Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting - Federal Register

A Notice by the State Department on 04/12/2012

The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open meeting at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Room 5-1224 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-fifth Session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO's) Subcommittee on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels Safety (SLF) to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, February 18-22, 2013.Show citation box

The matters to be discussed on the agenda include:Show citation box

—Adoption of the agendaShow citation box

—Decisions of other IMO bodiesShow citation box

—Development of second generation intact stability criteriaShow citation box

—Development of guidelines on safe return to port for passenger shipsShow citation box

—Development of guidelines for verification of damage stability requirements for tankersShow citation box

—Review of the damage stability regulations for ro-ro passenger shipsShow citation box

—Revision of SOLAS chapter II-1 subdivision and damage stability regulationsShow citation box

—Development of provisions to ensure the integrity and uniform implementation of the 1969 TM ConventionShow citation box

—Development of amendments to part B of the 2008 IS Code on towing and anchor handling operationsShow citation box

—Consideration of IACS unified interpretationsShow citation box

—Development of amendments to the criterion for maximum angle of heel in turns of the 2008 IS CodeShow citation box

—Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for SLF 56Show citation box

—Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2014Show citation box

—Any other businessShow citation box

—Report to the Maritime Safety CommitteeShow citation box

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 Catherine.A.Phillips@uscg.mil, by phone at (202) 372-1374, by fax at (202) 372-1925, or in writing at Commandant (CG-5212), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd Street SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 20593-7126 not later than June 7, 2012, 7 days prior to the meeting. Requests made after June 7, 2012 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. Show citation box

Dated: April 6, 2012.

Brian Robinson,

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 2012-8830 Filed 4-11-12; 8:45 am]

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