. A copy of this notice and the application form are available in our online docket, CGD08-07-029, at http://regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LTJG Tonya Harrington, Assistant to Executive Director of Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee at 504-565-5108. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee (``Committee'') is a Federal advisory committee under 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). This committee provides local expertise on communication, surveillance, traffic control, anchorages, aids to navigation and other topics relating to navigational safety on the Lower Mississippi River to the Coast Guard. The Committee meets at least four times a year in the New Orleans area. It may also meet for extraordinary purposes. Its subcommittees and working groups may meet to consider specific problems as required. We will consider applications for twenty four positions that expire or become vacant on May 30, 2008. To be eligible you should have expertise in navigation safety, waterways management, vessel traffic service and management, shipboard operations or facility operations. Each member serves for a term of 2 years. A few 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. Vacancies to be filled are for: (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 or ship owners domiciled in the State of Louisiana. (3) Two members representing organizations that 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. [[Page 61363]] (5) Three members representing State Commissioned Pilot organizations, with one member each representing the New Orleans/Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association, and the Associated Branch Pilots Association. (6) Two at-large members who utilize water transportation facilities located in the geographical area coved by the Committee. (7) Three members representing consumers, shippers, or importers/ exporters that utilize vessels that utilize the navigable waterways covered by the Committee. (8) Two members representing those licensed merchant mariners, other than pilots, who perform shipboard duties on vessels which utilize the 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 representing the general public. In support of the policy of the Coast Guard on gender and ethnic diversity, we encourage qualified women and members of minority groups to apply. If you are selected as a member who represents the general public, we will require you to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450). We may not release the report or the information in it 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). Dated: October 18, 2007. J.H. Horn, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 8th Coast Guard District, Acting. [FR Doc. E7-21304 Filed 10-29-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-15-P