[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 2294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01199]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10666]


Notice of Intent To Re-Establish a Federal Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of Intent To Re-Establish the Shipping Coordinating 
Committee.

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    Under the provisions of Public Law 92-463, Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, notice is hereby given that the Department intends to 
re-establish the Shipping Coordinating Committee. The Department 
affirms that this advisory committee is necessary and in the public 
interest.
    Good cause: This Committee's charter expired on January 27, 2019. 
The Department was unable to renew the Committee's charter prior to the 
expiration date due to the recent lapse in federal government 
appropriations. Notices of re-establishment must appear in the Federal 
Register at least 15 calendar days before a charter is filed unless the 
Secretariat approves a shorter timeframe for good cause (41 CFR 102-
3.65(b)). The Department has requested, and the Secretariat has 
approved, publication of this notice concurrent with the filing of the 
charter due to the lapse in appropriations.
    Nature and Purpose: The Committee was initially established in 1958 
to provide a forum for interested members of government and the public-
private citizens, members of the maritime shipping industry, non-
governmental organizations, small businesses, environmental 
organizations, and labor groups to participate in discussions about 
shipping initiatives to be considered by the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO). The United States government, through the 
Committee, solicits the views of interested members of the public on a 
wide range of technical issues connected with international shipping 
safety, security, and environmental protection. Generally, meetings are 
convened prior to meetings of the IMO and other international meetings 
as necessary to discuss and make recommendations to the Secretary of 
State and to guide the U.S. delegations. Any determinations of action 
to be taken as a result of the work of the Committee shall be made by 
the Chairman or other appropriate full-time salaried United States 
government officials.
    For further information about this advisory committee, please 
contact: Lieutenant Commander Joel C. Coito, Executive Secretary, 
Shipping Coordinating Committee, U.S. Department of State, Office of 
Ocean and Polar Affairs, at [email protected] or by telephone at (202) 
647-3946.

Joel C. Coito,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, U.S. Department 
of State.
[FR Doc. 2019-01199 Filed 2-5-19; 8:45 am]
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