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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8984]
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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 NOX
Technical Code 2008 (NOX-reducing
devices)
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—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 security
considerations, two valid, governmentissued photo identifications must be
presented to gain entrance to the
building. Directions to DOT
Headquarters may be found at: https://
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]
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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN
COMMISSION
Actions Taken at December 5, 2014,
Meeting
Susquehanna River Basin
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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.
SUMMARY:
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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.
ADDRESSES:
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,
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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
NOX Technical Code 2008 (NOX-reducing devices)
--Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for PPR 3
--Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman 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 security considerations, two valid,
government-issued photo identifications must be presented to gain
entrance to the building. Directions to DOT Headquarters may be found
at: https://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]
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