[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2103-2104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-249]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5260]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2006, 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 54th Session of the International Maritime Organization 
(IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) to be held at IMO 
Headquarters in London, England from March 20th to 24th, 2006.
    The primary matters to be considered include:

--Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water;
--Recycling of ships;
--Prevention of air pollution from ships;
--Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments;
--Interpretation and amendments of MARPOL 73/78 and related 
instruments;
--Implementation of the International Convention on Oil Pollution 
Preparedness, Response and Cooperation (OPRC) Convention and the OPRC-
Hazardous Noxious Substance (OPRC-HNS) Protocol and relevant conference 
resolutions;
--Identification and protection of Special Areas and Particularly 
Sensitive Sea Areas;
--Inadequacy of reception facilities;
--Reports of sub-committees;
--Work of other bodies;
--Status of Conventions;
--Harmful anti-fouling systems for ships;
--Promotion of implementation and enforcement of MARPOL 73/78 and 
related instruments;

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--Follow-up to UNCED and WSSD;
--Technical co-operation programme;
--Future role of formal safety assessment and human element issues;
--Work program of the Committee and subsidiary bodies;
--Application of the Committees' Guidelines; and
--Consideration of the report of the Committee.

    Please note that hard copies of documents associated with MEPC 54 
will not be available at this meeting. Documents will be available in 
Adobe Acrobat format on CD-ROM. To request documents please write to 
the address provided below, or request documents via the following 
Internet link: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/gm/mso/mso4/mepc.html.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing to Lieutenant Heather St. Pierre, Commandant (G-MSO-4), U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Room 1601, 
Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling (202) 267-2079.

    Dated: January 6, 2006.
Clay Diamond,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. E6-249 Filed 1-11-06; 8:45 am]
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