[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70391-70392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28231]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8532]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 9, 2014, in Alexander 
Hamilton Room on the 9th floor of the Ballston Common Plaza, 4200 
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 20598-7200. The USCG Offices in the 
Ballston Commons Plaza are located above the Ballston Common Mall. The 
primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the first

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Session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-
Committee on Ship Design and Construction to be held at the IMO 
Headquarters, United Kingdom, January 20-24, 2014.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Development of a mandatory Code for ships operating in polar waters
--Development of provisions to ensure the integrity and uniform 
implementation of the 1969 TM Convention
--Development of second-generation intact stability criteria
--Review of the damage stability regulations for ro-ro passenger ships
--Revision of SOLAS chapter II-1 subdivision and damage stability 
regulations
--Development of guidelines on safe return to port for passenger ships
--Amendments to SOLAS regulation II-1/11 and development of associated 
guidelines to ensure the adequacy of testing arrangements for 
watertight compartments
--Development of amendments to the 2011 ESP Code
--Development of guidelines for use of Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) 
within ship structures
--Development of amendments to SOLAS chapter II-2, the FTP Code and 
MSC/Circ.1120 to clarify the requirements for plastic pipes on ships
--Review of the recommendation on evacuation analysis for new and 
existing passenger ships
--Development of amendments to the criterion for maximum angle of heel 
in turns of the 2008 IS Code
--Development of amendments to part B of the 2008 IS Code on towing, 
lifting and anchor-handling operations
--General cargo ship safety
--Development of an interpretation of SOLAS regulation II-1/13.6 on 
means of escape from ro-ro cargo spaces
--Classification of offshore industry vessels and consideration of the 
need for a non-mandatory Code for offshore construction support vessels
--Carriage of more than 12 industrial personnel on board vessels 
engaged in international voyages
--Development of guidelines for wing-in-ground craft
--Consideration of IACS unified interpretations
--Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for SDC 2
--Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2015
--Any other business
--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, 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, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Stop 7509, Washington, DC 
20593-7509 not later than January 2, 2014, 7 days prior to the meeting. 
Requests made after January 2, 2014, 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 USCG Offices. This location is accessible by taxi, 
privately owned conveyance, and public transportation (located near the 
Ballston Metro Station). Additional information regarding this and 
other IMO SHC public meetings may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.

    Dated: November 14, 2013.
Marc Zlomek,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2013-28231 Filed 11-22-13; 8:45 am]
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