[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 55 (Thursday, March 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 17467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06530]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8243]
Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting
The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open
meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 8, 2013, in Room 1422 of the
United States Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 Second Street
SW., Washington, DC 20593-7121. The primary purpose of the meeting is
to prepare for the one-hundredth session of the International Maritime
Organization's (IMO) Legal Committee to be held at the IMO
Headquarters, London, England, United Kingdom, April 15-19, 2013.
The primary matters to be considered include:
--Adoption of the agenda; report on credentials.
--Monitoring the implementation of the 2010 Protocol to the
International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in
Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by
Sea.
--Provision of financial security in cases of abandonment, personal
injury to, or death of seafarers related to entry into force of the
International Labour Organization Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.
--Fair treatment of seafarers in the event of a maritime accident.
--Piracy.
--Collation and preservation of evidence following an allegation of a
serious crime having taken place on board a ship or a report of a
missing person from a ship, and pastoral and medical care of victims.
--Matters arising from the 108th and 109th regular sessions of the
Council.
--Technical co-operation activities related to maritime legislation.
--Review of the status of conventions and other treaty instruments.
--Application of the Committee's Guidelines.
--Election of officers.
--Any other business, including reconsideration of the Committee's
recommendation related to liability and compensation issues connected
to transboundary oil pollution damage from offshore exploration and
exploitation activities.
--Consideration of the report of the Committee on its 100th session.
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, LCDR Lineka Quijano, by email at
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-3865, by fax at (202)
372-3975, or in writing at Commandant (CG-0941), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100
2nd Street SW., Stop 7121, Washington, DC 20593-7121 not later than
April 1, 2013, one week prior to the meeting. Requests made after April
1, 2013, 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 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 this and other IMO SHC public meetings
may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.
Dated: March 12, 2013.
Brian Robinson,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 2013-06530 Filed 3-20-13; 8:45 am]
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