[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56580-56581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15835]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5554]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 10, 2006, in Room 1422 of the 
United States Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 2nd Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20593-0001. The purpose of this meeting is to prepare 
for the Ninety-second Session of the International Maritime 
Organization's (IMO) Legal Committee (LEG 92) scheduled from 16-20 
October 2006.
    The provisional LEG 92 agenda calls for the Legal Committee to 
further examine the draft Wreck Removal Convention. To be addressed as 
well are the Provisions of Financial Security which includes a progress 
report on the work of the Joint IMO/ILO Ad Hoc Expert Working Group on 
Liability and Compensation regarding claims for Death, Personal Injury 
and Abandonment of Seafarers; and includes follow-up on resolutions 
adopted by the International Conference on the Revision of the Athens 
Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by 
Sea, 1974. The Legal Committee will review the Guidelines on fair 
treatment of seafarers in the event of a maritime accident. Also on the 
LEG 92 agenda are monitoring of the implementation of the HNS 
Convention, matters arising from the ninety-sixth session of the 
Council, and election of officers. Finally the committee will review 
technical cooperation activities related to maritime legislation, 
biennium activities within the context of the Organization's

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Strategic Plan, and the status of Conventions and other treaty 
instruments adopted as a result of the work of the Legal Committee, in 
addition to allotting time to address any other issues that may arise 
on the Legal Committee's work program.
    Members of the public are invited to attend the SHC meeting up to 
the seating capacity of the room. To facilitate the building security 
process, those who plan to attend should call or send an e-mail two 
days before the meeting. Upon request, participating by phone may be an 
option. For further information please contact Captain Charles Michel 
or Lieutenant Commander Laurina Spolidoro, at U.S. Coast Guard, Office 
of Maritime and International Law (G-LMI), 2100 Second Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20593-0001; e-mail [email protected], 
telephone (202) 372-3794; fax (202) 372-3972.

    Dated: September 21, 2006.
Michael Tousley,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
 [FR Doc. E6-15835 Filed 9-26-06; 8:45 am]
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