[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 56433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19527]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5948]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 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-third Session of the International Maritime 
Organization's (IMO) Legal Committee (LEG 93) scheduled from 22-26 
October 2007.
    The provisional LEG 93 agenda calls for the Legal Committee to 
examine 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. To be addressed as well are the 
Guidelines on fair treatment of seafarers in the event of a maritime 
accident. The Legal Committee will also review the Report on the 
International Conference on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007. Also on the 
LEG 93 agenda are monitoring of the implementation of the HNS 
Convention, matters arising from the ninety-seventh and the ninety-
eighth regular sessions of the Council, and the election of officers. 
Finally the committee will review technical cooperation activities 
related to maritime legislation, 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 Amber Ward, at U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Maritime and 
International Law (CG-0941), 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20593-0001; e-mail [email protected], telephone (202) 372-3794; fax 
(202) 372-3972.

    Dated: September 25, 2007.
Mark W. Skolnicki,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. E7-19527 Filed 10-2-07; 8:45 am]
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