[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 48695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18851]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4039]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct a series of 
open meetings, each at 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, August 15, September 12, 
October 10, November 14, December 12, 2002 and Wednesday, January 8, 
2003. These meetings will be held in the Department of Transportation 
Headquarters Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20950. 
The purpose of these meetings is to prepare for the Seventh Session of 
the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Subcommittee on 
Radiocommunications and Search and Rescue, to be held the week of 
January 13-17, 2003, at IMO headquarters in London, England.
    Among the items of particular interest are:
     Maritime Safety Information for Global Maritime Distress 
Satellite System (GMDSS)
     Development of a procedure for recognition of mobile 
satellite systems
     Revision of performance standards for Navigational Telex 
(NAVTEX) equipment
     Emergency radiocommunications, including false alerts and 
interference
     Large passenger ship safety
     Issues related to maritime security
     Developments in maritime radiocommunication systems and 
technology
     Matters concerning Search & Rescue
    Members of the public may attend these meetings up to the seating 
capacity of the rooms. Interested persons may seek information, 
including meeting room numbers, by writing; Mr. Russell S. Levin, U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, Commandant (G-SCT-2), Room 6509, 2100 Second 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001, by calling: (202) 267-1389, or 
by sending Internet electronic mail to [email protected].

    Dated: July 2, 2002.
Stephen M. Miller,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 02-18851 Filed 7-24-02; 8:45 am]
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