[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 8390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2649]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6079]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Subcommittee for the Prevention of Marine Pollution of the 
Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open meeting at 
9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2008, in Room 2415 of the United 
States Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 2nd Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20593-0001. The primary purpose of the meeting is to 
prepare for the 57th Session of the International Maritime 
Organization's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) to 
be held by the IMO, at the Royal Horticultural Halls and Conference 
Centre in London, England from March 31 to April 4, 2008. The primary 
matters to be considered include:

--Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water;
--Recycling of ships;
--Prevention of air pollution from ships;
--Interpretation and amendments of MARPOL 73/78 and related 
instruments;
--Implementation of the International Convention on Oil Pollution 
Preparedness, Response and Cooperation (OPRC) Convention and the OPRC-
Hazardous Noxious Substance (OPRC-HNS) Protocol and relevant conference 
resolutions;
--Identification and protection of Special Areas and Particularly 
Sensitive Sea Areas;
--Inadequacy of reception facilities;
--Reports of IMO sub-committees;
--Work of other bodies;
--Status of IMO Conventions;
--Harmful anti-fouling systems for ships;
--Promotion of implementation and enforcement of MARPOL 73/78 and 
related instruments;
--Follow-up to the United Nations Conference on Environment and 
Development (UNCED) and World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD);
--Technical co-operation programme;
--Role of the human element;
--Formal safety assessment;
--Work program of the MEPC and subsidiary bodies;
--Application of the MEPC's Guidelines; and
--Consideration of the report of the MEPC.

    Please note that hard copies of documents associated with MEPC 57 
will not be provided at this meeting. To request documents in 
electronic format (via e-mail or CD-ROM), please write to the address 
provided below, or request documents via the following Internet link: 
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/mso/IMOMEPC.htm.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing to Lieutenant Heather St. Pierre, Commandant (CG-5224), U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Room 1601, 
Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling (202) 372-1432.

    Dated: February 5, 2008.
Mark W. Skolnicki,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. E8-2649 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45 am]
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