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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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