70526 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 227 / Monday, November 26, 2012 / Notices 

—Development of mandatory carriage 

requirements for stability instruments 

on board tankers 

—Review of the damage stability 

regulations for ro-ro passenger ships 

—Revision of SOLAS chapter II–1 

subdivision and damage stability 

regulations 

—Development of provisions to ensure 

the integrity and uniform 

implementation of the 1969 TM 

Convention 

—Development of amendments to part B 

of the 2008 IS Code on towing and 

anchor handling operations 

—Consideration of IACS unified 

interpretations 

—Development of amendments to the 

criterion for maximum angle of heel 

in turns of the 2008 IS Code 

—Development of a mandatory Code for 

ships operating in polar waters 

—Biennial agenda and provisional 

agenda for SLF 56 

—Election of Chairman and ViceChairman for 2014 

—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, 2100 

2nd Street SW., Stop 7126, Washington, 

DC 20593–7126, not later than January 

16, 2013, 7 days prior to the meeting. 

Requests made after January 16, 2013 

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 the 

Headquarters building. The 

Headquarters building is accessible by 

taxi and privately owned conveyance 

(public transportation is not generally 

available). However, parking in the 

vicinity of the building is extremely 

limited. Additional information 

regarding this and other IMO SHC 

public meetings may be found at: 

www.uscg.mil/imo. 

Dated: November 14, 2012. 

Brian Robinson, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28609 Filed 11–23–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8093] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Committee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday 

December 18, 2012, at the offices of the 

Radio Technical Commission for 

Maritime Services (RTCM), 1611 N. 

Kent Street, Suite 605, Arlington, Va. 

22209. The primary purpose of the 

meeting is to prepare for the 56th 

Session of the International Maritime 

Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on 

Fire Protection (FP 56) to be held at the 

IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, 

January 7–11, 2013. 

The agenda items to be considered 

include: 

—Development of measures to prevent 

explosions on oil and chemical 

tankers transporting low flash point 

cargoes 

—Development of requirements for the 

fire resistance of ventilation ducts 

—Review of fire protection 

requirements for on-deck cargoes 

—Review of the recommendations on 

evacuation analysis for new and 

existing passenger ships 

—Development of requirements for 

additional means of escape from 

machinery spaces 

—Development of requirements for 

ships carrying hydrogen and 

compressed natural gas vehicles 

—Consideration of IACS unified 

interpretations 

—Harmonization of the requirements for 

the location of entrances, air inlets 

and openings in the superstructures of 

tankers 

—Development of unified 

interpretations for Chapter 7 of the 

2000 HSC Code 

—Development of guidelines for use of 

fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) within 

ships structures 

—Analysis of fire casualty records 

—Development of amendments to 

SOLAS chapter II–2, the FTP Code 

and MSC/Circ. 1120 to clarify the 

requirements for plastic pipes on 

ships 

—Consideration of amendments to 

SOLAS chapter II–2 on location of 

EEBDs 

—Development of amendments to the 

requirements for foam-type fire 

extinguishers in SOLAS regulation II– 

2/10.5 

—Development of amendments to 

SOLAS regulation II–2/20 and 

associated guidance on air quality 

management for ventilation of closed 

vehicle spaces, closed ro-ro and 

special category spaces 

—Review of general cargo ship safety 

—Development of interpretation of 

SOLAS regulation II–2/13.6 on means 

of escape from ro-ro spaces 

—Any other business 

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, Mr. Randall 

Eberly, by email at 

randall.eberly@uscg.mil, by phone at 

(202) 372–1393, by fax at (202) 372– 

1925, or in writing at Commandant (CG– 

ENG–4), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd 

Street SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 

20593–7126 not later than December 11, 

2012, 7 days prior to the meeting. 

Requests made after December 11, 2012 

might not be able to be accommodated. 

RTCM Headquarters is adjacent to the 

Rosslyn Metro station. For further 

directions and lodging information, 

please see: http://www.rtcm.org/ 

visit.php. Additional information 

regarding this and other IMO SHC 

public meetings may be found at: 

www.uscg.mil/imo. 

Dated: November 14, 2012. 

Brian Robinson, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28610 Filed 11–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Notice of Meeting of the Industry Trade 

Advisory Committee on Small and 

Minority Business (ITAC–11) 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice of a partially opened 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Industry Trade Advisory 

Committee on Small and Minority 

Business (ITAC–11) will hold a meeting 

on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, from 

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The meeting will 

be opened to the public from 2:30 p.m. 

to 4:00 p.m. 

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for 

December 4, 2012 unless otherwise 

notified. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the White House Conference Center, 726 

Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Hellstern, DFO for ITAC–11 at 

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