### 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 UnitedStates 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

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**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: