[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 232 (Friday, December 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 67965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31550]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Notice No. 3165]


Shipping Coordinating Committee, Subcommittee on Ship Design and 
Equipment; Meeting Notice

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee will conduct an open meeting at 
1:00 pm on Tuesday, December 7, 1999, in Room 6103, at U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001. The 
purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the forty-third session of the 
Subcommittee on Ship Design and Equipment of the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) which is scheduled for April 10-14, 2000, at IMO 
Headquarters in London, England.
    Among other things, items of particular interest are: revision of 
the High Speed Craft Code; revision of resolutions MEPC.60(33) and 
A.586(14) regarding pollution prevention equipment; safety of passenger 
submersible craft; asbestos-related problems on board ships; casualty 
analysis; development of guidelines for ships operating in ice-covered 
waters; developments on requirements for wing-in-ground craft; low-
powered radio homing devices for liferafts on ro-ro passenger ships; 
international approval procedures for life-saving appliances; improved 
thermal protection; amendments to resolution A.744(18) regarding 
guidelines on the enhanced program of inspections during surveys of 
bulk carriers and oil tankers; and guidelines under MARPOL Annex VI on 
prevention of air pollution from ships.
    IMO works to develop international agreements, guidelines, and 
standards for the marine industry. In most cases, these form the basis 
for class society rules and national standards/regulations. Such an 
open meeting supports the U.S. Representative to the IMO Subcommittee 
in developing the U.S. position on those issues raised at the IMO 
Subcommittee meetings. This open meeting serves as an excellent forum 
for the public to express their ideas and participate in the 
international rulemaking process. All members of the public are 
encouraged to attend or send representatives to participate in the 
development of U.S. positions on those issues affecting your maritime 
industry and remain abreast of all activities ongoing within the IMO.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing: Mr. Wayne Lundy, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Commandant (G-
MSE-3), 2100 2nd Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling: 
(202) 267-2206.

    Dated: November 30, 1999.
Stephen M. Miller,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 99-31550 Filed 12-2-99; 8:45 am]
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