[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 250 (Thursday, December 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82026-82027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33502]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6825]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, in Room 6103 of 
the United States Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 2nd Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20593-7126. The primary purpose of the meeting is 
to prepare for the sixteenth Session of the International Maritime 
Organization's (IMO) Bulk Liquids and Gases Subcommittee to be held at 
the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, January 30-February 3, 2012.
    The primary matters to be considered include:

--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Evaluation of safety and pollution hazards of chemicals and 
preparation of consequential amendments
--Development of guidelines and other documents for uniform 
implementation of the 2004 BWM Convention
--Development of international measures for minimizing the transfer of 
invasive aquatic species through bio-fouling of ships
--Development of international code of safety for ships using gases or 
other low flashpoint fuels
--Development of revised IGC Code
--Review of relevant non-mandatory instruments as a consequence of the 
amended MARPOL Annex VI and the NOX Technical Code
--Development of a code for the transport and handling of limited 
amounts of hazardous and noxious liquid substances in bulk in offshore 
support vessels
--Consideration of amendment to SOLAS to mandate enclosed space entry 
and rescue drills
--Consideration of IACS unified interpretations
--Casualty analysis
--Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for BLG 17
--Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2013
--Any other business
--Report to the Committees

    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, Mr. Thomas Felleisen, by email at 
[email protected], by phone

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at (202) 372-1424, by fax at (202) 372-1926, or in writing at 
Commandant (CG-5223), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd Street SW., Stop 7126, 
Washington, DC 20593-7126 not later than January 11, 2012, 7 days prior 
to the meeting. Requests made after January 11, 2012 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: 
www.uscg.mil/imo.

    Dated: December 22, 2011.
Brian Robinson,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2011-33502 Filed 12-28-11; 8:45 am]
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