[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 29 (Monday, February 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7541-7542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2807]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4964]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 1 p.m. on Friday, February 25, 2005, in Room 2415 of the 
United States Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 2nd Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20593-0001. The primary purpose of the meeting is to 
prepare for the 13th Session of the International Maritime Organization 
(IMO) Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation to be held at IMO 
Headquarters in London, England from March 7th to 11th.
    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 (PSC) 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 International Convention for the Prevention 
of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 
(MARPOL 73/78);
--Casualty statistics and investigations;
--Review of the Code for the investigation of marine casualties and 
incidents;
--Development of provisions on transfer of class;
--Review of the Survey Guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey 
and Certification (HSSC)--(resolution A.948(23));
--Development of guidelines for port State control under the 2004 
Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention;
--Development of survey guidelines required by regulation E-1 of the 
2004 BWM Convention;
--Development of guidelines for port State control for MARPOL Annex VI;

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--Review of reporting requirements for reception facilities;
--Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing and implementation 
of resolution A.925(22);
--Consideration of International Association of Classification 
Societies (IACS) unified interpretations.

    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 Paul Thorne, 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, 2005.
Clay Diamond,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 05-2807 Filed 2-11-05; 8:45 am]
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