Notices. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

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BILLING CODE 4710-27-P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice No. 3497] Shipping Coordinating Committee; Subcommittee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping; Notice of Meeting The Shipping Coordinating Committee

(SHC)will conduct an open meeting at 9:30 AM on January 16, 2001, in Room 4618 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 thirty-second session of the International Maritime Organization

(IMO)Sub-Committee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping

(STW)to be held at IMO from January 22 to 26, 2001. The primary matters to be considered include: 1. Training and certification of maritime pilots; 2. Unlawful practices associated with certificates of competency (i.e., forged certificates); 3. Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP); 4. Training in the use of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS); 5. Guidance for training in ballast water management; 6. Guidance for ships operating in ice-covered waters; 7. Validation of an IMO model course on assessment of competence; and 8. Guidance associated with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F Convention, as adopted by the 1995 conference; not yet ratified or in force). Members of the public may attend the meeting up to the seating capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by writing: LCDR Luke Harden, U.S. Coast Guard (G-MSO-1), Room 1210, 2100 Second Street SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling;

(202)267-0229. Dated: December 19, 2000. Stephen M. Miller, Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee. [FR Doc. 00-32866 Filed 12-22-00; 8:45 am]