81_FR_16250 81 FR 16192 - Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee; Vacancies

81 FR 16192 - Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee; Vacancies

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 58 (March 25, 2016)

Page Range16192-16193
FR Document2016-06749

The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee. The Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee provides advice and makes recommendations reflecting its independent judgment to the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard on matters concerning the safe and secure marine transportation of hazardous materials, including industry outreach approaches.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 58 (Friday, March 25, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-06749]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0031]


Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the 
Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee. The Chemical Transportation 
Advisory Committee provides advice and makes recommendations reflecting 
its independent judgment to the Commandant of the United States Coast 
Guard on matters concerning the safe and secure marine transportation 
of hazardous materials, including industry outreach approaches.

DATES: Completed applications should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
May 24, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a cover letter expressing interest in 
an appointment to the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee that 
identifies which membership category the applicant is applying under, 
along with a resume detailing the applicant's experience via one of the 
following methods:
     By Email: [email protected].
     By Mail: Mr. Patrick Keffler, Alternate Designated Federal 
Official of the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee, Commandant, 
Hazardous Materials Division (CG-ENG-5), U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin 
Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Patrick Keffler, Alternate 
Designated Federal Official of the Chemical Transportation Advisory 
Committee; telephone (202) 372-1424, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Chemical Transportation Advisory 
Committee is established under the authority of Section 871 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 451. The Chemical 
Transportation Advisory Committee is an advisory committee established 
in accordance with and operating under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Title 5 U.S.C. Appendix).
    The Committee provides advice and makes recommendations reflecting 
its independent judgment to the

