70392 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 227 / Monday, November 25, 2013 / Notices 

Session of the International Maritime 

Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on 

Ship Design and Construction to be held 

at the IMO Headquarters, United 

Kingdom, January 20–24, 2014. 

The agenda items to be considered 

include: 

—Adoption of the agenda 

—Decisions of other IMO bodies 

—Development of a mandatory Code for 

ships operating in polar waters 

—Development of provisions to ensure 

the integrity and uniform 

implementation of the 1969 TM 

Convention 

—Development of second-generation 

intact stability criteria 

—Review of the damage stability 

regulations for ro-ro passenger ships 

—Revision of SOLAS chapter II–1 

subdivision and damage stability 

regulations 

—Development of guidelines on safe 

return to port for passenger ships 

—Amendments to SOLAS regulation II– 

1/11 and development of associated 

guidelines to ensure the adequacy of 

testing arrangements for watertight 

compartments 

—Development of amendments to the 

2011 ESP Code 

—Development of guidelines for use of 

Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) within 

ship structures 

—Development of amendments to 

SOLAS chapter II–2, the FTP Code 

and MSC/Circ.1120 to clarify the 

requirements for plastic pipes on 

ships 

—Review of the recommendation on 

evacuation analysis for new and 

existing passenger ships 

—Development of amendments to the 

criterion for maximum angle of heel 

in turns of the 2008 IS Code 

—Development of amendments to part B 

of the 2008 IS Code on towing, lifting 

and anchor-handling operations 

—General cargo ship safety 

—Development of an interpretation of 

SOLAS regulation II–1/13.6 on means 

of escape from ro-ro cargo spaces 

—Classification of offshore industry 

vessels and consideration of the need 

for a non-mandatory Code for offshore 

construction support vessels 

—Carriage of more than 12 industrial 

personnel on board vessels engaged in 

international voyages 

—Development of guidelines for wingin-ground craft 

—Consideration of IACS unified 

interpretations 

—Biennial agenda and provisional 

agenda for SDC 2 

—Election of Chairman and ViceChairman for 2015 

—Any other business 

—Report to the Maritime Safety 

Committee 

Members of the public may attend 

this meeting up to the seating capacity 

of the room. To facilitate the building 

security process, and to request 

reasonable accommodation, those who 

plan to attend should contact the 

meeting coordinator, LCDR Catherine 

Phillips, by email at 

catherine.a.phillips@uscg.mil, by phone 

at (202) 372–1374, by fax at (202) 372– 

1925, or in writing at Commandant (CG– 

ENG–2), U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin 

Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Stop 7509, 

Washington, DC 20593–7509 not later 

than January 2, 2014, 7 days prior to the 

meeting. Requests made after January 2, 

2014, might not be able to be 

accommodated. Please note that due to 

security considerations, two valid, 

government issued photo identifications 

must be presented to gain entrance to 

USCG Offices. This location is 

accessible by taxi, privately owned 

conveyance, and public transportation 

(located near the Ballston Metro 

Station). Additional information 

regarding this and other IMO SHC 

public meetings may be found at: 

www.uscg.mil/imo. 

Dated: November 14, 2013. 

Marc Zlomek, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–28231 Filed 11–22–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8533] 

Notice of Meeting of Advisory 

Committee on International Law 

A meeting of the Department of 

State’s Advisory Committee on 

International Law will take place on 

Friday, December 13, 2013, from 9:00 

a.m. to approximately 2:30 p.m. at the 

George Washington University Law 

School (Frederick Lawrence Student 

Conference Center), 2000 H Street NW., 

Washington, DC. Acting Legal Adviser 

Mary McLeod will chair the meeting, 

which will be open to the public up to 

the capacity of the meeting room. 

Members of the public who wish to 

attend should contact the Office of the 

Legal Adviser by December 9 

(lermanjb@state.gov or 202–776–8442) 

mailto:KillTP@state.gov and provide 

their name, professional affiliation, 

address, and phone number. A valid 

photo ID is required for admission to the 

meeting. Members of the public who 

require reasonable accommodations 

should make their requests by December 

6. Requests received after that time will 

be considered but might not be possible 

to accommodate. 

Dated: November 4, 2013. 

Jonas Lerman, 

Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, 

Executive Director, Advisory Committee on 

International Law, United States Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–28232 Filed 11–22–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Waiver of Requirement To Enter Into a 

Reciprocal Waiver of Claims 

Agreement With All Customers for 

Orbital Sciences Corporation 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of waiver. 

SUMMARY: This notice concerns a 

petition for waiver submitted to the 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

by Orbital Sciences Corporation 

(Orbital) to waive, in part, the 

requirement that a launch operator enter 

into a reciprocal waiver of claims with 

each customer. The FAA grants the 

petition on the condition that no 

employees of NASA-sponsored CubeSat 

operators will be inside a hazard area 

associated with the Minotaur I launch. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions concerning this 

waiver, contact Charles P. Brinkman, 

Licensing Program Lead, Commercial 

Space Transportation—Licensing and 

Evaluation Division, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–7715; email: 

Phil.Brinkman@faa.gov. For legal 

questions concerning this waiver, 

contact Sabrina Jawed, AttorneyAdviser, Space Law Branch, AGC–250, 

Office of the Chief Counsel, Regulations 

Division, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–8839; email: 

Sabrina.Jawed@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 8, 2013, Orbital 

submitted a petition to the FAA’s Office 

of Commercial Space Transportation 

(AST) requesting a waiver under its 

launch license for flight of the Minotaur 

I launch vehicle carrying the Air Force 

Operationally Responsive Space Office3 (ORS–3) payload. Orbital requested a 

partial waiver of 14 CFR 440.17, which 

requires a licensee to enter into a 


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