81 FR 33215 - Hydrographic Services Review Panel

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 101 (May 25, 2016)

Page Range		33215-33216
FR Document		2016-12323

In accordance with the Hydrographic Service Improvements Act Amendments of 2002, Public Law 107-372, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is required to solicit nominations for membership at least once a year for the Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP). The HSRP, a Federal advisory committee, advises the Administrator on matters related to the responsibilities and authorities set forth in section 303 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act and such other appropriate matters as the Administrator refers to the Panel for review and advice. Those responsibilities and authorities include, but are not limited to: Acquiring and disseminating hydrographic data and providing hydrographic services, as those terms are defined in the Act; promulgating standards for hydrographic data and services; ensuring comprehensive geographic coverage of hydrographic services; and testing, developing, and operating vessels, equipment, and technologies necessary to ensure safe navigation and maintain operational expertise in hydrographic data acquisition and hydrographic services. The Act states ``the voting members of the Panel shall be individuals who, by reason of knowledge, experience, or training, are especially qualified in one or more of the disciplines and fields relating to hydrographic data and hydrographic services, marine transportation, port administration, vessel pilotage, coastal and fishery management, and other disciplines as determined appropriate by the Administrator.'' The NOAA Administrator seeks and encourages individuals with expertise in marine navigation, port administration, marine shipping or other intermodal transportation industries, cartography and geographic information systems, geodesy, physical oceanography coastal resource management, including coastal resilience and emergency response, and other related fields. To apply for membership on the Panel, applicants are requested to submit the following five items and answer five response questions. The entire package should be a maximum length of seven pages or fewer. NOAA is an equal opportunity employer. (1) A cover letter that responds to the five questions listed below as a statement of interest to serve on the panel, ``Short Response Questions'' below. (2) Highlight the nominee's specific area(s) of expertise relevant to the purpose of the Panel from the list in the Federal Register Notice; (3) A current resume. (4) A short biography of 400 to 600 words. (5) The nominee's full name, title, institutional affiliation, and contact information.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Hydrographic Services Review Panel

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of membership solicitation for Hydrographic Services 
Review Panel.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Hydrographic Service Improvements Act 
Amendments of 2002, Public Law 107-372, the Administrator of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is required to 
solicit nominations for membership at least once a year for the 
Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP). The HSRP, a Federal advisory 
committee, advises the Administrator on matters related to the 
responsibilities and authorities set forth in section 303 of the 
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act and such other appropriate 
matters as the Administrator refers to the Panel for review and advice. 
Those responsibilities and authorities include, but are not limited to: 
Acquiring and disseminating hydrographic data and providing 
hydrographic services, as those terms are defined in the Act; 
promulgating standards for hydrographic data and services; ensuring 
comprehensive geographic coverage of hydrographic services; and 
testing, developing, and operating vessels, equipment, and technologies 
necessary to ensure safe navigation and maintain operational expertise 
in hydrographic data acquisition and hydrographic services.
    The Act states ``the voting members of the Panel shall be 
individuals who, by reason of knowledge, experience, or training, are 
especially qualified in one or more of the disciplines and fields 
relating to hydrographic data and hydrographic services, marine 
transportation, port administration, vessel pilotage, coastal and 
fishery management, and other disciplines as determined appropriate by 
the Administrator.'' The NOAA Administrator seeks and encourages 
individuals with expertise in marine navigation, port administration, 
marine shipping or other intermodal transportation industries, 
cartography and geographic information systems, geodesy, physical 
oceanography coastal resource management, including coastal resilience 
and emergency response, and other related fields. To apply for 
membership on the Panel, applicants are requested to submit the 
following five items and answer five response questions. The entire 
package should be a maximum length of seven pages or fewer. NOAA is an 
equal opportunity employer.
    (1) A cover letter that responds to the five questions listed below 
as a statement of interest to serve on the panel, ``Short Response 
Questions'' below.
    (2) Highlight the nominee's specific area(s) of expertise relevant 
to the purpose of the Panel from the list in the Federal Register 
Notice;
    (3) A current resume.
    (4) A short biography of 400 to 600 words.
    (5) The nominee's full name, title, institutional affiliation, and 
contact information.

Short Response Questions

    (1) List the area(s) of expertise, as listed above, which you would 
best represent on this Panel.
    (2) List the geographic region(s) of the country with which you 
primarily associate your expertise.
    (3) Describe your leadership or professional experiences which you 
believe will contribute to the effectiveness of this panel.
    (4) Describe your familiarity and experience with NOAA navigation 
data, products, and services.
    (5) Generally describe the breadth and scope of stakeholders, 
users, or other groups whose views and input you believe you can share 
with the panel.

DATES: Solicitation of nomination is on an ongoing basis through June 
30, 2017. The HSRP maintains a pool of candidates to fulfill the HSIA 
requirements on membership solicitation. Although there are no current 
vacancies on the HSRP, this solicitation seeks to update the current 
pool of candidates for consideration of appointment for potential 
future vacancies on the Panel. Your application will be kept on file 
for the next call for nominations in summer 2017 which will fill 
vacancies in 2018. You will not need to reapply in 2017.

