97-13384. Shipping Coordinating Committee Subcommittee on Safety of Life at Sea Working Group on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers; Notice of Meeting

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2548]


Shipping Coordinating Committee Subcommittee on Safety of Life at 
Sea Working Group on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers; 
Notice of Meeting

    The Working Group on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers 
(DSC) of the Subcommittee on Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) will conduct 
an open meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18, 1997, in Room 6246, 
at the Department of Transportation, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. The purpose of the meeting is 
to discuss the outcome of the Second Session of the DSC Subcommittee of 
the International Maritime Organization (IMO) which was held February 
24-28, 1997, at the IMO Headquarters in London. In addition, initial 
plans and preparations for the Third Session (DSC3) and other topics of 
interest, will be addressed.
    The agenda items of particular interest are:
    a. Amendment 29 to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods 
(IMDG) Code including harmonization of the IMDG Code with the United 
Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods.
    b. Implementation of Annex III of the Marine Pollution Convention 
(MARPOL 73/78).
    c. Development of measures complementary to the Irradiated Nuclear 
Fuel (INF) Code.
    d. Amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) 
chapters VI and VII.
    e. Bulk carrier safety: need for fitting water level alarms in 
cargo holds.
    f. Revision of the format of the IMDG Code.
    g. Loading and unloading of bulk cargoes.
    h. Cargo securing manual.
    i. Reports on incidents involving dangerous goods or marine 
pollutants in packaged form on board ships or in port areas.
    j. Evaluation of properties of solid bulk cargoes.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing: Mr. E.P. Pfersich, U.S. Coast Guard (G-MSO-3), 2100 Second 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling [phone].

    Dated: May 14, 1997.
Russell A. La Mantia,
Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 97-13384 Filed 5-21-97; 8:45 am]
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