[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 68907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30833]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6845]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2010, in Room 2415 of the 
United States Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 Second Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The primary purpose of the meeting is 
to prepare for the fifty-third Session of the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) Subcommittee on Ship Design and Equipment (DE) to be 
held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, from February 22 to 
February 26, 2010.
    The primary matters to be considered include:

--Adoption of the agenda.
--Decisions of other IMO bodies.
--Measures to prevent accidents with lifeboats.
--Compatibility of life-saving appliances.
--Revision of resolution A.760(18).
--Performance standards for recovery systems.
--Cargo oil tank coating and corrosion protection.
--Development of a new framework of requirements for life-saving 
appliances.
--Guidance to ensure consistent policy for determining the need for 
watertight doors to remain open during navigation.
--Protection against noise on board ships.
--Thermal performance of immersion suits.
--Alternative arrangements for the bottom inspection requirements for 
passenger ships other than ro-ro passenger ships.
--Amendments to the Revised recommendation on testing of life-saving 
appliances.
--Safety provisions applicable to tenders operating from passenger 
ships.
--Classification of offshore industry vessels and consideration of the 
need for a code for offshore construction support vessels.
--Interpretation on application of SOLAS, MARPOL and Load Line 
requirements for major conversions of oil tankers.
--Consideration of IACS unified interpretations.
--Development of a mandatory Code for ships operating in polar waters.
--Application of amendments to SOLAS chapter III and the LSA Code.
--Guidelines for a visible element to general alarm systems on 
passenger ships.
--Improvement of existing pollution prevention equipment.
--Development of guidelines for a shipboard oil waste pollution 
prevention plan.
--Manually operated alternatives in the event of prevention pollution 
equipment malfunctions.
--Work programme and agenda for DE 54.
--Any other business.
--Report to the Maritime Safety Committee.

    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. To facilitate the building security process, 
those who plan to attend should contact the meeting coordinator, Mr. 
Wayne Lundy, by e-mail at [email protected], by phone at (202) 
372-1379, by fax at (202) 372-1925, or in writing at Commandant (CG-
5213), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Stop 7126, Washington, 
DC 20593-7126 not later than 72 hours before the meeting. A member of 
the public requesting reasonable accommodation should make such request 
prior to January 14th, 2010. Requests made after that time might not be 
able to be accommodated. Please note that due to security 
considerations, two valid, government issued photo identifications must 
be presented to gain entrance to the Headquarters building. The 
Headquarters building is accessible by taxi and privately owned 
conveyance (public transportation is not generally available). However, 
parking in the vicinity of the building is extremely limited. 
Additional information regarding this and other IMO SHC public meetings 
may be found at: http://www.uscg.mil/imo.

    Dated: December 22, 2009.
Jon Trent Warner,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. E9-30833 Filed 12-28-09; 8:45 am]
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