### 77591 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 24, 2014 / Notices

**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice 8984]**

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

The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 in the Oklahoma Room of the U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the second Session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 2) to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, February 19–23, 2015.

The agenda items to be considered include:
—Decisions of other IMO bodies —Safety and pollution hazards of

chemicals and preparation of consequential amendments to the IBC Code, taking into account recommendations of GESAMP–EHS —Code for the transport and handling of

limited amounts of hazardous and noxious liquid substances in bulk on offshore support vessels —Guidelines for port State control

under the 2004 BWM Convention, including guidance on ballast water sampling and analysis —Production of a manual entitled

‘‘Ballast Water Management—How to do it’’ —Improved and new technologies

approved for ballast water management systems and reduction of atmospheric pollution —Consideration of the impact on the

Arctic of emissions of Black Carbon from international shipping —Revised guidelines for the Inventory

of Hazardous Materials —Guidance for international offers of

assistance in response to a marine oil pollution incident —Revised section II of the Manual on

oil pollution contingency planning —Guide on oil spill response in ice and

snow conditions —Updated IMO Dispersant Guidelines —Updated OPRC Model training

courses —Unified interpretation to provisions of

IMO environment-related
Conventions —Guidelines pertaining to equivalent

methods set forth in regulation 4 of MARPOL Annex VI and not covered by other guidelines —Guidelines as called for under

paragraph 2.2.5.6 of the revised NO X Technical Code 2008 (NO X-reducing devices) —Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for PPR 3—Election of Chairman and ViceChairman for 2016 —Any other business —Report to the Marine Environment

Protection Committee Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating capacity of the room. They may also contact the meeting coordinator to request a call-in number, in order to ensure adequate teleconference capacity, or to submit written comments and related material ahead of time. To facilitate the building security process, and to request reasonable accommodation, those who plan to attend should contact the meeting coordinator, Ms. Regina Bergner, by email at regina.r.bergner@ uscg.mil, by phone at 202–372–1431, or by fax at (202) 372–8383, not later than January 5, 2015, or 9 days prior to the meeting. Requests made after January 5, 2015 might not be able to be accommodated.

Please note that due to securityconsiderations, two valid, governmentissued photo identifications must be presented to gain entrance to the building. Directions to DOT Headquarters may be found at: http:// www.dot.gov/directions. Additional information regarding this and other IMO SHC public meetings may be found

at: www.uscg.mil/imo.

Dated: December 18, 2014. Marc Zlomek, Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 2014–30236 Filed 12–23–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4710–09–P**

**SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION** 

**Actions Taken at December 5, 2014, Meeting** 

**AGENCY :**  Susquehanna River Basin
Commission.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  As part of its regular business meeting held on December 5, 2014, in Annapolis, Maryland, the Commission took the following actions: (1) Approved or tabled the applications of certain water resources projects; (2) accepted settlements in lieu of penalty from Lion Brewery, Inc.; LHP Management, LLC; and Southwestern Energy Production Company; and (3) took additional actions, as set forth in the Supplementary Information below.

**DATES :**  December 5, 2014. **ADDRESSES :**  Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110–1788.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Jason E. Oyler, Regulatory Counsel, telephone: (717) 238–0423, ext. 1312; fax: (717) 238–2436; email: joyler@ srbc.net. Regular mail inquiries may be sent to the above address. See also Commission Web site at www.srbc.net.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  In addition to the actions taken on projects identified in the summary above and the listings below, the following items were also presented or acted upon at the business meeting: (1) Adoption of a resolution honoring retiring staff member Richard A. Cairo, General Counsel; (2) an informational presentation from SRBC staff member Aaron Henning on recent water quality and biological characterizations SRBC has undertaken for the reservoirs on the lower Susquehanna River; (3) adoption of a resolution urging the President and Congress to provide full funding for the National Streamflow Information Program, thereby supporting the Susquehanna Flood Forecast & Warning System; (4) approval of a rulemaking action pertaining to clarification of the water uses involved in hydrocarbon development that are subject to SRBC’s consumptive use regulations, as implemented by the Approval by Rule program; (5) delegation of authority to the Executive Director to enter into certain settlement agreements; (6) approval/ratification of two grants, one grant amendment, and one contract; (7) approval of a request from Sunbury Generation LP for a transfer of approval to Hummel Station LLC; and (8) denial of a request from Future Power PA, LLC for a waiver of 18 CFR 806.3 and 806.4.
Compliance Matters

The Commission approved settlements in lieu of civil penalty for the following projects:1. Lion Brewery, Inc., City of WilkesBarre, Luzerne County, Pa.— $50,000. 2. LHP Management, LLC (Muncy Creek), Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County, Pa.—$3,000. 3. Southwestern Energy Production Company (Borough of Bellefonte’s Wastewater Treatment Plant), Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pa.—$4,500.
Project Applications Approved

The Commission approved the following project applications: 1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC (Pine Creek), Watson Township,