[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 229 (Thursday, November 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 67620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23167]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5970]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Subcommittee on Radio Communications and Search and Rescue of 
the Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct open meetings at 
9:30 a.m. Thursday, December 13, 2007, Wednesday, January 9, February 
20, March 12, and April 2, 2008. The meetings will be held in suite 
1060 of the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM), 
1800 North Kent Street, Arlington, VA 22209. These meetings are to 
prepare for the 12th Session of the International Maritime Organization 
(IMO) Subcommittee on Radiocommunications and Search and Rescue 
(COMSAR) scheduled for April 6-10, 2008 in London, England.
    The primary matters to be considered include:

--Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS);
--International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radiocommunication 
matters;
--Satellite services (Inmarsat and COSPAS-SARSAT);
--Matters concerning search and rescue;
--Developments in maritime radiocommunication systems and technology;
--Revision of the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and 
Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual;
--Replacements for use of NBDP (radio telex) for maritime distress and 
safety communications in maritime MF/HF bands;
--Guidelines for uniform operating limitations of high-speed craft; and
--Development of an e-navigation strategy.

    Members of the public may attend these meetings up to the seating 
capacity of the rooms. Interested persons may seek information, 
including meeting room numbers, by writing: Mr. Russell S. Levin, U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, Commandant (CG-622), Jemal Building Room 
JR10-1216, 1900 Half Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593 or by sending e-
mail to [email protected].

    Dated: November 21, 2007.
Mark W. Skolnicki,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. E7-23167 Filed 11-28-07; 8:45 am]
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