Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting, 50728 [2014-20174]

Download as PDF 50728 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 164 / Monday, August 25, 2014 / Notices Dated: August 15, 2014. Kelly Keiderling, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2014–20169 Filed 8–22–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 8846] emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1st, 2014, in Coast Guard Headquarters, Room 6i10–01–c, Washington, DC. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the sixtyseventh Session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, October 13–17, 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 GHG emissions from ships • Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments • Review of nitrogen and phosphorous removal standards in the 2012 Guidelines on the implementation of effluent standards and performance tests for sewage treatment plants • Mandatory Code for ships operating in polar waters • Identification and protection of Special Areas and PSSAs • Inadequacy of reception facilities • Reports of sub-committees • Work of other bodies • Promotion of implementation and enforcement of MARPOL and related instruments • Technical cooperation activities for the protection of the marine environment • Work programme of the Committee and subsidiary bodies • Application of the Committees’ Guidelines • Election of the Chairman and ViceChairman for 2015 • Any other business • Consideration of the report of the Committee VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:31 Aug 22, 2014 Jkt 232001 Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating capacity of the room. Upon request, members of the public may also participate via teleconference, up to the capacity of the teleconference phone line. The access number for this teleconference line will be posted online at https:// www.uscg.mil/imo/mepc/default.asp at least 2 working days in advance. Physical access to the meeting, or participation via the teleconference line, requires that all attendees respond to the meeting coordinator not later than September 17, 2014, 10 working days prior to the meeting. The meeting coordinator, Mr. John Morris, may be contacted by email at John.C.Morris@ uscg.mil or by phone at 202–372–1433. Responses made after September 23, 2014, might result in the requester not being able to participate in the meeting. A request for reasonable accommodation should be made to Mr. Morris, at the same email address, prior to September 23. Requests made after that date might not be possible to fulfill. Please note that due to security considerations, two valid, government issued photo identifications must be presented to gain entrance to the Coast Guard Headquarters building. The Coast Guard Headquarters building is accessible by public transportation or taxi. 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 https:// 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: August 12, 2014. Marc Zlomek, Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of State [FR Doc. 2014–20174 Filed 8–22–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–09–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration [Docket No. FTA–2013–0013] Notice of Issuance of Final Circular: Guidance on Joint Development Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Notice—Issuance of Joint Development Circular. ACTION: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has issued and placed in the docket and on its Web site final Agency guidance, in the form of a circular, on joint development. This circular provides guidance to recipients of FTA financial assistance on how to use FTA funds or FTA-funded real property, for joint development. This circular: (1) Defines the term ‘‘joint development’’; (2) explains how a joint development project can qualify for FTA assistance; (3) describes the legal requirements applicable to the acquisition, use, and disposition of real property acquired with FTA assistance; (4) outlines the most common crosscutting requirements applicable to FTA-assisted joint developments; and (5) describes FTA’s process for reviewing a joint development project proposal. This circular incorporates provisions of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP– 21), Public Law 112–141 (2012), advances the goals of 49 U.S.C. 5315 by informing FTA recipients of opportunities for private sector participation in public transportation projects, and includes the most current guidance for the Federal public transportation program. This final circular is the result of the notice issued by FTA that appeared in the Federal Register on March 6, 2013, entitled ‘‘Joint Development: Proposed Circular’’. DATES: The effective date of the circular is October 1, 2014. Projects for which sponsors have executed joint development agreements with third parties before October 1, 2014 will be considered according to FTA’s existing guidance and statements of policy. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For legal questions, contact Christopher T. Hall, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Transit Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Room E54– 413, Washington, DC 20590–0001. For policy questions, contact Sharon Pugh, Office of Budget and Policy, Federal Transit Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Room E52– 322, Washington, DC 20590–0001. For program questions, contact the appropriate FTA Regional Office. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice does not contain a copy of the final circular. A copy of the final circular and comments and material received from the public, as well as any documents indicated in the preamble as being available in the docket, are part of docket number FTA–2013–0013. For SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\25AUN1.SGM 25AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 164 (Monday, August 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2014-20174]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 8846]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1st, 2014, in Coast Guard 
Headquarters, Room 6i10-01-c, Washington, DC. The primary purpose of 
the meeting is to prepare for the sixty-seventh Session of the 
International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Marine Environment 
Protection Committee to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United 
Kingdom, October 13-17, 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 GHG emissions from ships
 Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory 
instruments
 Review of nitrogen and phosphorous removal standards in the 
2012 Guidelines on the implementation of effluent standards and 
performance tests for sewage treatment plants
 Mandatory Code for ships operating in polar waters
 Identification and protection of Special Areas and PSSAs
 Inadequacy of reception facilities
 Reports of sub-committees
 Work of other bodies
 Promotion of implementation and enforcement of MARPOL and 
related instruments
 Technical cooperation activities for the protection of the 
marine environment
 Work programme of the Committee and subsidiary bodies
 Application of the Committees' Guidelines
 Election of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2015
 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. Upon request, members of the public may also 
participate via teleconference, up to the capacity of the 
teleconference phone line. The access number for this teleconference 
line will be posted online at https://www.uscg.mil/imo/mepc/default.asp 
at least 2 working days in advance. Physical access to the meeting, or 
participation via the teleconference line, requires that all attendees 
respond to the meeting coordinator not later than September 17, 2014, 
10 working days prior to the meeting. The meeting coordinator, Mr. John 
Morris, may be contacted by email at John.C.Morris@uscg.mil or by phone 
at 202-372-1433. Responses made after September 23, 2014, might result 
in the requester not being able to participate in the meeting. A 
request for reasonable accommodation should be made to Mr. Morris, at 
the same email address, prior to September 23. Requests made after that 
date might not be possible to fulfill.
    Please note that due to security considerations, two valid, 
government issued photo identifications must be presented to gain 
entrance to the Coast Guard Headquarters building. The Coast Guard 
Headquarters building is accessible by public transportation or taxi. 
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 
https://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: August 12, 2014.
Marc Zlomek,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State
[FR Doc. 2014-20174 Filed 8-22-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710-09-P
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