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media note released on December 21, 

2004. 

In order for shrimp harvested with 

Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in an 

uncertified nation to be eligible for 

importation into the United States 

under the exemption: ‘‘Shrimp 

harvested by commercial shrimp trawl 

vessels using TEDs comparable in 

effectiveness to those required in the 

United States’’, the Department of State 

must determine in advance that the 

government of the harvesting nation has 

put in place adequate procedures to 

ensure the accurate completion of the 

DS–2031 forms. At this time, the 

Department has made such a 

determination only with respect to 

Australia, Brazil and France. Thus, the 

importation of TED-caught shrimp from 

any other uncertified nation will not be 

allowed. For Brazil, only shrimp 

harvested in the northern shrimp fishery 

are eligible for entry under this 

exemption. For Australia, shrimp 

harvested in the Exmouth Gulf Prawn 

Fishery, the Northern Prawn Fishery, 

the Queensland East Coast Trawl 

Fishery and the Torres Strait Prawn 

Fishery is eligible for entry under this 

exemption. For France, shrimp 

harvested in the French Guiana 

domestic trawl fishery are eligible for 

entry under this exemption. 

In addition, the Department has 

already made a determination with 

regard to wild-harvest shrimp harvested 

in the Spencer Gulf region in Australia. 

This product may be exported to the 

U.S. using a DS–2031 under the 

exemption for ‘‘shrimp harvested in a 

manner or under circumstances 

determined by the Department of State 

not to pose a threat of the incidental 

taking of sea turtles.’’ An official of the 

Government of Australia still also must 

certify the DS–2031. 

Dated: May 12, 2010. 

David A. Balton, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and 

Fisheries, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11846 Filed 5–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7014] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Committee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 

8, 2010, in Room 6103 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 International Maritime 

Organization (IMO) Diplomatic 

Conference to amend the International 

Convention on Standards of Training, 

Certification and Watchkeeping for 

Seafarers (STCW), 1978 and the 

Seafarers’ Training, Certification and 

Watchkeeping (STCW) Code (STCW 

CONF.2) to be held at the Philippine 

International Convention Center (PICC), 

in Manila, The Philippines, from June 

21 to June 25, 2010. 

The primary matters to be considered 

include: 

— Adoption of the agenda 

— Adoption of the Rules of Procedure 

— Election of Vice-Presidents and other 

officers of the Conference 

— Appointment of the Credentials 

Committee 

— Organization of the work of the 

Conference, including the 

establishment of other committees, as 

necessary 

— Consideration of the draft 

amendments to the International 

Convention on Standards of Training, 

Certification and Watchkeeping for 

Seafarers, 1978 

— Consideration of the draft 

amendments to the Seafarers’ 

Training, Certification and 

Watchkeeping (STCW) Code 

— Consideration of draft resolutions 

and recommendations and related 

matters 

— Consideration of the reports of the 

credentials committees and other 

committees 

— Adoption of the Final Act and any 

instruments, resolutions and 

recommendations resulting from the 

work of the Conference 

— Signature of the Final Act of the 

Conference 

Members of the public may attend 

this meeting up to the seating capacity 

of the room. To facilitate the building 

security process, those who plan to 

attend should contact the meeting 

coordinator, Ms. Zoe Goss, by e-mail at 

zoe.a.goss@uscg.mil, by phone at (202) 

372–1425, 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. A member of the public 

requesting reasonable accommodation 

should make such request prior to 

Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 7 days prior to 

the meeting date. Requests made after 

this date may not 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: May 11, 2010. 

Jon Trent Warner, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11855 Filed 5–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7015] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Committee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 

23, 2010, in Conference Room 05–1224 

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 eighteenth 

Session of the International Maritime 

Organization (IMO) Subcommittee on 

Flag State Implementation (FSI) to be 

held at the IMO headquarters in 

London, United Kingdom, from July 5 to 

July 9, 2010. 

The primary matters to be considered 

include: 

—Adoption of the agenda; 

—Decisions of other IMO bodies; 

—Responsibilities of Governments and 

measures to encourage Flag State 

compliance; 

—Mandatory reports under 

International Convention for the 

Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 

1973, as modified by the Protocol of 

1978 (MARPOL 73/78); 

—Port reception facilities-related issues; 

—Casualty statistics and investigations; 

—Harmonization of port State control 

activities; 

—Port State Control (PSC) Guidelines 

on seafarers’ working hours and PSC 

guidelines in relation to the Maritime 

Labour Convention, 2006; 

—Development of guidelines on port 

State control under the 2004 Ballast 

Water Management (BWM) 

Convention; 

— Review of Guidelines for the 

inspection of anti-fouling systems on 

ships; 

—Comprehensive analysis of difficulties 

encountered in the implementation of 

IMO instruments; 

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