[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 83 (Thursday, April 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 24311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10148]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9114]
Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting
The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open
meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, Room 8, 9, 10 of the
United States Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare
for the ninety fifth Session of the International Maritime
Organization's (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee to be held at the IMO
Headquarters, United Kingdom, from June 3 to June 12, 2015.
The agenda items to be considered include:
--Adoption of the agenda; report on credentials
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments
--Measures to enhance maritime security
--Goal-based new ship construction standards
--Passenger ship safety
--Performance review and audit of LRIT Data Centres
--Carriage of cargoes and containers (report of the first session
of the Sub-Committee)
--Human element, training and watch keeping (report of the second
session of the Sub-Committee)
--Ship design and construction (report of the second session of the
Sub-Committee)
--Navigation, communications and search and rescue (report of the
second session of the Sub-Committee)
--Ship systems and equipment (urgent matters emanating from the
second session of the Sub-Committee)
--Capacity building for the implementation of new measures
--Formal safety assessment, including general cargo ship safety
--Piracy and armed robbery against ships
--Implementation of instruments and related matters
--Relations with other organizations
--Application of the Committee's Guidelines
--Work programme
--Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2016
--Any other business
--Consideration of the report of the Committee on its ninety-fifth
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 Tiffany Duffy, by email at
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1403, by fax at (202)
372-1925, or in writing at Commandant (CG-5PS), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100
2nd Street SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 20593-7126 not later than May
19, 2015, 7 days prior to the meeting. Requests made after May 19, 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. The Department of
Transportation building is accessible by taxi and privately owned
conveyance and public transportation. However, parking in the vicinity
of the building is limited. Additional information regarding this and
other IMO SHC public meetings may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.
Dated: April 22, 2015.
Marc Zlomek,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 2015-10148 Filed 4-29-15; 8:45 am]
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