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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 70529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29326]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 7601]

Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 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 fourth Session of the International Maritime 
Organization's (IMO) Subcommittee on Stability and Load Lines and on 
Fishing Vessels Safety (SLF) to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United 
Kingdom, January 16-20, 2012.

The Primary Matters To Be Considered Include

    Adoption of the agenda;
    Decisions of other IMO bodies;
    Development of second generation intact stability criteria;
    Development of guidelines on safe return to port for passenger 
ships;
    Development of guidelines for verification of damage stability 
requirements for tankers;
    Revision of the damage stability regulations for ro-ro passenger 
ships;
    Development of amendments to SOLAS chapter II-1 subdivision 
standards for cargo ships;
    Revision of SOLAS chapter II-1 subdivision and damage stability 
regulations;
    Development of provisions to ensure the integrity and uniform 
implementation of the 1969 TM Convention;
    Development of amendments to part B of the 2008 IS Code on towing 
and anchor operations;
    Consideration of IACS unified interpretations;
    Development of amendments to the criterion for maximum angle of 
heel in turns of the 2008 IS Code;
    Development of amendments to SOLAS regulation II-1/4 concerning 
subdivision standards for cargo ships;
    Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for SLF 55;
    Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2013;
    Any other business;

Report to the Maritime Safety Committee

    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 December 1, 2011. Requests made after December 1, 2011 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.

    Dated: November 7, 2011.
Brian Robinson,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2011-29326 Filed 11-10-11; 8:45 am]
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