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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 2116]

 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; Subcommittee on Safety of Life 
at Sea; Working Group on Bulk Chemicals; Notice of Meeting

    The Working Group on Bulk Chemicals (BCH) of the Subcommittee on 
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) will conduct an open meeting at 9:30 AM 
on December 15, 1994, in Room 6319, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 
Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The purpose of the 
meeting is to provide a review of the results of the Twenty-fourth 
Session of the Bulk Chemicals Subcommittee of the International 
Maritime Organization (IMO) which was held on September 19-23, 1994, at 
the IMO Headquarters in London.
    Among other things, the items of particular interest are:
    a. Amendments and interpretation of the Code for the Construction 
and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code) 
and the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships 
Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code).
    b. Amendments and interpretation of the provisions of Annex II of 
the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 
(MARPOL 73/78).
    c. Amendments and interpretation of the provisions of the Code for 
the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in 
Bulk (GC Code) and the International Code for the Construction and 
Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code).
    d. Role of the human element in maritime casualties.
    e. Air pollution from ships.
    f. Existing ships' standards.
    g. International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response 
and Cooperation.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing: Commander K. J. Eldridge, U.S. Coast Guard (G-MTH-1), 2100 
Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling (202) 267-
1217.

    Dated: November 7, 1994.
Charles A. Mast,
Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 94-28341 Filed 11-16-94; 8:45 am]
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