[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 96 (Thursday, May 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 28902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7581]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5391]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 30, 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 14th Session of the International Maritime Organization 
(IMO) Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation to be held at IMO 
Headquarters in London, England from June 5th to 9th.
    The primary matters to be considered include:

--Responsibilities of Governments and measures to encourage flag State 
compliance;
--Port State Control (PSC) on seafarer's working hours;
--Harmonization of port State control activities;
--Comprehensive analysis of difficulties encountered in the 
implementation of IMO instruments;
--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;
--Review of the Survey Guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey 
and Certification (HSSC)--(resolution A.948(23));
--Development of guidelines on 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;
--Port reception facilities-related issues;
--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 Mr. E.J. Terminella, Commandant (G-PCV), U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Room 1116, Washington, DC 20593-
0001 or by calling (202) 267-2978.

    Dated: May 5, 2006.
Clay Diamond,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
 [FR Doc. E6-7581 Filed 5-17-06; 8:45 am]
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