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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. 

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. 

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. 

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