[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 105 (Friday, May 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12941]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8341]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 2013, in Room 51309 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-ninth Session of the International Maritime 
Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation to be held 
at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, September 2-6, 2013.
    The primary matters to be considered include:

--Routeing of ships, ship reporting and related matters
--Application of the satellite navigation system ``BeiDou'' in the 
maritime field
--International Telecommunication Union (ITU) matters, including 
Radiocommunication ITU-R Study Group matters
--Development of an e-navigation strategy implementation plan
--Development of policy and new symbols for AIS aids to navigation
--Review of general cargo ship safety
--Revision of the information contained in the existing annexes to the 
Recommendation on the use of adequately qualified deep-sea pilots in 
the North Sea, English Channel and Skagerrak (resolution A.486(XII))
--Revision of the Guidelines for the onboard operational use of 
shipborne automatic identification systems (AIS)
--Consolidation of ECDIS-related IMO circulars
--Consideration of ECDIS matters related to the implementation of the 
carriage requirements in SOLAS regulations V/19.2.10 and V/19.2.11
--Development of explanatory footnotes to SOLAS regulations V/15, V/18, 
V/19 and V/27
--Revision of the information contained in the existing annexes to the 
Recommendation on the use of adequately qualified deep-sea pilots in 
the Baltic (resolution A.480(XII))
--Casualty analysis
--Consideration of International Association of Classification 
Societies (IACS) unified interpretations
--Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for NAV 60
--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, and 
to request reasonable accommodation, those who plan to attend should 
contact the meeting coordinator, Mr. George H. Detweiler, Jr., by email 
at [email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1566, by fax at 
(202) 372-1991, or in writing at Commandant (CG-NAV-3), U.S. Coast 
Guard, 2100 2nd Street SW., Stop 7580, Washington, DC 20593-7580 not 
later than August 7, 2013, seven days prior to the meeting. Requests 
for reasonable accommodation made after August 7, 2013 might not be 
able to be fulfilled. 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 limited. Additional information regarding 
this and other IMO SHC public meetings may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.

    Dated: May 24, 2013.
Brian Robinson,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2013-12941 Filed 5-30-13; 8:45 am]
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