[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 152 (Monday, August 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47877-47878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19615]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 7099]
Notice of Meeting
Title: Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee
Meeting.
The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct two separate
open meetings on September 2 and September 10 at the United States
Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001. The primary purpose of the September 2 meeting is to
prepare for the fifteenth Session of the International Maritime
Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and
Containers (DSC) to be held at the IMO headquarters in London, United
Kingdom, from September 13 to September 17, 2010. This SHC meeting will
begin at 10 a.m. and will be held in room 1303.
The primary matters to be considered at the DSC meeting include:
-- Amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code
and Supplements including harmonization of the IMDG Code with the
United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods.
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--Amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code
(IMSBC Code) including evaluation of properties of solid bulk cargos.
--Casualty and incident reports and analysis.
--Guidance on protective clothing.
--Revision of the Code of Safe Practice for Ships Carrying Timber Deck
Cargoes.
--Stowage of water-reactive materials.
--Review of the Guidelines for packing of cargo transport units.
--Revision of the Recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboard
ships.
--Consideration for the efficacy of Container Inspection Programme.
--Installation of equipment for detection of radioactive sources or
radioactive contaminated objects in ports.
--Amendments to the International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972
and associated circulars.
The primary purpose of the September 10 meeting is to prepare for
the sixty-first Session of the International Maritime Organization
(IMO) Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) to be held at
the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, from September 27 to October 1,
2010. This SHC meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. and be held in room
2415.
The primary matters to be considered at the MEPC meeting include:
--Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water
--Recycling of ships
--Prevention of air pollution from ships
--Reduction of Greenhouse Gas emissions from Ships
--Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments
--Interpretations of and amendments to MARPOL and related instruments
--Implementation of the International Convention on Oil Pollution
Preparedness, Response and Cooperation (OPRC) and the OPRC-Hazardous
and Noxious Substances Protocol and relevant conference resolutions
--Identification and protection of Special Areas and Particularly
Sensitive Sea Areas
--Inadequacy of reception facilities
--Reports of sub-committees
--Work of other bodies
--Status of conventions
--Harmful anti-fouling systems for ships
--Promotion of implementation and enforcement of MARPOL and related
instruments
--Technical Cooperation Sub-program for the Protection of the Marine
Environment
--Role of the human element
--Formal safety assessment
--Noise from commercial shipping and its adverse impacts on marine life
--Work program of the Committee and subsidiary bodies
--Application of the Committees' Guidelines
--Election of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2011
--Any other business
--Consideration of the report of the Committee
Members of the public may attend the two meetings up to the seating
capacity of the rooms. To facilitate the building security process and
request reasonable accommodations, those who plan to attend one or both
of the two meetings should contact the following coordinators at least
7 days prior to the meetings:
--For the September 2nd DSC meeting, contact Mr. Richard Bornhorst, by
e-mail at [email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1426, 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.
--For the September 10th MEPC meeting, contact LCDR Brian Moore, by e-
mail at [email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1434, by fax at
(202) 372-1925, or in writing at Commandant (CG-5224), U.S. Coast
Guard, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 20593-7126.
Requests for reasonable accommodation not made at least 7 days
prior to the SHC meeting 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: http://www.uscg.mil/imo.
Dated: August 2, 2010.
Jon Trent Warner,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 2010-19615 Filed 8-6-10; 8:45 am]
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