2012-11504. Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting

The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 31st, 2012, in Room 1200 of the United States Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-7126. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the sixty-second Session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Technical Co-operation Committee (TCC 62) to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom from June 6 to June 8, 2012 and the one hundred and eighth Session of the IMO Council Session (C 108) to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, from June 11 to June 14, 2012.

The agenda items to be discussed include:

Sixty-Second Sesson of the Technical Co-Operation Committee

—Adoption of the agenda

—Work of other bodies and organizations

—Integrated Technical Co-operation Programme: Biennial report on 2010-2011

—Sustainable financing of the Integrated Technical Co-operation Programme

—Linkage Between the Integrated Technical Co-operation Programme and the Millennium Development Goals

—Partnerships for progress

—Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme

—Integration of women in the maritime sector

—Global maritime training institutions

—Impact Assessment Exercise 2008-2011

—Application of the Committee's Guidelines

—Work Programme

—Any other business

—Election of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman for 2013

—Consideration of the report of the Committee on its sixty-second session

One Hundred and Eighth Session of Council

—Adoption of the agenda

—Report of the Secretary-General on credentials

—Strategy, planning and reform

—Periodic review of administrative requirements in mandatory IMO instruments

—Resource Management

—Human resource matters, including amendments to the Staff Regulations ending 31 December 2011

—Accounts and audit: Final accounts for the financial period ending 31 December 2011

—Report on investments

—Report on arrears of contributions and of advances to the Working Capital Fund and on the implementation of Article 61 of the IMO Convention

—Budget considerations for 2012 and 2013

—Development of a long-term plan for the future financial sustainability of the Organization

—Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme

—Consideration of the report of the Marine Environment Protection Committee

—Consideration of the report of the Legal Committee

—Consideration of the report of the Maritime Safety Committee

—Consideration of the report of the Technical Co-operation Committee

—Technical Co-operation Fund: report on activities of the 2010-2011 programme

—World Maritime University:

—Report of the Board of Governors

—Budget

—Financial sustainability

—Appointment of the Chancellor

—IMO International Maritime Law Institute:

—Report of the Board of Governors

—Budget

—Preliminary review of the IMLI Statute

—Appointment of the Chairman of the Governing Board

—Protection of vital shipping lanes

—External relations:

—Relations with the United Nations and the specialized agencies

—Joint Inspection Unit

—Relations with intergovernmental organizations

—Relations with non-governmental organizations

—World Maritime Day

—International Maritime Prize

—IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea

—Report on the status of the Convention and membership of the Organization

—Report on the status of conventions and other multilateral instruments in respect of which the Organization performs functions

—Place, date and duration of the next session of the Council

—Supplementary agenda items, if any

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; LCDR Matthew Frazee by email at [e-mail], by phone at [phone] or in writing at Commandant (CG-52), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street SW., STOP 7126, Room 1200, Washington, DC 20593-7126 not later than 72 hours before the meeting. 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: May 7, 2012.

Brian Robinson,

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of State.