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at (202) 372–1424, by fax at (202) 372– 

1926, or in writing at Commandant (CG– 

5223), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd 

Street SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 

20593–7126 not later than January 11, 

2012, 7 days prior to the meeting. 

Requests made after January 11, 2012 

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: December 22, 2011. 

Brian Robinson, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33502 Filed 12–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6972] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Committee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct two open 

meetings, one for the International 

Maritime Organization’s Design and 

Equipment Sub-Committee (DE) and one 

for the International Maritime 

Organization’s Marine Environment 

Protection Committee (MEPC). 

The first open meeting will be held at 

9:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 19, 

2012, in Room 6103 of the United States 

Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 

2100 2nd Street SW., Washington, DC 

20593–7126. The primary purpose of 

the meeting is to prepare for the fiftysixth session of the International 

Maritime Organization’s Sub-Committee 

on Ship Design and Equipment (DE 56) 

to be held at the International Maritime 

Organization in London, United 

Kingdom from February 13th to 

February 17th, 2012. 

The primary matters to be considered 

include: 

—Adoption of the agenda; 

—Decisions of other IMO Bodies; 

—Performance standards for recovery 

systems for all types of ships; 

—Development of amendments to 

SOLAS regulation II–1/40.2 

concerning general requirements on 

electrical installations; 

—Making the provisions of MSC.1/ 

Circ.1206/Rev.1 mandatory; 

—Development of new framework of 

requirements for life-saving 

appliances; 

—Development of safety objectives and 

functional requirements of the 

Guidelines on alternative design and 

arrangements for SOLAS chapters II– 

1 and III; 

—Development of amendments to the 

LSA Code for thermal performance of 

immersion suits; 

—Development of amendments to the 

LSA Code for free-fall lifeboats with 

float free Capabilities; 

—Development of a mandatory Code for 

ships operating in polar waters; 

—Protection against noise on board 

ships; 

—Provisions for the reduction of noise 

from commercial shipping and its 

adverse impacts on marine life; 

—Classification of offshore industry 

vessels and consideration of the need 

for a Code for offshore construction 

support vessels; 

—Consideration of IACS unified 

interpretations and amendments to 

the ESP Code; 

—Development of guidelines for use of 

fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) within 

ship structures; 

—Revision of testing requirements for 

lifejacket RTDs in resolution 

MSC.81(70); 

—Amendments to SOLAS regulation II– 

1/11 and development of associated 

guidelines to ensure the adequacy of 

testing arrangements for watertight 

compartments; 

—Revision of the Recommendation on 

conditions for the approval of 

servicing stations for inflatable 

liferafts (resolution A.761(18)); 

—Development of guidelines for wingin-ground craft; 

—Revision of the Revised guidelines on 

implementation of effluent standards 

and performance tests for sewage 

treatment plants (resolution 

MEPC.159(55)); 

—Biennial agenda and provisional 

agenda for DE 57; 

—Election of Chairman and ViceChairman for 2013; 

—Any other business; 

—Revision of the Standard specification 

for shipboard incinerators (resolution 

MEPC.76(40)); 

—Provisions for the reduction of noise 

from commercial shipping and its 

adverse impacts on marine life; 

—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, Mr. Wayne Lundy, by 

email at Wayne.M.Lundy@uscg.mil, by 

phone at (202) 372–1379, by fax at (202) 

372–1925, or in writing at Mr. Wayne 

Lundy, Commandant (CG–5213), U.S. 

Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 2nd 

Street SW STOP 7126, Room 1300, 

Washington, DC 20593–7126 not later 

than January 12, 2012, 7 days prior to 

the meeting. Requests made after 

January 12, 2012 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. Hard copies of 

documents associated with the 56th 

session of DE will be available at this 

meeting. To request further copies of 

documents please contact Mr. Wayne 

Lundy using the contact information 

above. 

The second open meeting will be held 

at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 8, 

2012, in Room 4202 of the United States 

Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 

2100 Second Street SW., Washington, 

DC, 20593–7126. The primary purpose 

of the meeting is to prepare for the sixtythird session of the International 

Maritime Organization’s Marine 

Environment Protection Committee 

(MEPC 63) to be held at the 

International Maritime Organization in 

London, United Kingdom from February 

27th to March 2nd, 2012. 

The primary matters to be considered 

include: 

—Adoption of the Agenda; 

—Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast 

water; 

—Recycling of ships; 

—Air pollution and energy efficiency; 

—Reduction of GHG emissions from 

ships; 

—Consideration and adoption of 

amendments to mandatory 

instruments; 

—Interpretation of, and amendments to, 

MARPOL and related instruments; 

—Implementation of the OPRC 

Convention and the OPRC–HNS 

Protocol and relevant Conference 

resolutions; 

—Identification and protection of 

Special Areas and Particularly 

Sensitive Sea Areas; 


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—Inadequacy of reception facilities; 

—Reports of sub-committees; 

—Work of other bodies; 

—Status of Conventions; 

—Harmful anti-fouling systems for 

ships; 

—Promotion of implementation and 

enforcement of MARPOL and related 

instruments; 

—Technical Co-Operations sub-program 

for the Protection of the Marine 

Environment; 

—Role of the human element; 

—Noise from commercial shipping and 

its adverse impacts on marine life; 

—Work program of the Committee and 

subsidiary bodies; 

—Application of the Committees’ 

Guidelines; 

—Election of Chairman and ViceChairman for 2012; 

—Any other business; 

—Consideration of the report of the 

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, Ms. Regina Bergner, by 

email at Regina.R.Bergner@uscg.mil, by 

phone at (202) 372–1431, or in writing 

at Ms. Regina Bergner, Commandant 

(CG–5224), U.S. Coast Guard 

Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street SW 

STOP 7126, Room 1601, Washington, 

DC 20593–7126 not later than January 

29, 2012, 10 days prior to the meeting. 