ADDRESSES: Nominations will be accepted by email and should be sent to: 
[email protected]; or [email protected]. You will 
receive a confirmation response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynne Mersfelder-Lewis, NOAA, 
telephone: 301-713-2750 x166.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 33 U.S.C. 883a, et seq., NOAA's 
National Ocean Service (NOS) is responsible for providing nautical 
charts and related

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information for safe navigation. NOS collects and compiles 
hydrographic, tidal and current, geodetic, and a variety of other data 
in order to fulfill this responsibility. The HSRP provides advice on 
current and emerging oceanographic and marine science technologies 
relating to operations, research and development; and dissemination of 
data pertaining to:
    (a) Hydrographic surveying;
    (b) shoreline surveying;
    (c) nautical charting;
    (d) water level measurements;
    (e) current measurements;
    (f) geodetic measurements;
    (g) geospatial measurements;
    (h) geomagnetic measurements; and
    (i) other oceanographic/marine related sciences.
    The Panel has fifteen voting members appointed by the NOAA 
Administrator in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 892c. Members are selected 
on a standardized basis, in accordance with applicable Department of 
Commerce guidance. The Co-Directors of the Center for Coastal and Ocean 
Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center and two other NOAA employees serve as 
nonvoting members of the Panel. The Director, NOAA Office of Coast 
Survey, serves as the Designated Federal Official (DFO).
    Voting members are individuals who, by reason of knowledge, 
experience, or training, are especially qualified in one or more 
disciplines relating to hydrographic surveying, tides, currents, 
geodetic and geospatial measurements, marine transportation, port 
administration, vessel pilotage, coastal or fishery management, and 
other oceanographic or marine science areas as deemed appropriate by 
the Administrator. Full-time officers or employees of the United States 
may not be appointed as a voting member. Any voting member of the Panel 
who is an applicant for, or beneficiary of (as determined by the 
Administrator) any assistance under 33 U.S.C. 892c shall disclose to 
the Panel that relationship, and may not vote on any other matter 
pertaining to that assistance.
    Voting members of the Panel serve a four-year term, except that 
vacancy appointments are for the remainder of the unexpired term of the 
vacancy. Members serve at the discretion of the Administrator and are 
subject to government ethics standards. Any individual appointed to a 
partial or full term may be reappointed for one additional full term. A 
voting member may serve until his or her successor has taken office. 
The Panel selects one voting member to serve as the Chair and another 
to serve as the Vice Chair. The Vice Chair acts as Chair in the absence 
or incapacity of the Chair but will not automatically become the Chair 
if the Chair resigns. Meetings occur at least twice a year, and at the 
call of the Chair or upon the request of a majority of the voting 
members or of the Administrator. Voting members receive compensation at 
a rate established by the Administrator, not to exceed the maximum 
daily rate payable under section 5376 of title 5, United States Code, 
when engaged in performing duties for the Panel. Members are reimbursed 
for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in performing such duties.

Individuals Selected for Panel Membership

    Upon selection and agreement to serve on the HSRP Panel, you become 
a Special Government Employee (SGE) of the United States Government. 18 
U.S.C. 202(a) an SGE (s) is an officer or employee of an agency who is 
retained, designated, appointed, or employed to perform temporary 
duties, with or without compensation, not to exceed 130 days during any 
period of 365 consecutive days, either on a fulltime or intermittent 
basis. Please be aware that after the selection process is complete, 
applicants selected to serve on the Panel must complete the following 
actions before they can be appointed as a Panel member:
    (a) Security Clearance (on-line Background Security Check process 
and fingerprinting conducted through NOAA Workforce Management); and
    (b) Confidential Financial Disclosure Report--As an SGE, you are 
required to file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report to avoid 
involvement in a real or apparent conflict of interest. You may find 
the Confidential Financial Disclosure Report at the following Web site. 
http://www.usoge.gov/forms/form_450.aspx.

