[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44213-44214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15333]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5764]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Subcommittee on Safety of Life at Sea of the Shipping 
Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open meeting at 9:30 a.m. 
on Monday, September 10, 2007 in Room 2415, at U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The 
primary purpose of this meeting will be to finalize preparations for 
the 83rd Session of the Maritime Safety Committee, and associated 
bodies of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which is 
scheduled for 3-12 October, 2007 at Bella Center in Copenhagen, 
Denmark. At this meeting, papers received and the draft U.S. positions 
for the Maritime Safety Committee will be discussed. Items of principal 
interest on the agenda are:

--Adoption of amendments to the following international conventions and 
codes: International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) 
for Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) of ships; the 
International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code; the International 
Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for 
Seafarers (STCW); the Fire Safety Systems (FSS) Code; and the 
International Lifesaving Appliance (LSA) Code.
--Measures to enhance maritime security.
--Goal-based new ship construction standards.
--Formal safety assessment.
--Reports of nine related Subcommittees of the SHC: Stability, Load 
Lines and Fishing Vessel Safety; Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and 
Containers; Training, Certification and Watchkeeping; Fire Protection; 
Radio Communications and Search and Rescue; Ship Design and Equipment; 
Flag State Implementation; Carriage of Bulk Liquids and Gases; and 
Safety of Navigation.

    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing to LCDR Kevin Ferrie, Commandant (CG-3PSE-1), U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 2nd St., SW., Room 1218, Washington, DC 20593-0001 
or by calling (202) 372-1357.


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    Dated: July 30, 2007.
Mark W. Skolnicki,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. E7-15333 Filed 8-6-07; 8:45 am]
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