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voluntary guidelines developed by IMO 

to monitor carbon dioxide emissions 

from ships operating internationally in 

anticipation of the MEPC 56 meeting. 

There will be a separate open meeting 

scheduled for June 20, 2007, to consider 

all of the items on the agenda for the 

MEPC 56 meeting. 

In this context, IMO has drafted 

voluntary guidelines to monitor CO2

emissions from ships operating 

internationally. These draft guidelines 

describe how to generate a CO2 ‘‘index’’

(CO2 emissions per unit of cargo and 

kilometer traveled) for each ship in a 

fleet. IMO member countries have been 

asked to test the draft guidelines, collect 

data on a ship’s fuel consumed, distance 

sailed, and cargo carried over one year 

of operations; and to then apply the 

calculations in the guidelines to 

determine the CO2 index for ships. The 

draft guidelines’ aim to help owners 

monitor and improve the fuel efficiency 

of their operations and allow 

comparisons between the performances 

of different ships of a certain type (for 

example: Tankers, cargo ships, or 

passenger ferries). IMO countries are 

engaged in a trial period for the 

guidelines which goes until 2009. 

Following the trial period, the 

guidelines will be reassessed, and if 

found useful, voluntarily implemented 

internationally. 

The U.S. Government would greatly 

appreciate any assistance that U.S. ship 

owners may be willing to provide, on a 

strictly voluntary basis, in testing these 

guidelines and submitting the results of 

their testing to the Coast Guard. If 

shipowners were to test the guidelines, 

we recommend ship that owners: 

1. Collect data on a ship’s fuel 

consumed, distance sailed, and cargo 

carried over one year of operations; and 

2. Apply the calculations in the 

guidelines to determine the CO2 index 

for each ship. 

Members of the public are invited to 

attend the SHC meeting up to the 

seating capacity of the room. To 

facilitate the building security process, 

those who plan to attend should call or 

send an e-mail two days before the 

meeting to LT Kevin Ferrie, 

Kevin.B.Ferrie@uscg.mil. 

We welcome any feedback on the 

guidelines, particularly if you have any 

difficulties, questions, or suggestions for 

improvement. Your assistance in testing 

the guidelines will help ensure that any 

views and concerns you have are taken 

into consideration in finalizing these 

voluntary guidelines and that they will 

be easy to use once they are finalized, 

which we anticipate to be in 2009. 

The draft guidelines, as well as more 

specific information on how to test 

them, can be obtained by contacting the 

Coast Guard through the contact 

information below. 

The public should also be aware that 

other countries have invited commercial 

fleets under their respective flags to test 

the draft guidelines. If members of the 

public would like data that has already 

been submitted, please contact the 

individual listed below for further 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Wayne Lundy, Systems Engineering 

Division, Commandant (CG–3PSE–3), 

telephone 202–372–1379, or by e-mail at 

Wayne.M.Lundy@uscg.mil. 

Dated: May 8, 2007. 

Michael E. Tousley, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E7–9922 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5766] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee 

Notice of Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 

May 30, 2007, in Room 2415 of the 

United States Coast Guard Headquarters 

Building, 2100 2nd Street SW., 

Washington, DC, 20593–0001. The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

prepare for the 15th Session of the 

International Maritime Organization 

(IMO) Sub-Committee on Flag State 

Implementation to be held at the Royal 

Horticultural Halls and Conference 

Centre in London, England from June 

4th to 8th. 

The primary matters to be considered 

include: 

—Responsibilities of Governments and 

measures to encourage flag State 

compliance; 

—Port State Control (PSC) Guidelines 

on seafarers’ working hours; 

—Harmonization of port State control 

activities; 

—Comprehensive analysis of difficulties 

encountered in the implementation of 

IMO instruments; 

—Mandatory reports under 

International Convention for the 

Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 

1973, as modified by the Protocol of 

1978 (MARPOL 73/78); 

—Casualty statistics and investigations; 

—Review of the Code for the 

investigation of marine casualties and 

incidents; 

—Review of the Survey Guidelines 

under the Harmonized System of 

Survey and Certification (HSSC)—

(resolution A.948(23)); 

—Development of guidelines on port 

State control under the 2004 Ballast 

Water Management (BWM) 

Convention; 

—Port reception facilities-related issues; 

—Illegal, unregulated and unreported 

(IUU) fishing and implementation of 

resolution A.925(22); 

—Consideration of International 

Association of Classification Societies 

(IACS) unified interpretations; 

Members of the public may attend 

this meeting up to the seating capacity 

of the room. To facilitate the building 

security process, those who plan to 

attend should call or send an e-mail two 

days before the meeting to 

Emanuel.J.TerminellaJr@uscg.mil. 

Interested persons may seek information 

by writing to Mr. E.J. Terminella, 

Commandant (CG–3PCV), U.S. Coast 

Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street 

SW., Room 1116, Washington, DC 

20593–0001 by calling (202) 372–1239, 

or by e-mail. 

Dated: May 10, 2007. 

Michael E. Tousley, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E7–9931 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

RNP SAAAR Approval Consultant 

Opportunities 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announced today 

that it is seeking to identify qualified 

industry consultants to assist 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) part 91, 121, 

125, 129, 135 applicants as they pursue 

approval to conduct ‘‘Required 

Navigation Performance Special Aircraft 

and Aircrew Authorization Required’’

(RNP SAAAR) approaches. Provisions 

for gaining those approvals are 

contained within FAA Advisory 

Circular 90–101, ‘‘Approval Guidance 

for RNP Procedures with SAAAR.’’

Applicants who meet certain 

qualifications will be permitted to enter 

into an agreement with the FAA to be 

listed as RNP SAAAR Approval 

Consultants. 

