[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 51990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25599]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3748]


Shipping Coordinating Committee, International Maritime 
Organization Legal Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 26, 2001, in Room 2415 at U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC. The 
purpose of this meeting is to report the results of the Eighty-Third 
Session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Legal 
Committee (LEG 83), scheduled for October 8 through 12, 2001.
    It is anticipated that at LEG 83 the Committee will spend the 
majority of its time continuing work on the draft protocol to amend the 
Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their 
Luggage By Sea. The Committee will also review two draft resolutions 
submitted by the Joint International Maritime Organization/
International Labor Organization Ad Hoc Expert Working Group on 
Liability and Compensation Regarding Claims for Death, Personal Injury 
and Abandonment of Seafarers (IMO/ILO Joint Ad Hoc Expert Working 
Group). The draft resolutions propose guidelines for the financial 
security of seafarers with regard to compensation in cases of death, 
personal injury or abandonment of seafarers. Discussions of drafting a 
Wreck Removal Convention will also continue. The Legal Committee will 
then turn its attention to the implementation of the International 
Convention on Liability andCompensation for Damage in Connection With 
the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea. Time also will 
be allotted to address any other issues on the Legal Committee's work 
program.
    Members of the public are invited to attend the SHC meeting up to 
the seating capacity of the room. Due to building security, it is 
recommended that those who plan on attending call or send an e-mail two 
days ahead of the meeting so that we may place your name on a list for 
security personnel to reference. For further information please contact 
Captain Joesph F. Ahern or Lieutenant Junior Grade Carolyn Leonard-Cho, 
at U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Maritime and International Law (G-LMI), 
2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001; e-mail 
[email protected], telephone (202) 267-1527; fax (202) 267-
4496.

    Dated: October 1, 2001.
Stephen M. Miller,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, U.S. Department 
of State.
[FR Doc. 01-25599 Filed 10-10-01; 8:45 am]
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