96-12325. Shipping Coordinating Committee; Subcommittee for the Prevention of Marine Pollution; Notice of Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 96 (Thursday, May 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24850-24851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12325]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice No. 2387]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Subcommittee for the Prevention 
of Marine Pollution; Notice of Meeting

    The Subcommittee for the Prevention of Marine Pollution (SPMP), a 
subcommittee of the Shipping Coordinating Committee, will conduct an 
open meeting on Tuesday, June 25, 1996, at 9:30 am in Room 2415 of the 
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC.
    The purpose of this meeting will be to review the agenda items to 
be considered at the thirty-eighth session of the Marine Environment 
Protection

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Committee (MEPC 38) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to 
be held from July 1-10, 1996. Proposed U.S. position on the agenda 
items for MEPC 38 will be discussed.
    The major items for discussion will be the following:
    1. Development of a draft International Convention for the 
Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol 
of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78), Annex VI (Air Pollution) regulations.
    2. Work relating to the Human Element.
    3. Unwanted aquatic organisms in ballast water.
    4. Implementation of the International Convention on Oil Pollution 
Preparedness, Response and Cooperation (OPRC).
    5. Follow-up action to the United Nations Conference on Environment 
and Development (UNCED).
    6. Harmful effects of the use of antifouling paints for ships.
    7. Development of a ``Manual on Disposal of Ships Waste''.
    Members of the public may attend these meetings up to the seating 
capacity of the room.
    For further information or documentation pertaining to the SPMP 
meeting, contact Lieutenant Commander Ray Perry, U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters (G-MOS-4), 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-
0001, Telephone: [phone].

    Dated: May 8, 1996.
Charles A. Mast,
Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 96-12325 Filed 5-15-96; 8:45 am]
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