    Dated: May 9, 2016.
Gerd F. Glang,
NOAA, Director, Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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information for safe navigation. NOS or incapacity of the Chair but will not DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
collects and compiles hydrographic, automatically become the Chair if the
tidal and current, geodetic, and a variety Chair resigns. Meetings occur at least National Oceanic and Atmospheric
of other data in order to fulfill this twice a year, and at the call of the Chair Administration
responsibility. The HSRP provides or upon the request of a majority of the
advice on current and emerging voting members or of the Administrator. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
oceanographic and marine science Voting members receive compensation AGENCY
technologies relating to operations, at a rate established by the
research and development; and Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control
Administrator, not to exceed the Program: Proposed Findings
dissemination of data pertaining to: maximum daily rate payable under
(a) Hydrographic surveying; Document and Programmatic
section 5376 of title 5, United States Environmental Assessment
(b) shoreline surveying;
(c) nautical charting; Code, when engaged in performing
duties for the Panel. Members are AGENCY: National Oceanic and
(d) water level measurements;
(e) current measurements; reimbursed for actual and reasonable Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
(f) geodetic measurements; expenses incurred in performing such Department of Commerce, and the U.S.
(g) geospatial measurements; duties. Environmental Protection Agency.
(h) geomagnetic measurements; and ACTION: Notice of availability of
(i) other oceanographic/marine related Individuals Selected for Panel Proposed Findings Document and
sciences. Membership Programmatic Environmental
The Panel has fifteen voting members Assessment on approval of the Coastal
appointed by the NOAA Administrator Upon selection and agreement to Nonpoint Pollution Control Program for
in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 892c. serve on the HSRP Panel, you become Illinois.
Members are selected on a standardized a Special Government Employee (SGE)
basis, in accordance with applicable of the United States Government. 18 SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
Department of Commerce guidance. The U.S.C. 202(a) an SGE (s) is an officer or availability of the Proposed Findings
Co-Directors of the Center for Coastal employee of an agency who is retained, Document and Programmatic
and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic designated, appointed, or employed to Environmental Assessment for Illinois’
Center and two other NOAA employees perform temporary duties, with or Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control
serve as nonvoting members of the without compensation, not to exceed Program. Coastal states and territories
Panel. The Director, NOAA Office of 130 days during any period of 365 are required to submit their coastal
Coast Survey, serves as the Designated consecutive days, either on a fulltime or nonpoint programs to the National
Federal Official (DFO). intermittent basis. Please be aware that Oceanic and Atmospheric
Voting members are individuals who, after the selection process is complete, Administration (NOAA) and the U.S.
by reason of knowledge, experience, or Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
applicants selected to serve on the Panel
training, are especially qualified in one for approval. The Findings Document
must complete the following actions
or more disciplines relating to was prepared by NOAA and the EPA to
before they can be appointed as a Panel
hydrographic surveying, tides, currents, provide the rationale for the agencies’
member: decision to approve, with conditions,
geodetic and geospatial measurements,
marine transportation, port (a) Security Clearance (on-line the state coastal nonpoint pollution
administration, vessel pilotage, coastal Background Security Check process and control program. The Coastal Zone Act
or fishery management, and other fingerprinting conducted through Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA)
oceanographic or marine science areas NOAA Workforce Management); and requires states and territories with
as deemed appropriate by the (b) Confidential Financial Disclosure coastal zone management programs that
Administrator. Full-time officers or Report—As an SGE, you are required to have received approval under the
employees of the United States may not file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Coastal Zone Management Act to
be appointed as a voting member. Any develop and implement coastal
Report to avoid involvement in a real or
voting member of the Panel who is an nonpoint programs. The Programmatic
apparent conflict of interest. You may
applicant for, or beneficiary of (as Environmental Assessment was
find the Confidential Financial
determined by the Administrator) any prepared by NOAA, pursuant to the
Disclosure Report at the following Web National Environmental Policy Act
assistance under 33 U.S.C. 892c shall site. http://www.usoge.gov/forms/form_
disclose to the Panel that relationship, (NEPA), to assess the environmental
450.aspx. impacts associated with the approval of
and may not vote on any other matter
pertaining to that assistance. Dated: May 9, 2016. the coastal nonpoint pollution control
Voting members of the Panel serve a Gerd F. Glang, program submitted to NOAA and the
four-year term, except that vacancy NOAA, Director, Office of Coast Survey, EPA by Illinois.
appointments are for the remainder of National Ocean Service, National Oceanic
NOAA and the EPA have proposed to
the unexpired term of the vacancy. and Atmospheric Administration. approve, with conditions, the coastal
Members serve at the discretion of the [FR Doc. 2016–12323 Filed 5–24–16; 8:45 am]
nonpoint program submitted by Illinois.
Administrator and are subject to DATES: Individuals or organizations
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government ethics standards. Any wishing to submit comments on the
individual appointed to a partial or full proposed Findings or Programmatic
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term may be reappointed for one Environmental Assessment should do so
additional full term. A voting member by June 24, 2016.
may serve until his or her successor has ADDRESSES: Comments should be made
taken office. The Panel selects one to: Joelle Gore, Chief, Stewardship
voting member to serve as the Chair and Division (N/OCM6), ATTN: Illinois
another to serve as the Vice Chair. The Coastal Nonpoint Program, Office for
Vice Chair acts as Chair in the absence Coastal Management, NOS, NOAA, 1305

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of membership solicitation for Hydrographic Services Review Panel.
Dates		Solicitation of nomination is on an ongoing basis through June 30, 2017. The HSRP maintains a pool of candidates to fulfill the HSIA requirements on membership solicitation. Although there are no current vacancies on the HSRP, this solicitation seeks to update the current pool of candidates for consideration of appointment for potential future vacancies on the Panel. Your application will be kept on file for the next call for nominations in summer 2017 which will fill vacancies in 2018. You will not need to reapply in 2017.
Contact		Lynne Mersfelder-Lewis, NOAA, telephone: 301-713-2750 x166.
FR Citation		81 FR 33215

81 FR 33215 - Hydrographic Services Review Panel

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