[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 9108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4615]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4226]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 in Room 2415 at U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC. The 
purpose of this meeting is to prepare for the eighty-sixth session of 
the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Legal Committee (LEG 
86) scheduled from April 28 to May 2, 2003.
    The provisional LEG 86 agenda calls for the Legal Committee to 
review proposed amendments to the Convention for the Suppression of 
Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988, and its 
Protocol of 1988 relating to Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental 
Shelf (SUA Convention and Protocol). The Committee will also examine 
the draft Wreck Removal Convention with the objective of having the 
draft ready for a Diplomatic Conference in the 2004-5 biennium. In 
addition, the Legal Committee will monitor the implementation of the 
International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in 
Connection With the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by 
Sea. The provisional LEG 86 agenda also indicates that documents 
relating to the topic of places of refuge, treatment of persons rescued 
at sea, and the code of practice for the investigation of crimes of 
piracy and armed robbery at sea may be submitted for the Legal 
Committee's consideration. Additionally, the provisional LEG 86 agenda 
allots time to address any other issues that may arise 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. To facilitate the building security 
process, those who plan to attend should call or send an e-mail two 
days before the meeting. Upon request, participating by phone may be an 
option. For further information please contact Captain Joseph F. Ahern 
or Lieutenant Vasilios Tasikas, 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: January 31, 2003.
Frederick J. Kenney,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 03-4615 Filed 2-26-03; 8:45 am]
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