DATES: Formal letter of application must 

be received on or before June 30, 2007. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Vincent Chirasello, Federal Aviation 

Administration, AFS–400 Flight 

Technologies and Procedures Division, 

470 L’Enfant Plaza, Suite 4102, 

Washington, DC 20024, (202) 385–4586 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RNP 

SAAAR procedures provide an 

opportunity to improve safety, 

efficiency and capacity. Safety is 

improved when RNP approaches 

replace visual or non-precision 

approaches, and efficiency is improved 

through more repeatable and optimum 

flight paths. Capacity can be improved 

by de-conflicting traffic during 

instrument conditions. RNP SAAAR 

procedures provide an unprecedented 

flexibility in construction of approach 

procedures. RNP SAAAR procedures 

build upon the performance based 

National Airspace System (NAS) 

concept. The performance requirements 

to conduct an approach are defined, and 

aircraft are qualified against these 

performance requirements. RNP 

approaches include unique 

characteristics that require special 

aircraft and aircrew capabilities and 

authorization similar to Category (CAT) 

II/III ILS operations. 

The AC 90–101 RNP SAAAR approval 

process is complex and the success of 

the process depends on the quality of 

the application. Although the FAA is 

committed to providing approval 

services, a reduced budget and increase 

in attrition leaves fewer resources 

available to assist new entrants in the 

approval process. In an effort to address 

this new RNP SAAAR entrant need, the 

FAA will develop and maintain a list of 

qualified AC 90–101 RNP SAAAR 

Approval Consultants to assist in the 

approval process. This process will 

benefit the general public by helping 

expedite new entrant applications. 

(a) Eligibility Requirements: To be 

identified as an FAA-qualified RNP 

SAAAR Approval Consultant, the 

following qualifications must be met: 

(1) Have understanding of AC 90–101, 

as revised, to include the individual 

appendices. This includes a thorough 

understanding of the approval process. 

(2) At least 2 years experience 

working with RNP SAAAR or 

equivalent procedures. 

(3) Upon selection for the program, 

successfully complete an RNP SAAAR 

Approval Process Seminar. 

(4) Have operations and airworthiness 

personnel qualified through training, 

experience, and expertise in 14 CFR part 

91,121,125,129 and/or 135 operations, 

or equivalent experience. 

(b) Required Documentation: An 

applicant to become an RNP SAAAR 

Approval Consultant must submit a 

formal letter of request in addition to 

the following documents: 

(1) Statement substantiating that the 

RNP SAAAR Approval Consultant 

applicant meets eligibility requirements 

as stated in item (a) above. 

(2) Supplemental statement including 

the names, signatures, and titles of those 

persons who will perform the 

authorized functions, and substantiating 

that they meet the eligibility 

requirements. 

(3) RNP SAAAR Approval Consultant 

Operations Manual. 

(4) References. 

(5) Certification that, to the best of its 

knowledge and belief, the persons 

serving as management of the 

organization have not been convicted of, 

or had a civil or administrative finding 

rendered against, them for: Commission 

of fraud, embezzlement, theft, forgery, 

bribery, falsification or destruction of 

records, making false statements, or 

receiving stolen property. 

(c) How to Apply: An RNP SAAAR 

Consultant applicant must submit all 

required documents for consideration 

before being identified as an FAAqualified RNP SAAAR Approval 

Consultant to: Mr. Vincent Chirasello, 

Federal Aviation Administration, AFS–

400 Flight Technologies and Procedures 

Division, 470 L’Enfant Plaza, Suite 

4102, Washington, DC 20240. 

(d) Application Process: Upon receipt 

of the application, AFS–400, will: 

(1) Ensure the RNP SAAAR Approval 

Consultant application package contains 

all the required documents as listed in 

item (b) above. 

(2) Evaluate documents for accuracy. 

(3) Ensure the RNP SAAAR 

consultant application package contains 

all the eligibility requirements as listed 

in item (a) above. 

(4) Contact the applicant’s personal 

references. 

(5) Conduct a personal interview with 

the applicant; including those persons 

within organizations, if any, who will 

perform authorized functions. 

(e) See the following Web site for 

additional information, http:// 

www.faa.gov/about/office_org/ 

headquarters_offices/avs/offices/afs/ 

afs400/afs410/rnp/. 

Authority: The FAA is authorized to enter 

into this Agreement by 49 U.S.C. 106(1), (6) 

and (m). 

Issued in Washington, DC on May 17, 

2007. 

John M. Allen 

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service, 

AFS–2G 

[FR Doc. 07–2568 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am1 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2007–27510] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Request for Comment; 

Revision of an Information Collection: 

Driver Qualification Files 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

FMCSA announces its plan to submit 

the Information Collection Request (ICR) 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval and invites public 

comment. The FMCSA requests 

approval to revise an ICR entitled, 

‘‘Driver Qualification Files,’’ which is 

used to promote safety in the operations 

of motor carriers of property and 

passengers by promoting the hiring and 

retention of responsible drivers of 

commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before July 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by any of the following 

methods. Please identify your comments 

by the FMCSA Docket Number FMCSA–

2007–27510. 

• Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow instructions for submitting 

comments to the Docket. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Management 

Facility, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Plaza 

level, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Plaza level of the 

Nassif, Building, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington DC, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Docket: For access to the Docket 

Management System (DMS) to read 

background documents or comments 

received, go to http://dms.dot.gov at any 

time or to the plaza level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., 

Washington DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The DMS is 

available electronically 24 hours each 

day, 365 days each year. If you want 

notification of receipt of your 

comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope, or 

postcard or print the acknowledgement 

page that appears after submitting 

comments on-line. 


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