[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 160 (Friday, August 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 47860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13679]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5407]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 29, 2006, in Room 4236 of the 
Department of Transportation Headquarters, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001. The primary purpose of the meeting is to 
prepare for the Eleventh Session of the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and 
Containers to be held at the International Coffee Organization 
Headquarters in London, England from September 11 to September 15, 
2006.
    The primary matters to be considered include:

--Amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code 
and Supplements including harmonization of the IMDG Code with the 
United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods.
--Amendments to the Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes (BC 
Code) including evaluation of properties of solid bulk cargos and 
mandatory application of the BC Code.
--Casualty and incident reports and analysis.
--Measures to enhance maritime security.
--Guidance on serious structural deficiencies in containers; reporting 
procedure on serious structural deficiencies.
--Review of the Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships (SPS Code).
--Amendments to the Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and 
Securing (CSS Code).
--Revision of the guidelines for the Transport and Handling of Limited 
Amounts of Hazardous and Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk on Offshore 
Support Vessels (LHNS) and the guidelines for the Design and 
Construction of Offshore Supply Vessels (OSV).
--Extension of the Code of Practice for the Safe Unloading and Loading 
of Bulk Carriers (BLU Code) to include grain.
--Guidance on providing safe working conditions for securing of 
containers.
--Review of the Recommendations on the Safe Use of Pesticides in Ships.
--Application of requirements for dangerous goods in packaged form in 
SOLAS and the 2000 High Speed Craft (HSC) Code.

    Members of the public may attend the meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing: Mr. R.C. Bornhorst, U.S. Coast Guard (G-PSO-3), Room 1210, 
2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling (202) 
372-1426.

    Dated: August 9, 2006.
Margaret Hayes,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. E6-13679 Filed 8-17-06; 8:45 am]
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