[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7531-7532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3379]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4603]


Shipping Coordinating Committee

    Summary: The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an 
open meeting at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 8, 2004, in Room 2415 of the 
United

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States Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 2nd Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20593-0001. The primary purpose of the meeting is to 
prepare for the 12th Session of the International Maritime Organization 
(IMO) Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation to be held at IMO 
Headquarters in London, England from March 15th to 19th.
    The primary matters to be considered include:

--Measures to enhance maritime security;
--Responsibilities of Governments and measures to encourage flag State 
compliance;
--Port State control on seafarer's working hours;
--Comprehensive analysis of difficulties encountered in the 
implementation of IMO instruments;
--Regional cooperation on port State control;
--Reporting procedures on port State control detentions and analysis 
and evaluation of reports;
--Mandatory reports under MARPOL 73/78;
--Casualty statistics and investigations;
--Port State control officer training for bulk carriers;
--Development of provisions on transfer of class;
--Review of the Survey Guidelines under the HSSC (resolution 
A.746(18));
--Marking the ship's plans, manuals and other documents with the IMO 
ship identification number;
--Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing and implementation 
of resolution A.925(22);
--Consideration of IACS unified interpretations;
--Unique IDs for companies and registered owners;
--Review of reporting requirements for reception facilities.

    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing to Commander Linda Fagan, Commandant (G-MOC), U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Room 1116, Washington, DC 20593-
0001 or by calling (202) 267-2978.

    Dated: February 4, 2004.
Steven Poulin,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 04-3379 Filed 2-13-04; 8:45 am]
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