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carriage requirements in SOLAS regulations V/19.2.10 and V/19.2.11 —Consolidation of ECDIS-related IMO

circulars —Consideration of the application of

the satellite navigation system ‘‘BeiDou’’ in the maritime field —Development of explanatory footnotes

to SOLAS regulations V/15, V/18, V/ 19 and V/27 —Consideration of LRIT-related matters —Development of an e-navigation

strategy implementation plan —Development of performance

standards for multi-system shipborne navigation receivers —Revision of the Guidelines for the

onboard operational use of shipborne automatic identification systems (AIS) —Developments in maritime

radiocommunication systems and technology —Review and modernization of the

Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) —Further development of the GMDSS

master plan on shore-based facilities —Consideration of operational and

technical coordination provisions of maritime safety information (MSI) services, including the development and review of related documents —International Telecommunication

Union (ITU) matters, including Radiocommunication ITU–R Study Group matters —ITU matters, including ITU World

Radiocommunication Conference

matters —Consideration of developments in

Inmarsat and Cospas-Sarsat —Development of guidelines on

harmonized aeronautical and maritime search and rescue procedures, including SAR training

matters —Further development of the Global

SAR Plan for the provision of maritime SAR services, including procedures for routeing distress information in the GMDSS —Development of amendments to the

IAMSAR Manual —Development of measures to protect

the safety of persons rescued at sea —Development of a mandatory Code for

ships operating in polar waters —Consideration of International

Association of Classification Societies (IACS) unified interpretations —Biennial agenda and provisional

agenda for NCSR 2 —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. George Detweiler, not later than 7 days prior to the meeting. Mr. Detweiler may be contacted by email at George.H.Detweiler@uscg.mil , or by phone at (202) 372–1566. Requests made after that date might not be able to be accommodated. Additional information regarding these and other IMO SHC public meetings may be found

at: www.uscg.mil/imo

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Dated: February 10, 2014. Marc Zlomek, Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of State.

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**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice 8639]**

**Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting** 

The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12th, 2014, in Conference Rooms 8–9–10 of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) Headquarters Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the sixty sixth Session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, March 31—April 4, 2014.

The agenda items to be considered include: —Adoption of the agenda —Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast

water —Recycling of ships —Air pollution and energy efficiency;

Further technical and operational measures for enhancing energy efficiency of international shipping —Reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG)

emissions from ships —Consideration and adoption of

amendments to mandatory instruments —Interpretations 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 —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 Committee’s

Guidelines —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, Mr. John Morris, by email at john.c.morris@uscg.mil, by phone at (202) 372–1433, by fax at (202) 372–8383, or in writing at Commandant (CG–5PS), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE., Washington, DC 20593– 7509 not later than March 3, 2014, or 7 days prior to the meeting. Requests made after March 3, 2014 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 DOT Headquarters building. The DOT Headquarters building is accessible by public transportation (Navy Yard subway station), taxi and privately owned conveyance. Additional information regarding this and other IMO SHC public meetings may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo

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In case of severe weather or other emergency in the Washington, DC area, attendees should check with the Office of Personnel Management at http://

www.opm.gov or (202) 606–1900 for the operating status of federal agencies. If federal agencies are closed, this meeting will not be rescheduled, but the Shipping Coordinating Committee will publish a separate Federal Register notice to announce an electronic docket to receive public comments.

Dated: February 7, 2014. Marc Zlomek, Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 2014–03508 Filed 2–18–14; 8:45 am]

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