[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 52106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21208]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 7996]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 20, 2012 in Room 5-0624 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 International Maritime Organization's (IMO) 
Diplomatic Conference for the Safety of Fishing Vessels to be held at 
the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Convention 
Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town, South Africa, from October 9-
11, 2012.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Opening of the Conference
--Election of the President
--Adoption of the agenda
--Adoption of the Rules of Procedure
--Election of the Vice-Presidents and other officers of the Conference
--Appointment of the Credentials Committee
--Organization of the work of the Conference, including the 
establishment of other committees, as necessary
--Consideration of the draft Agreement on the Implementation of the 
Torremolinos Protocol of 1993 relating to the 1977 Torremolinos 
International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels
--Consideration of draft resolutions and recommendations and related 
matters
--Consideration of the reports of the committees
--Adoption of the Final Act and any instruments, recommendations and 
resolutions resulting from the work of the Conference
--Signature of the Final Act of the Conference

    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 Catherine Phillips, by email at 
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1374, by fax at 
(202) 372-1925, or in writing at Commandant (CG-ENG-2), U.S. Coast 
Guard, 2100 2nd Street SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 20593-7126 not 
later than September 13, 2012, 7 days prior to the meeting. Requests 
made after September 13, 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: August 21, 2012.
Brian Robinson,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2012-21208 Filed 8-27-12; 8:45 am]
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