54648 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 5, 2012 / Notices 

Dated: August 28, 2012. 

J. Adam Ereli, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21886 Filed 9–4–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8014] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Committee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting for the International Maritime 

Organization’s Marine Environment 

Protection Committee (MEPC). 

The meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. 

on Friday, September 21, 2012, in Room 

2501 of the United States Coast Guard 

Headquarters Building, 2100 Second 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20593. The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

prepare for the sixty-fourth session of 

the International Maritime 

Organization’s Marine Environment 

Protection Committee (MEPC 64) to be 

held at the International Maritime 

Organization in London, United 

Kingdom from October 1st to 5th, 2012. 

The primary matters to be considered 

include: 

—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; 

—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-operation activities 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 the Chairman and ViceChairman for 2013; 

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 not later than September 11, 

2012, 10 days prior to the meeting. 

Contact should be made by email at 

Regina.R.Bergner@uscg.mil; by phone at 

(202) 372–1431; or in writing to Ms. 

Regina Bergner, Commandant (CG– 

OES–3), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 

2100 2nd Street SW., STOP 7126, 

Washington, DC 20593–7126. Requests 

made after September 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). Public parking is 

available in the vicinity of the 

Headquarters building. 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 64th 

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: August 29, 2012. 

Brian W. Robinson, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21881 Filed 9–4–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Research, Engineering and 

Development Advisory Committee 

Pursuant to section 10(A)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the FAA 

Research, Engineering and Development 

(R, E&D) Advisory Committee. 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

NAME: Research, Engineering & 

Development Advisory Committee. 

TIME AND DATE: September 26, 2012—9 

a.m. to 4 p.m. 

PLACE: JMA Solutions, 600 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Suite 400E, Washington, 

DC 20024. 

PURPOSE: The meeting agenda will 

include receiving from the Committee 

guidance for FAA’s research and 

development investments in the areas of 

air traffic services, airports, aircraft 

safety, human factors and environment 

and energy. Attendance is open to the 

interested public but seating is limited. 

Persons wishing to attend the meeting 

or obtain information should contact 

Gloria Dunderman at (202) 267–8937 of 

gloria.dunderman@faa.gov. Members of 

the public may present a written 

statement to the Committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 27, 

2012. 

Catherine A. Bigelow, 

Manager, Research and Development 

Management Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21546 Filed 9–4–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Seventh Meeting: RTCA NextGen 

Advisory Committee (NAC) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Meeting Notice of RTCA 

NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC). 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of the seventh 

meeting of the RTCA NextGen Advisory 

Committee (NAC). 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

October 4, 2012, from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the secured facilities at the United 

States Air Force (USAF), WrightPatterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH, 

45433. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

RTCA Secretariat, Andy Cebula, 1150 

18th Street NW., Suite 910, Washington, 

DC, 20036, or by telephone at (202) 330– 

0652/(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 the NextGen 

Advisory Committee Meeting. The 

agenda will include the following: 


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