98-29464. Shipping Coordinating Committee; Subcommittee on Ship Design and Equipment; Meeting Notice

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 213 (Wednesday, November 4, 1998)]
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[FR Doc No: 98-29464]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2918]


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

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee will conduct an open meeting at 
9:30 am on Tuesday, November 24, 1998, in Room 2415, 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 second session of 
the Subcommittee on Ship Design and Equipment of the International 
Maritime Organization (IMO) which is scheduled for March 8-12, 1999, at 
IMO Headquarters in London, England.
    Among other things, items of particular interest are: revision of 
the High Speed Craft Code; emergency towing arrangements for tankers; 
safety aspects of ballast water management; guidelines on helicopter 
landing areas; prohibition of the use of asbestos on board new ships; 
development of a code on polar navigation; development on requirements 
for wing-in-ground craft; international approval procedures for life-
saving appliances; standards and requirements for thermal protective 
litojackets; 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 at the IMO Subcommittee 
meetings. This open meeting serves as an excellent forum for the U.S. 
maritime industry to express their ideas and participate in the 
international rulemaking process. All members of the maritime industry 
are encouraged to 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: 
[phone].

    Dated: October 26, 1998.
Stephen M. Miller,
Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 98-29464 Filed 11-3-98; 8:45 am]
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