[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 145 (Monday, July 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45592-45593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18169]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8396]


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 5-0624 of 
the United States Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 2nd Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20593. The primary purpose of the meeting is to 
prepare for the thirty-ninth Session of the International Maritime 
Organization's (IMO) Facilitation Committee to be held at the IMO 
Headquarters, United Kingdom, October 20-24, 2014.
    The agenda items to be considered include:
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments
--General review of the Convention, including harmonization with other 
international instruments
--E-business possibilities for the facilitation of maritime traffic:
    A. electronic means for the clearance of ships, cargo and 
passengers
    B. electronic access to, or electronic versions of, certificates 
and documents required to be carried on ships
--Formalities connected with the arrival, stay and departure of 
persons:
    A. shipboard personnel
    B. stowaways
    C. illegal migrants
    D. persons rescued at sea
--Ensuring security in and facilitating international trade:
    A. shore leave and access to ships
    B. trade recovery
--Ship/port interface
--Technical Co-operation activities related to facilitation of maritime 
traffic
--Relations with other organizations
--Application of the Committee's Guidelines
--Work programme
--Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2015
--Any other business
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. David Du Pont, by email at 
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1497, by fax at (202) 
372-1928, or in writing at Commandant (CG-REG), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 
2nd Street SW Stop 7126, Washington, DC 20593-7126 not later than 
August 6, 2013, 7 days prior to the meeting. Requests made after August 
6, 2013, 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

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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.
    For members of the public that would like to participate, but are 
unable to attend this meeting the Coast Guard will provide a 
teleconference option. To participate by phone, contact the meeting 
coordinator (details above) to obtain teleconference information. Note 
the number of teleconference lines is limited and will be available on 
a first-come, first-served basis.
    Additional information regarding this and other IMO SHC public 
meetings may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo. Information specific to the 
Facilitation Committee may be found at www.uscg.mil/imo/fal and 
www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/cg523/imo.

    Dated: July 23, 2013.
Marc Zlomek,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2013-18169 Filed 7-26-13; 8:45 am]
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