[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 91 (Thursday, May 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 25257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11662]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD 95-020]
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Request for applications.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking applicants for appointment to
membership on the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee
(MERPAC). The Committee is a 19-member Federal advisory committee that
advises the Coast Guard on matters related to the training,
qualification, licensing, certification and fitness of seamen serving
in the U.S. merchant marine.
DATES: Membership applications must be received by July 10, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Persons interested in applying for membership on MERPAC may
obtain an application form by writing to Commandant (G-MVP-3), U.S.
Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593-
0001, or by calling the points of contact in the following paragraph.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Barbara Miller, Assistant to the
Executive Director, MERPAC, Room 1210, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,
2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001, (202) 267-0224.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MERPAC is chartered under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) to advise the Coast Guard on
merchant marine personnel issues. It consists of 19 members. Eight
positions are either vacant or the current appointments will expire in
1995.
Applicants are needed to fill positions requiring the following
backgrounds:
(a) Deck Officer (inland/river route);
(b) Engineer Officer (limited chief engineer or designated duty
engineer);
(c) Unlicensed seamen (two positions--one Qualified Member of the
Engine Department and one Able Bodied Seaman);
(d) Marine Educator (three positions--two persons from State
maritime academies and one person from other maritime training
institutions); and
(e) General Public (one position).
The membership term is three years. No member may hold more than
two consecutive three-year terms.
To achieve the desired balance of membership the Coast Guard is
especially interested in receiving applicants from minorities and
women. The members of the Committee serve without compensation from the
Federal Government, although travel reimbursement and per diem may be
provided. The Committee normally meets in Washington, DC, with working
group meetings for specific problems on an as required basis.
Applicants may be required to complete an Executive Branch
Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (SF 450).
Dated: March 28, 1995.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Acting Chief, Office of Marine Safety, Security and Environmental
Protection.
[FR Doc. 95-11662 Filed 5-10-95; 8:45 am]
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