25756 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 89 / Wednesday, May 7, 2008 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Science and Technology Directorate; 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Project 

25 Compliance Assessment Program 

Governing Board 

AGENCY: Science and Technology 

Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security’s (DHS) Office for 

Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC) 

will hold a public meeting of its Project 

25 (P25) Compliance Assessment 

Program (CAP) Governing Board (GB). 

The P25 CAP GB is composed of public 

sector officials who represent the 

collective interest of organizations that 

procure P25 equipment. The purpose of 

the meeting is to review and approve 

proposed Compliance Assessment 

Bulletin(s). 

The P25 CAP GB will receive public 

comments on the P25 CAP at this 

meeting. DHS OIC will post details of 

the meeting, including the agenda, ten 

business days in advance of the meeting 

at http://www.safecomprogram.gov. 

The meeting is open to the public, but 

space is limited. All participants must 

bring proper identification to attend the 

meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Wednesday, May 21, 2008, from 9 a.m. 

to 1 p.m. (EST). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Auditorium of the General Services 

Administration Building, 301 7th Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20407. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Luke Klein-Berndt, Department of 

Homeland Security, Science and 

Technology Directorate, Office for 

Interoperability and Compatibility, 

Washington Navy Yard, 245 Murray 

Lane, SW., Building #410, Washington, 

DC 20528. Telephone: (202) 254–5332. 

E-mail: Luke.Klein-Berndt@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Emergency responders—emergency 

medical services, fire personnel, and 

law enforcement officers—need to 

seamlessly exchange communications 

across disciplines and jurisdictions to 

successfully respond to day-to-day 

incidents and large-scale emergencies. 

P25 focuses on developing standards 

that allow radios and other components 

to interoperate, regardless of 

manufacturer. In turn, these standards 

enable emergency responders to 

exchange critical communications with 

other disciplines and jurisdictions. 

An initial goal of P25 is to specify 

formal standards for interfaces between 

the components of a land mobile radio 

(LMR) system. (LMR systems are 

commonly used by emergency 

responders in portable handheld and 

mobile vehicle-mounted devices.) 

Although formal standards are being 

developed, no process is currently in 

place to confirm that equipment 

advertised as P25-compliant meets all 

aspects of P25 standards. 

To address discrepancies between P25 

standards and industry equipment, 

Congress passed legislation calling for 

the creation of the P25 CAP. The P25 

CAP is a partnership of the DHS 

Command, Control and Interoperability 

Division; the Department of Commerce’s 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology; industry; and the 

emergency response community. 

The P25 CAP works to establish a 

process for ensuring that equipment 

complies with P25 standards and can 

interoperate across manufacturers. By 

providing manufacturers with a method 

to test their equipment for compliance 

with P25 standards, the P25 CAP helps 

emergency response officials make 

informed purchasing decisions. The 

program’s initial focus is on the 

Common Air Interface, which allows for 

over-the-air compatibility between 

mobile and portable radios, and tower 

equipment. 

For more information on the program, 

please review OIC’s Charter for the 

Project 25 Compliance Assessment 

Program, which is available at http:// 

www.safecomprogram.gov. 

Dated: May 1, 2008. 

Luke Klein-Berndt, 

P25 CAP Program Manager. 

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BILLING CODE 4410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2008–0331] 

Public Workshop on Marine 

Technology and Standards 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The United States Coast 

Guard (USCG) and the American 

Society of Mechanical Engineers 

(ASME) are sponsoring a two-day public 

workshop on marine technology and 

standards in Arlington, VA. This public 

workshop will provide a unique 

opportunity for classification societies, 

industry groups, standards development 

organizations, governments, and 

interested members of the public to 

come together for a professional 

exchange on topics ranging from 

technological impacts to the marine 

industry, corresponding coverage in 

related codes and standards, and 

existing government regulations. 

DATES: This public workshop will be 

held 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 

June 3, 2008, and from 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, 2008. This 

workshop is open to the public with 

advance registration required. 

ADDRESSES: The two-day workshop will 

be held at the Sheraton National Hotel 

near the Pentagon. The hotel is located 

at 900 South Orme Street in Arlington, 

VA, approximately one mile from the 

Pentagon City Metro Station. The hotel’s 

phone number is (703) 521–1900. 

Shuttle service to and from the hotel 

may be available by contacting the hotel 

directly at the phone number above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about this 

workshop you may visit the USCG Web 

site at http://www.uscg.mil/ 

marine_event or contact Mr. Wayne 

Lundy by telephone at (202) 372–1379 

or by e-mail at 

Wayne.M.Lundy@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this workshop is to provide 

a technical exchange on areas of 

technology that impact the marine 

industry with corresponding coverage in 

related codes and standards and existing 

government regulations. To register for 

this workshop, please visit the ASME 

Web site: http:// 

www.asmeconferences.org/asmeuscg08. 

Registration deadline is May 23, 2008. 

While the workshop is open to the 

public, space is limited due to room 

capacity restrictions, so we encourage 

you to register in advance for this event. 

There is no fee for registration. 

Agenda of Meeting 

The workshop comprises six panel 

sessions conducted over a two-day 

period on a variety of topics. 

Day One—June 3, 2008 

(1) Use of Compressed Natural Gas 

(CNG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 

for ship propulsion; 

(2) Emerging technologies such as biofuels, use of fuel cells for ship 

propulsion, development of high 

pressure composite hydrogen pressure 

vessels, and exhaust gas cleaning 

systems for ships; 

(3) Importation of CNG; 


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