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3. Specified Data Elements 

We will conduct the match using the 

Social Security number, name, date of 

birth, and VA claim number on both the 

VA file and the Supplemental Security 

Record. 

4. Frequency of Matching 

VA will furnish us with an electronic 

file containing VA compensation and 

pension payment data monthly. The 

actual match will take place 

approximately during the first week of 

every month. 

E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching 

Program 

The effective date of this matching 

program is November 11, 2014 provided 

that the following notice periods have 

lapsed: 30 days after publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register and 40 

days after notice of the matching 

program is sent to Congress and the 

Office of Management and Budget. The 

matching program will continue for 18 

months from the effective date and, if 

both agencies meet certain conditions, it 

may extend for an additional 12 months 

thereafter. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05510 Filed 3–9–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 9058] 

Prepare for the One Hundred and 

Second Session of the International 

Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Legal 

Committee; Notice of Public Meeting 

The Department of State will conduct 

an open meeting at 10:00 a.m. on 

Friday, April 3rd, 2015, in Room 2E16– 

06, United States Coast Guard 

Headquarters, 2703 Martin Luther King 

Jr. Ave SE., Washington, DC 20593– 

7213. The primary purpose of the 

meeting is to prepare for the one 

hundred and second Session of the 

International Maritime Organization’s 

(IMO) Legal Committee to be held at the 

IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, 

April 14–April 16, 2015. 

The agenda items to be considered 

include: 

• Adoption of the agenda and report 

on delegation credentials 

• HNS Protocol, 2010 

• Fair treatment of seafarers in the 

event of a maritime accident 

• Piracy 

• Technical cooperation activities 

related to maritime legislation 

• Review of the status of conventions 

and other treaty instruments emanating 

from the Legal 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, Ms. Bronwyn 

Douglass, by email at 

bronwyn.douglass@uscg.mil, by phone 

at 202.372.3793, or in writing at 

Commandant (CG–094), ATTN: Office of 

Maritime & International Law, US Coast 

Guard STOP 7213, 2703 Martin Luther 

King Jr. Ave SE., Washington DC 20593– 

7213 not later than March 27, 2015, 7 

days prior to the meeting. Requests 

made after March 27, 2015 most likely 

will not be accommodated, and same 

day requests cannot be accommodated 

due to the building’s security process. 

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). However, parking in the 

vicinity of the building is extremely 

limited. Additional information 

regarding security and parking may be 

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

baseNCR/documents/visit_

instructions.pdf. Additional information 

regarding this and other IMO public 

meetings may be found at: 

www.uscg.mil/imo. 

Dated: February 26, 2015. 

Marc Zlomek, 

U.S. Coast Guard Detailee, Office of Ocean 

and Polar Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05241 Filed 3–9–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Emergency Locator Transmitters 

(ELTs) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice recommending voluntary 

change to securing existing ELTs as 

specified in Technical Standard Order 

(TSO)-C126b, 406MHz Emergency 

Locator Transmitter. 

SUMMARY: FAA evaluated five separate 

courses of action with regard to the 

airworthiness approvals for securing 

ELTs with hook and loop fasteners. This 

notice summarizes the inadequacies of 

hook and loop fasteners as a means for 

securing ELTs, and avoids placing an 

undue burden on aircraft owners while 

acknowledging the voluntary efforts of 

ELT manufacturers to improve designs. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 9, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Charisse R. Green, AIR–131, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 470 L’Enfant 

Plaza, Suite 4102, Washington, DC 

20024. Telephone (202) 267–8551, fax 

(202) 267–8589, email to: 

Charisse.Green@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Investigations of some recent aircraft 

accidents disclosed that ELTs mounted 

with hook and loop fasteners became 

dislodged from their mounting trays on 

impact. The separation of those ELTs 

from their mounting trays caused their 

antenna connection to sever, thus 

rendering the ELTs to be ineffective and 

unable to perform their intended 

function. 

The FAA Modernization and Reform 

Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–95), Section 

347(b)(1), required the FAA to 

determine if the ELT mounting 

requirements and retention tests 

specified by TSO–C91a and TSO–C126 

were adequate to assess retention 

capabilities in ELT designs. Based on 

the determination, the Act, in Section 

347(b)(2), required the Administrator to 

make any necessary revisions to the 

requirements and retention test to 

ensure ELTs remained properly retained 

in the event of an aircraft accident. 

The FAA evaluated the mounting 

requirements and retention tests 

specified in TSO–C91a, TSO–C126, and 

TSO–C126a. After this evaluation, the 

FAA determined these standards did 

not adequately address the use of hook 

and loop fasteners. Hook and loop 

fasteners were not an acceptable means 

of compliance to meet the mounting and 

retention requirements of the ELT TSOs. 

While the evaluation of installation 

approval using hook and loop fasteners 

may meet the TSO requirements for 

retention forces in laboratory 

conditions, accident investigations 

found these fasteners did not perform 

their intended function. 

FAA Concerns 

The agency identified the following 

concerns after completing its evaluation 

of the use of hook and loop fasteners: 

(1) Hook and loop fasteners fail to 

retain the ELT when insufficient tension 

is applied to close the fastener. There is 

no repeatable method for installation 

and no method to evaluate the tension 

of the hook and loop fastener. The 

allowance for pilots to secure ELTs to 

the aircraft when changing ELT batteries 

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