[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 27832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11504]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7879]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 31st, 2012, in Room 1200 of the 
United States Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 Second Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20593-7126. The primary purpose of the meeting is 
to prepare for the sixty-second Session of the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) Technical Co-operation Committee (TCC 62) to be held 
at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom from June 6 to June 8, 2012 and 
the one hundred and eighth Session of the IMO Council Session (C 108) 
to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, from June 11 to 
June 14, 2012.
    The agenda items to be discussed include:

Sixty-Second Sesson of the Technical Co-Operation Committee

--Adoption of the agenda
--Work of other bodies and organizations
--Integrated Technical Co-operation Programme: Biennial report on 2010-
2011
--Sustainable financing of the Integrated Technical Co-operation 
Programme
--Linkage Between the Integrated Technical Co-operation Programme and 
the Millennium Development Goals
--Partnerships for progress
--Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme
--Integration of women in the maritime sector
--Global maritime training institutions
--Impact Assessment Exercise 2008-2011
--Application of the Committee's Guidelines
--Work Programme
--Any other business
--Election of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman for 2013
--Consideration of the report of the Committee on its sixty-second 
session

One Hundred and Eighth Session of Council

--Adoption of the agenda
--Report of the Secretary-General on credentials
--Strategy, planning and reform
--Periodic review of administrative requirements in mandatory IMO 
instruments
--Resource Management
--Human resource matters, including amendments to the Staff Regulations 
ending 31 December 2011
--Accounts and audit: Final accounts for the financial period ending 31 
December 2011
--Report on investments
--Report on arrears of contributions and of advances to the Working 
Capital Fund and on the implementation of Article 61 of the IMO 
Convention
--Budget considerations for 2012 and 2013
--Development of a long-term plan for the future financial 
sustainability of the Organization
--Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme
--Consideration of the report of the Marine Environment Protection 
Committee
--Consideration of the report of the Legal 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 2010-2011 
programme
--World Maritime University:
--Report of the Board of Governors
--Budget
--Financial sustainability
--Appointment of the Chancellor
--IMO International Maritime Law Institute:
--Report of the Board of Governors
--Budget
--Preliminary review of the IMLI Statute
--Appointment of the Chairman of the Governing Board
--Protection of vital shipping lanes
--External relations:
--Relations with the United Nations and the specialized agencies
--Joint Inspection Unit
--Relations with intergovernmental organizations
--Relations with non-governmental organizations
--World Maritime Day
--International Maritime Prize
--IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea
--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, date and duration of the next session of the Council
--Supplementary agenda items, if any

    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; LCDR 
Matthew Frazee by email at [email protected], by phone at (202) 
372-1376 or in writing at Commandant (CG-52), U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street SW., STOP 7126, Room 1200, Washington, DC 
20593-7126 not later than 72 hours before the meeting. 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: May 7, 2012.
Brian Robinson,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2012-11504 Filed 5-10-12; 8:45 am]
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