[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 94 (Monday, May 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 27614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11721]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 7011]


 Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 28, 2010, in Room 1303 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 one hundred and fourth Session of the International 
Maritime Organization (IMO) Council to be held at the IMO headquarters 
in London, United Kingdom, from June 7-11, 2010.
    The primary matters to be considered include:

--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.
--Consideration of the report of the Maritime Safety Committee.
--Consideration of the report of the Technical Co-operation Committee.
--Technical Co-operation Fund: Report on activities of the 2008-2009 
programme.
--Report on the 2010 International Conference on the revision of the 
HNS Convention.
--World Maritime University:
--IMO International Maritime Law Institute:
--Protection of vital shipping lanes.
--External relations:
--Report on the status of the Convention and membership of the 
Organization.
--Report on the status of conventions and other multilateral 
instruments in respect of which the Organization performs functions.
--Place and date of the next session of the Council.

    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. To facilitate the building security process and 
to request reasonable accommodation, those who plan to attend should 
contact the meeting coordinator, LCDR Jason Smith, by e-mail at 
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1376, by fax at (202) 
372-1925, or in writing at Commandant (CG-52), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 
2nd Street, SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 20593-7126. 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.
    This announcement might appear in the Federal Register less than 15 
days prior to the meeting. The Department of State finds that there is 
an exceptional circumstance in that this advisory committee meeting 
must be held on May 28, in order to prepare for the IMO Council, 
convening in London on June 7.

    Dated: May 11, 2010.
Jon Trent Warner,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2010-11721 Filed 5-14-10; 8:45 am]
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