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Commandant of the United States Coast Guard on matters concerning the 
safe and secure marine transportation of hazardous materials, including 
industry outreach approaches.
    The Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee meets at least twice 
per year, typically every six months. It may also meet for 
extraordinary purposes. Its subcommittees may meet to consider specific 
tasks as required.
    The Coast Guard will consider applications for seven positions that 
will be vacant on September 17, 2016.
    The membership categories are: Marine Handling and Transportation, 
Marine Environmental Protection, Safety and Security, Vessel Design and 
Construction, and Chemical Manufacturing.
    To be eligible, applicants should have experience in chemical 
manufacturing, marine handling or transportation of chemicals, vessel 
design and construction, marine safety or security, or marine 
environmental protection. Each member serves for a term of three years. 
Committee members are limited to serving no more than two consecutive 
three-year terms. A member appointed to fill an unexpired term may 
serve the remainder of that term. All members serve at their own 
expense and receive no salary, reimbursement of travel expenses, or 
other compensation from the Federal Government.
    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 2 U.S.C. 
1605.
    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 actions.
    If you are interested in applying to become a member of the 
Committee, send your cover letter and resume to Mr. Patrick Keffler, 
Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the Chemical Transportation 
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: March 21, 2016.
F.J. Sturm,
Acting Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast 
Guard.
[FR Doc. 2016-06749 Filed 3-24-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:    Mr.                   In addition, the Committee will hear                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                    William J. Abernathy, Alternate                         a presentation from the U.S. Coast                    SECURITY
                                                    Designated Federal Officer of the                       Guard, District 8.
                                                    Towing Safety Advisory Committee;                                                                             Coast Guard
                                                                                                              There will be a comment period for
                                                    Commandant (CG–OES–2), U.S. Coast
                                                                                                            Towing Safety Advisory Committee                      [Docket No. USCG–2016–0031]
                                                    Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr.
                                                                                                            members and a comment period for the
                                                    Avenue SE., Stop 7509, Washington, DC                                                                         Chemical Transportation Advisory
                                                    20593–7509; telephone 202–372–1363,                     public after each report presentation,
                                                                                                            but before each is voted on by the                    Committee; Vacancies
                                                    fax 202–372–8382; or email
                                                    William.J.Abernathy@uscg.mil.                           Committee. The Committee will review                  AGENCY:    Coast Guard, DHS.
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
                                                                                                            the information presented on each issue,              ACTION:   Request for applications.
                                                    this meeting is given under the Federal                 deliberate on any recommendations
                                                    Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 U.S.C.                  presented in the Subcommittees’                       SUMMARY:   The Coast Guard seeks
                                                    Appendix. This Committee is                             reports, and formulate                                applications for membership on the
                                                    established in accordance with, and                     recommendations for the Secretary’s                   Chemical Transportation Advisory
                                                    operates under the provisions of the                    consideration.                                        Committee. The Chemical
                                                    Federal Advisory Committee Act. As                                                                            Transportation Advisory Committee
                                                                                                              A copy of all meeting documentation                 provides advice and makes
                                                    stated in 33 U.S.C. 1231a, the Towing                   will be available at: https://
                                                    Safety Advisory Committee provides                                                                            recommendations reflecting its
                                                                                                            homeport.uscg.mil/tsac no later than                  independent judgment to the
                                                    advice and recommendations to the                       April 2, 2016. Alternatively, you may
                                                    Secretary of the Department of                                                                                Commandant of the United States Coast
                                                                                                            contact Mr. William Abernathy as noted                Guard on matters concerning the safe
                                                    Homeland Security on matters relating                   in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                                    to shallow-draft inland and coastal                                                                           and secure marine transportation of
                                                                                                            CONTACT section above.                                hazardous materials, including industry
                                                    waterway navigation and towing safety.
                                                                                                              An opportunity for oral comments by                 outreach approaches.
                                                    Agenda                                                  the public will be provided during the                DATES: Completed applications should
                                                    Day 1                                                   meeting on April 14, 2016. Speakers are               reach the Coast Guard on or before May
                                                      The subcommittees will meet on                        requested to limit their comments to 3                24, 2016.
                                                    April 13, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.,               minutes. Please note the public oral                  ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a
                                                    to work on their specific task                          comment period may end before 5:30                    cover letter expressing interest in an