Requests made after January 29, 2012 

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. Hard copies of 

documents associated with the 63rd 

Session of MEPC will be available at 

this meeting. To request further copies 

of documents please contact Ms. Regina 

Bergner using the contact information 

above. 

Dated: December 22, 2011. 

Brian W. Robinson, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33499 Filed 12–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7744] 

Request for Information for the 2012 

Trafficking in Persons Report 

SUMMARY: The Department of State (‘‘the 

Department’’) requests written 

information to assist in reporting on the 

degree to which the United States and 

foreign governments comply with the 

minimum standards for the elimination 

of trafficking in persons (‘‘minimum 

standards’’) that are prescribed by the 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

2000, (Div. A, Pub. L. 106–386) as 

amended (‘‘TVPA’’). This information 

will assist in the preparation of the 

Trafficking in Persons Report (‘‘TIP 

Report’’) that the Department submits 

annually to appropriate committees in 

the U.S. Congress on countries’ level of 

compliance with the minimum 

standards. Foreign governments that do 

not comply with the minimum 

standards and are not making significant 

efforts to do so may be subject to 

restrictions on nonhumanitarian, 

nontrade-related foreign assistance from 

the United States, as defined by the 

TVPA. Submissions must be made in 

writing to the Office to Monitor and 

Combat Trafficking in Persons at the 

Department of State by February 13, 

2012. Please refer to the Addresses, 

Scope of Interest and Information 

Sought sections of this Notice for 

additional instructions on submission 

requirements. 

DATES: Submissions must be received by 

the Office to Monitor and Combat 

Trafficking in Persons by 5 p.m. on 

February 13, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written submissions and 

supporting documentation may be 

submitted to the Office to Monitor and 

Combat Trafficking in Persons by the 

following methods: 

• Facsimile (fax): (202) 312–9637. 

• Mail, Express Delivery, Hand 

Delivery and Messenger Service: U.S. 

Department of State, Office to Monitor 

and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/ 

TIP), 1800 G Street NW., Suite 2148, 

Washington, DC 20520. Please note that 

materials submitted by mail may be 

delayed due to security screenings and 

processing. 

• Email (preferred): 

tipreport@state.gov for submissions 

related to foreign governments and 

tipreportUS@state.gov for submissions 

related to the United States. 

Scope of Interest: The Department 

requests information relevant to 

assessing the United States’ and foreign 

governments’ compliance with the 

minimum standards for the elimination 

of trafficking in persons in the year 

2011. The minimum standards for the 

elimination of trafficking in persons are 

listed in the Background section. 

Submissions must include information 

relevant and probative of the minimum 

standards for the elimination of 

trafficking in persons and should 

include, but need not be limited to, 

answering the questions in the 

Information Sought section. These 

questions are designed to elicit 

information relevant to the minimum 

standards for the elimination of 

trafficking in persons. Only those 

questions for which the submitter has 

direct professional experience should be 

answered and that experience should be 

noted. For any critique or deficiency 

described, please provide a 

recommendation to remedy it. Note the 

country or countries that are the focus 

of the submission. 

Submissions may include written 

narratives that answer the questions 

presented in this Notice, research, 

studies, statistics, fieldwork, training 

materials, evaluations, assessments, and 

other relevant evidence of local, state 

and federal government efforts. To the 

extent possible, precise dates should be 

included. 

Where applicable, written narratives 

providing factual information should 

provide citations to sources and copies 

of the source material should be 

provided. If possible, send electronic 

copies of the entire submission, 

including source material. If primary 

sources are utilized, such as research 

studies, interviews, direct observations, 

or other sources of quantitative or 

qualitative data, details on the research 

or data-gathering methodology should 

be provided. The Department does not 

include in the report, and is therefore 

not seeking, information on prostitution, 

human smuggling, visa fraud, or child 

abuse, unless such conduct occurs in 

the context of human trafficking. 

Confidentiality: Please provide the 

name, phone number, and email address 

of a single point of contact for any 

submission. It is Department practice 

not to identify in the TIP Report 

information concerning sources in order 

to safeguard those sources. Please note, 

however, that any information 

submitted to the Department may be 

releasable pursuant to the provisions of 

the Freedom of Information Act or other 

applicable law. When applicable, 

portions of submissions relevant to 

efforts by other U.S. government 

agencies may be shared with those 

agencies. 

Response: This is a request for 

information only; there will be no 

response to submissions. 


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