[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 6156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02254]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 9024]


Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting on Wednesday, 
March 4, 2015, at the headquarters of the Radio Technical Commission 
for Maritime Services (RTCM) in Suite 605, 1611 N. Kent Street, 
Arlington, Virginia 22209. The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. The 
primary purpose of the meetings is to prepare for the second Session of 
the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on 
Navigation, Communication, and Search and Rescue to be held at the IMO 
Headquarters, United Kingdom, from March 9, 2015 to March 13, 2015.
    The primary matters to be considered include:

--Routeing measures and mandatory ship reporting systems
--Recognition of Galileo as a component of the World-wide 
Radionavigation System (WWRNS)
--Updates to the Long-Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) system
--E-navigation strategy implementation plan
--Performance standards for multi-system shipborne navigation systems
--Analysis of developments in maritime radiocommunication systems and 
technology
--First outline of the detailed review of the Global Maritime Distress 
and Safety System (GMDSS)
--Further development of the GMDSS master plan on shore-based 
facilities
--Guidelines on MSI (maritime safety information) provisions
--Response to matters related to the Radiocommunication ITU R Study 
Group
--Response to matters related to ITU World Radiocommunication 
Conference
--Analysis of information on developments in Inmarsat and Cospas-Sarsat
--Guidelines on harmonized aeronautical and maritime search and rescue 
procedures, including SAR training matters
--Further development of the Global SAR Plan for the provision of 
maritime SAR services
--Procedures for routeing distress information in the GMDSS
--Amendments to the IAMSAR Manual
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security, and 
environment related Conventions
--Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for NCSR 3
--Report to the Maritime Safety 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, Mr. George Detweiler, not later than 7 
days prior to the meeting. Mr. Detweiler may be contacted by email at 
[email protected], or by phone at (202) 372-1566. Requests 
made after that date might not be able to be accommodated. Additional 
information regarding these 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. 2015-02254 Filed 2-3-15; 8:45 am]
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