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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 77773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30673]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8573]

Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday February 11, 2014, in Room 5 of the DOT 
Conference Center which is in the West building, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 
SE., Washington DC 20590. The primary purpose of the meeting is to 
prepare for the first Session of the International Maritime 
Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and 
Watchkeeping (HTW) to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, 
February 17-21, 2014.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Validation of model training courses
--Unlawful practices associated with certificates of competency
--Development of guidance for the implementation of the 2010 Manila 
Amendments
--Follow-up action to the STCW-F Conference resolutions 6 and 7
--Development of guidelines for wing-in-ground craft
--Role of the human element
--Development of guidance for personnel involved with tug-barge 
operations
--Revision of guidance for model course development, updating and 
validation processes
--Development of a mandatory Code for ships operating in polar waters
--Review and modernization of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety 
System (GMDSS)
--Proposed review of STCW passenger ship specific safety training
--Training in hot work procedures on crude oil tankers
--Develop guidelines for shipowners and seafarers for proper 
implementation of relevant IMO instruments in relation to the carriage 
of dangerous goods in packaged form by sea
--Development of a globally-consistent format for the certificate of 
training and education issued under the STCW Convention
--Development of the International Code of safety for ships using gases 
or low flash-point fuels (IGF Code)

    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, Mr. Davis J. Breyer, by email at 
davis.j.breyer@uscg.mil, by phone at (202) 372-1445, by fax at (202) 
372-8283, or in writing at Commandant (CG-OES-1), U.S. Coast Guard Stop 
7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509 
not later than February 4, 2014, 7 days prior to the meeting. Requests 
made after February 4, 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 the 
DOT Conference Center. The building is accessible by taxi and public 
transportation. 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.

    Dated: December 17, 2013.
Marc Zlomek,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2013-30673 Filed 12-23-13; 8:45 am]
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