                                                    assignments:                                            p.m. if the Committee has finished its                appointment to the Chemical
                                                      (1) Recommendations regarding                         business earlier than scheduled. Please               Transportation Advisory Committee that
                                                    Automation Equipment, Testing,                          contact Mr. William J. Abernathy, listed              identifies which membership category
                                                    Assessment, and Trial Periods on                        above in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                  the applicant is applying under, along
                                                    Towing Vessels.                                         CONTACT section to register as a speaker.             with a resume detailing the applicant’s
                                                      (2) Recommendations for the                                                                                 experience via one of the following
                                                    Maintenance, Repair, and Utilization of                 Minutes                                               methods:
                                                    Towing Equipment, Lines, and                                                                                     • By Email: Patrick.a.Keffler@
                                                                                                              Minutes from the meeting will be
                                                    Couplings.                                                                                                    uscg.mil.
                                                                                                            available for public review and copying                  • By Mail: Mr. Patrick Keffler,
                                                      (3) Recommendations concerning the
                                                                                                            within 90 days following the close of                 Alternate Designated Federal Official of
                                                    MODU KULLUK Report of
                                                                                                            the meeting and can be accessed from                  the Chemical Transportation Advisory
                                                    Investigation.
                                                      (4) Recommendations regarding                         the Coast Guard Homeport Web site                     Committee, Commandant, Hazardous
                                                    Articulated Tug/Barge Manning and                       http://homeport.uscg.mil/tsac.                        Materials Division (CG–ENG–5), U.S.
                                                    Operations.                                             Notice of Future 2016 Towing Safety                   Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King
                                                      (5) Recommendations for Electronic                    Advisory Committee Meetings                           Jr. Avenue SE., Stop 7509, Washington,
                                                    Charting Systems.                                                                                             DC 20593–7509.
                                                    Day 2                                                      To receive automatic email notices of              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
                                                                                                            any future Towing Safety Advisory                     Patrick Keffler, Alternate Designated
                                                      On April 14, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 5:30                Committee meetings in 2016, go to the                 Federal Official of the Chemical
                                                    p.m., the Towing Safety Advisory                        online docket, USCG–2016–0142                         Transportation Advisory Committee;
                                                    Committee will meet and receive reports                 (http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket                  telephone (202) 372–1424, email
                                                    concerning the following:                               Detail;D=USCG-2016-0142), and select                  Patrick.a.Keffler@uscg.mil.
                                                      (1) Recommendations regarding
                                                                                                            the sign-up-for-email-alerts option. We               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                    Automation Equipment, Testing,
                                                                                                            plan to use the same docket number for                Chemical Transportation Advisory
                                                    Assessment, and Trial Periods on
                                                    Towing Vessels, progress report,                        all Towing Safety Advisory Committee                  Committee is established under the
                                                      (2) Recommendations for the                           meeting notices in 2016, so if another                authority of Section 871 of the
                                                    Maintenance, Repair and Utilization of                  2016 meeting notice is published you                  Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6
                                                    Towing Equipment, Lines and                             will receive an email alert from                      U.S.C. 451. The Chemical
                                                                                                            www.regulations.gov when the notice                   Transportation Advisory Committee is
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                                                    Couplings, final report,
                                                      (3) Recommendations concerning the                    appears in this docket.                               an advisory committee established in
                                                    MODU KULLUK Report of                                     Dated: March 22, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                  accordance with and operating under
                                                    Investigation, final report,                                                                                  the provisions of the Federal Advisory
                                                                                                            F.J. Sturm,
                                                      (4) Recommendations regarding                                                                               Committee Act (Title 5 U.S.C.
                                                    Articulated Tug/Barge Manning and                       Acting Director of Commercial Regulations             Appendix).
                                                    Operations, progress report, and,                       and Standards, United States Coast Guard.                The Committee provides advice and
                                                      (5) Recommendations for Electronic                    [FR Doc. 2016–06822 Filed 3–24–16; 8:45 am]           makes recommendations reflecting its
                                                    Charting Systems, progress report.                      BILLING CODE 9110–04–P                                independent judgment to the


