80 FR 24311 - Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 83 (April 30, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 83 (Thursday, April 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 24311]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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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