[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55199-55200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22432]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6257]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Subcommittee Meetings

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC), through its Subcommittee 
on Radiocommunications and Search and Rescue Sub-Committee, will 
conduct open meetings at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2008; 
Wednesday, November 5, 2008; and Wednesday, December 17, 2008. The 
meetings are scheduled to be held in suite 1060 of the Radio Technical 
Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM), 1800 North Kent Street, 
Arlington, VA 22209. The purpose of these SHC subcommittee meetings is 
to prepare for the 13th Session of the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) Subcommittee on Radiocommunications and Search and 
Rescue (COMSAR 13) to be held at IMO Headquarters in London, England 
from January 19-23, 2009. The primary matters to be considered at 
COMSAR 13 include:
     Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS);
     International Telecommunication Union (ITU) maritime 
radiocommunication matters;
     Satellite services (Inmarsat and Cospas-Sarsat);
     Matters concerning search and rescue, including those 
related to the 1979 SAR Conference and the implementation of the GMDSS;
     Developments in maritime radiocommunication systems and 
technology;
     Revision of the International Aeronautical and Maritime 
Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual;
     Development of procedures for updating shipborne 
navigation and communication equipment;
     Measures to protect the safety of persons rescued at sea;
     Work program and agenda for COMSAR 14;
     Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2010.
    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 e-mail to 
[email protected].


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    Dated: September 16, 2008.
Mark Skolnicki,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. E8-22432 Filed 9-23-08; 8:45 am]
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