[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9466-9467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4601]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6516]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 11 a.m. on March 18, 2009, in Room 1422 of the United States 
Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20593. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the ninety-
fifth session of the Legal Committee (LEG 95) of the International 
Maritime Organization (IMO) to be held 30 March-3 April 2009 at the 
IMO's London Headquarters.
    The LEG 95 provisional agenda calls for the Legal Committee to 
examine the provision of financial security, which includes (1) 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 and (2) follow-up on 
resolutions adopted by the International Conference on the Removal of 
Wrecks, 2007: development of a single model compulsory insurance 
certificate. The Legal Committee will address monitoring the 
implementation of the HNS Convention and development of a possible 
draft protocol to the Convention. The following items are also on the 
LEG 95 agenda: review

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of proposed amendments to the Committee's guidelines on work methods; 
the guidelines on fair treatment of seafarers in the event of a 
maritime accident; matters arising from the one hundred and first 
regular session of the Council; and election of officers. Finally, the 
Legal 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, and 
will allot time to address any other issues that may arise on the 
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; 
or fax: (202) 372-3972.

    Dated: February 25, 2009.
Mark Skolnicki,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
 [FR Doc. E9-4601 Filed 3-3-09; 8:45 am]
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