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                                                    Commandant of the United States Coast                     All email submittals will receive                   homeless, (2) its intention to declare the
                                                    Guard on matters concerning the safe                    email receipt confirmation.                           property excess to the agency’s needs, or
                                                    and secure marine transportation of                       Dated: March 21, 2016.                              (3) a statement of the reasons that the
                                                    hazardous materials, including industry                 F.J. Sturm,                                           property cannot be declared excess or
                                                    outreach approaches.                                    Acting Director of Commercial Regulations
                                                                                                                                                                  made available for use as facilities to
                                                       The Chemical Transportation                          and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.                      assist the homeless.
                                                    Advisory Committee meets at least                       [FR Doc. 2016–06749 Filed 3–24–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                     Properties listed as suitable/available
                                                    twice per year, typically every six                                                                           will be available exclusively for
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
                                                    months. It may also meet for                                                                                  homeless use for a period of 60 days
                                                    extraordinary purposes. Its                                                                                   from the date of this Notice. Where
                                                    subcommittees may meet to consider                                                                            property is described as for ‘‘off-site use
                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
                                                    specific tasks as required.                                                                                   only’’ recipients of the property will be
                                                                                                            URBAN DEVELOPMENT
                                                       The Coast Guard will consider                                                                              required to relocate the building to their
                                                    applications for seven positions that                   [Docket No. FR–5907–N–13]                             own site at their own expense.
                                                    will be vacant on September 17, 2016.                                                                         Homeless assistance providers
                                                       The membership categories are:                       Federal Property Suitable as Facilities               interested in any such property should
                                                    Marine Handling and Transportation,                     To Assist the Homeless                                send a written expression of interest to
                                                    Marine Environmental Protection,                        AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant                      HHS, addressed to: Ms. Theresa M.
                                                    Safety and Security, Vessel Design and                  Secretary for Community Planning and                  Ritta, Chief Real Property Branch, the
                                                    Construction, and Chemical                              Development, HUD.                                     Department of Health and Human
                                                    Manufacturing.                                          ACTION: Notice.                                       Services, Room 5B–17, Parklawn
                                                       To be eligible, applicants should have                                                                     Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
                                                    experience in chemical manufacturing,                   SUMMARY:    This Notice identifies                    MD 20857, (301) 443–2265 (This is not
                                                    marine handling or transportation of                    unutilized, underutilized, excess, and                a toll-free number.) HHS will mail to the
                                                    chemicals, vessel design and                            surplus Federal property reviewed by                  interested provider an application
                                                    construction, marine safety or security,                HUD for suitability for use to assist the             packet, which will include instructions
                                                    or marine environmental protection.                     homeless.                                             for completing the application. In order
                                                    Each member serves for a term of three                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      to maximize the opportunity to utilize a
                                                    years. Committee members are limited                    Juanita Perry, Department of Housing                  suitable property, providers should
                                                    to serving no more than two consecutive                 and Urban Development, 451 Seventh                    submit their written expressions of
                                                    three-year terms. A member appointed                    Street SW., Room 7266, Washington, DC                 interest as soon as possible. For
                                                    to fill an unexpired term may serve the                 20410; telephone (202) 402–3970; TTY                  complete details concerning the
                                                    remainder of that term. All members                     number for the hearing- and speech-                   processing of applications, the reader is
                                                    serve at their own expense and receive                  impaired (202) 708–2565 (these                        encouraged to refer to the interim rule
                                                    no salary, reimbursement of travel                      telephone numbers are not toll-free), or              governing this program, 24 CFR part
                                                    expenses, or other compensation from                    call the toll-free Title V information line           581.
                                                    the Federal Government.                                 at 800–927–7588.                                         For properties listed as suitable/to be
                                                       Registered lobbyists are not eligible to             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In                         excess, that property may, if
                                                    serve on federal advisory committees in                 accordance with 24 CFR part 581 and                   subsequently accepted as excess by
                                                    an individual capacity. See ‘‘Revised                   section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney                GSA, be made available for use by the
                                                    Guidance on Appointment of Lobbyists                    Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.                    homeless in accordance with applicable
                                                    to Federal Advisory Committees, Boards                  11411), as amended, HUD is publishing                 law, subject to screening for other
                                                    and Commissions’’ (79 FR 47482,                         this Notice to identify Federal buildings             Federal use. At the appropriate time,
                                                    August 13, 2014). Registered lobbyists                  and other real property that HUD has                  HUD will publish the property in a
                                                    are lobbyists required to comply with                   reviewed for suitability for use to assist            Notice showing it as either suitable/
                                                    provisions contained in 2 U.S.C. 1605.                  the homeless. The properties were                     available or suitable/unavailable.
                                                       The Department of Homeland                           reviewed using information provided to                   For properties listed as suitable/
                                                    Security does not discriminate in                       HUD by Federal landholding agencies                   unavailable, the landholding agency has
                                                    selection of Committee members on the                   regarding unutilized and underutilized                decided that the property cannot be
                                                    basis of race, color, religion, sex,                    buildings and real property controlled                declared excess or made available for
                                                    national origin, political affiliation,                 by such agencies or by GSA regarding                  use to assist the homeless, and the
                                                    sexual orientation, gender identity,                    its inventory of excess or surplus                    property will not be available.
                                                    marital status, disabilities and genetic                Federal property. This Notice is also                    Properties listed as unsuitable will
                                                    information, age, membership in an                      published in order to comply with the                 not be made available for any other
                                                    employee organization, or any other                     December 12, 1988 Court Order in                      purpose for 20 days from the date of this
                                                    non-merit factor. The Department of                     National Coalition for the Homeless v.                Notice. Homeless assistance providers
                                                    Homeland Security strives to achieve a                  Veterans Administration, No. 88–2503–                 interested in a review by HUD of the
                                                    widely diverse candidate pool for all of                OG (D.D.C.).                                          determination of unsuitability should
                                                    its recruitment actions.                                   Properties reviewed are listed in this             call the toll free information line at 1–
                                                       If you are interested in applying to                 Notice according to the following                     800–927–7588 for detailed instructions
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                                                    become a member of the Committee,                       categories: Suitable/available, suitable/             or write a letter to Ann Marie Oliva at
                                                    send your cover letter and resume to Mr.                unavailable, and suitable/to be excess,               the address listed at the beginning of
                                                    Patrick Keffler, Alternate Designated                   and unsuitable. The properties listed in              this Notice. Included in the request for
                                                    Federal Officer of the Chemical                         the three suitable categories have been               review should be the property address
                                                    Transportation Advisory Committee, via                  reviewed by the landholding agencies,                 (including zip code), the date of
                                                    one of the transmittal methods in the                   and each agency has transmitted to                    publication in the Federal Register, the
                                                    ADDRESSES section by the deadline in                    HUD: (1) Its intention to make the                    landholding agency, and the property
                                                    the DATES section of this notice.                       property available for use to assist the              number.


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRequest for applications.
DatesCompleted applications should reach the Coast Guard on or before May 24, 2016.
ContactMr. Patrick Keffler, Alternate Designated Federal Official of the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee; telephone (202) 372-1424, email [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 16192 

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