[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-4766]
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[Federal Register: March 2, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD 94-013]
National Fire Protection Association Technical Committee on Fire
Protection of Merchant Vessels
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces it will be participating in a new
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) technical committee on Fire
Protection of Merchant Vessels. The goal of this technical committee
will be the development of codes and standards applicable to fire
protection of merchant vessels. The committee is intended for technical
experts knowledgeable in the field who are interested in volunteering
to participate in the development effort.
DATES: Completed applications for committee membership should be
submitted directly to the NFPA before June 1, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Persons interested in applying for membership on the NFPA
Technical Committee on Fire Protection of Merchant Vessels may obtain
an application form by writing to the Secretary, Standards Council,
National Fire Protection Association, One Batterymarch Park, PO Box
9101, Quincy, MA 02269-9101. Alternatively, you may obtain a membership
application from Commandant (G-MTH-4), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second
Street SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001, or by calling the point of
contact in the following paragraph.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Morgan J. Hurley, Fire Protection
Engineer, telephone (202) 267-2997, facsimile (202) 267-4816.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) recently established a new technical committee on fire
protection of merchant vessels. The NFPA has a long and successful
history of developing codes and standards which cover a broad range of
fire protection subjects for land based occupied structures.
Additionally, the NFPA has developed maritime standards pertaining to
recreational craft, control of gas hazards aboard ships, and fire
protection of vessels during shipbuilding, repair, and lay-up.
With this new committee the NFPA will develop codes and standards
for fire protection of merchant vessels. The committee may also develop
marine supplements to existing land based standards for application
aboard ships. All merchant vessel types currently regulated by the
Coast Guard will be considered by this committee in developing codes
and standards.
The Coast Guard may determine that the codes and standards
developed by the committee would provide a level of safety greater or
equal to current regulations. If so, the Coast Guard may allow vessel
owners and operators the option to comply with the codes and standards
in lieu of current regulations. The Coast Guard may also adopt all or
part of the standard(s) developed by the committee through future
rulemaking projects. The information, codes, and standards developed by
the committee will also be of value in developing U.S. positions at the
International Maritime Organization (IMO) and at the International
Standards Organization (ISO).
The Committee may meet as often as three to four times per year
within the United States. The NFPA typically limits membership on a
technical committee to 30. However, additional specialized
subcommittees may be created in the future to deal specifically with
certain vessel types. All members serve without compensation (neither
travel nor per diem) from the Federal Government.
Dated: February 23, 1994.
A.E. Hann,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Marine Safety,
Security and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 94-4766 Filed 3-1-94; 8:45 am]
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