[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02263]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 9025]


Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 10:00 a.m. 
on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at the offices of the Radio Technical 
Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM), 1611 N. Kent Street, Suite 
605, Arlington, VA 22209. The primary purpose of the meeting is to 
prepare for the second session of the International Maritime 
Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment to be 
held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, March 23-27, 2015.
    Substantive agenda items to be considered include:

--Smoke control and ventilation
--Amendments to SOLAS regulation II-2/20 and associated guidance on air 
quality management for ventilation of closed vehicle spaces, closed ro-
ro and special category spaces
--Development of life safety performance criteria for alternative 
design and arrangements for fire safety (MSC/Circ.1002)
--New framework of requirements for life-saving appliances
--Safety objectives and functional requirements of the Guidelines on 
alternative design and arrangements for SOLAS chapters II-1 and III
--Measures for onboard lifting appliances and winches
--Considerations related to the double sheathed low-pressure fuel pipes 
for fuel injection systems in engines on crude oil tankers
--Amendments to the requirements for foam-type fire extinguishers in 
SOLAS regulation II-2/10.5
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security, and 
environment related conventions
--Review the MODU Code, LSA Code and MSC.1/Circ.1206/Rev.1
--Amendments to the Guidelines for vessels with dynamic positioning 
(DP) systems (MSC/Circ.645)
--Review of flashpoint requirements for oil fuel in SOLAS chapter II-2
--Revision of requirements for automatic sprinkler systems
--Revision of requirements for escape route signs and equipment 
location markings in SOLAS and related instruments
--Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for SSE 3
--Any other business

    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, LT Charles Taylor, by email at 
[email protected], or by phone at (202) 372-1356, not later 
than March 4, 2015, 7 days prior to the meeting. Requests made after 
March 4, 2015, might not be able to be accommodated. RTCM Headquarters 
is adjacent to the Rosslyn Metro station. For further directions and 
lodging information, please see: http://www.rtcm.org/visit.php. 
Additional information regarding this and other IMO public meetings may 
be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.

    Dated: January 29, 2015.
Marc Zlomek,
Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-02263 Filed 2-3-15; 8:45 am]
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