### 64462 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 209 / Wednesday, October 29, 2014 / Notices

Friday Morning, December 5th, Closing Plenary Session (9:00 a.m. to Noon)

• Presentation of WG1 and WG2 conclusions

• Approval to release DO–200A/ED– 76 Revision for FRAC

• Working arrangements for the remaining work

• Review of action items

• Next meetings, dates and locations

• Any other business

• Adjourn Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space availability. With the approval of the chairman, members of the public may present oral statements at the meeting.

Persons wishing to present statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in the **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**  section. Members of the public may present a written statement to the committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 23 2014. Mohannad Dawoud, Management Analyst, Program Oversight and Administration, ANG–A15, Federal Aviation Administration. [FR Doc. 2014–25665 Filed 10–28–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**
**Seventh Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 228—Minimum Operational**  **Performance Standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
**ACTION :**  Notice of RTCA Special Committee 228—Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

**SUMMARY :**  The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the seventh meeting of RTCA Special Committee 228—Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
**DATES :**  The meeting will be held November 21, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
**ADDRESSES :**  The meeting will be held at RTCA, 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  The RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by telephone at (202) 330–0662 or (202) 833–9339, fax at (202) 833–9434, or Web site at http://www.rtca.org. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby given for a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 228—Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The agenda will include the following: Specific Working Group Sessions Before Plenary

All Day, Working Group 1–DAA, MacIntosh–NBAA Room & Colson Board Room.

All Day, Working Group 2–C2, ARINC & Hilton-A4A Rooms November 21 (starting at 9:00 am)

• Welcome/Introductions/ Administrative Remarks/SC–228 Participation Guidelines

• Reading of the Public Announcement by the DFO

• Reading of the RTCA Proprietary References Policy

• Agenda Overview

• Review/Approval of Minutes from Plenary #6 (RTCA Paper No. 183–14/ SC228–017) held Thursday, August 28, 2014 at RTCA

• Report from EUROCAE WG–73 on their progress

• Review of RTCA SC–228 Steering Committee Activity

• Report from WG–1 for Detect and Avoid progress on the DAA MOPS

• Report from WG–2 for Command and Control progress on the CNPC MOPS

• Action Item Review

• Other Business

• Date, Place and Time of Next Meeting(s)

• Plenary #8—27 February 2015 @RTCA

• Proposed—Plenary #9—21 May 2015 @ NASA Ames

• Adjourn Plenary Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space availability. With the approval of the chairman, members of the public may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in the **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**  section. Members of the public may present a written statement to the committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 22, 2014. Mohannad Dawoud, Management Analyst, Program Oversight and Administration, ANG–A15, Federal Aviation Administration. [FR Doc. 2014–25664 Filed 10–28–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION** 

**Maritime Administration**
**Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement** 

**AGENCY :**  Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
**ACTION :**  Notice of Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA).

**SUMMARY :**  The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces the extension of the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) until October 1, 2019, pursuant to the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended. The purpose of the VISA is to make intermodal shipping services/systems, including ships, ships’ space, intermodal equipment and related management services, available to the Department of Defense as required to support the emergency deployment and sustainment of U.S. Armed Forces. This is to be accomplished through cooperation among the maritime industry, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Defense.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Jerome D. Davis, Director, Office of Sealift Support, Room W25–310, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–2323, Fax (202) 366– 5904.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, (50 U.S.C. App. 2158), ‘‘Voluntary agreements for preparedness programs and expansion of production capacity and supply’’, authorizes the President, upon a finding that conditions exist which may pose a direct threat to the national defense or its preparedness programs, ‘‘to consult with representatives of industry, business, financing, agriculture, labor and other interests’’ in order to provide the making of such voluntary agreements. It further authorizes the President to delegate that authority to individuals who are appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, upon the condition that such individuals obtain the prior approval of the Attorney General after the Attorney General’s consultation with the Federal Trade Commission. Section 401 of Executive Order 13603 delegated this authority of the President to the Secretary of Transportation (SecTrans), among others. By 49 CFR 1.93(l), the SecTrans delegated to the Maritime Administrator the authority under which the VISA is sponsored. Through advance arrangements in joint planning, it is intended that participants in VISA