[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 60747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24331]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6389]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Subcommittee Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC), through its Subcommittee 
on IMO Administration and Budgeting, will conduct an open meeting at 2 
p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2008, in Room 4420 of the United States 
Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20593. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the one 
hundred and first Session of the International Maritime Organization 
(IMO) Council to be held at IMO headquarters, in London, United 
Kingdom, from November 10 to November 14, 2008.
    The primary matters to be considered include:

--Adoption of the agenda
--Report of the Secretary-General on credentials
--Strategy and planning
--Organizational reforms
--Resource management:
--Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme
--Consideration of the report of the Marine Environment Protection 
Committee, the Legal Committee, and Consultative Meeting of Contracting 
Parties to the London Convention
--Protection of vital shipping lanes
--External relations (World Maritime Day and Relations with specialized 
agencies, intergovernmental organizations, and non-governmental 
organizations)
--Report on the status of the Convention and membership of the 
Organization
--Report on the status of conventions

    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Persons planning to attend this meeting should 
contact the meeting coordinator, LCDR Jason Smith not later than 72 
hours before the meeting by e-mail at [email protected], by phone 
at (202) 372-1372, by fax at (202) 372-1925, or in writing at 
Commandant (CG-5212), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street, 
SW., Room 1308, Washington, DC 20593-0001.
    The U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters building is accessible by taxi 
and privately owned conveyance (public transportation is not generally 
available). Please note, however, that parking in the vicinity of the 
building is extremely limited. Please also note that due to security 
considerations, two valid, government issued photo identifications must 
be presented to gain entrance to the Coast Guard Headquarters building. 
If you have any questions about this SHC subcommittee meeting, please 
contact LCDR Jason Smith at the numbers or addresses listed above.

    Dated: October 3, 2008.
Mark Skolnicki,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
 [FR Doc. E8-24331 Filed 10-10-08; 8:45 am]
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