[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 48217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19083]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8413]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, in Room 1303 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 eighteenth Session of the International Maritime 
Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes 
and Containers (DSC 18) to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United 
Kingdom, September 16-20, 2013.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Review of general cargo ship safety
--Development of amendments to CSC 1972 and associated circulars
--Development of measures to prevent loss of containers
--Development of amendments to the IMSBC Code and supplements, 
including evaluation of properties of solid bulk cargoes
--Development of amendments to the IMDG Code and supplements, including 
harmonization with the United Nations Recommendations on the transport 
of dangerous goods
--Revision of the guidelines for packing of cargo transport units
--Development of amendments to SOLAS and the relevant codes concerning 
mandatory carriage of appropriate atmosphere testing instruments on 
board ships
--Casualty and incident reports and analysis
--Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for DSC 19
--Any other business
--Report ot 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, Ms. Amy Parker, by email at 
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1423, by fax at (202) 372-
1925, or in writing at Commandant (CG-ENG-5), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 
2nd Street SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 20593-7126 not later than 
August 20, 2013, 7 days prior to the meeting. Requests made after 
August 20, 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 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: July 31, 2013.
Marc Zlomek,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2013-19083 Filed 8-6-13; 8:45 am]
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