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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 2129]

 

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 January 12, 1995, 9:30 AM in Room 2415 of U.S. Coast 
Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, D.C.
    The purpose of this meeting will be to report on the thirty-sixth 
session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 36) of the 
International Maritime Organization (IMO) held from October 31-November 
4, 1994. The Coast Guard has held similar meetings prior to MEPC 
sessions. To facilitate public involvement and provide additional time 
for the public to review issues addressed at MEPC sessions, the Coast 
Guard feels an additional public meeting shortly after an MEPC session 
is needed. The U.S. delegation to MEPC 36 will report on the activities 
of the session.
    The major items for discussion will be the following:
    a. Prevention of oil pollution. Work progress on the guidelines for 
implementation of Regulations 13F and 13G to Annex I of The 
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 
(MARPOL 73/78). This includes guidelines for structural and operational 
requirements for existing ships, equivalencies for double-hulls for new 
ships, and guidelines for enhanced inspections.
    b. Implementation of the International Convention on Oil Pollution 
Preparedness, Response and Cooperation (OPRC). An IMO working group 
addressed topics such as guidelines for the use and application of 
dispersants and the redraft of the contingency planning portion of the 
IMO Oil Pollution Manual.
    c. Follow-up action to the United Nations Conference on Environment 
and Development (UNCED). An MEPC working group examined IMO's role in 
implementation of UNCED and discussed the results of a correspondence 
group on use of the precautionary principle.
    d. Unwanted aquatic organisms in ballast water. A working group 
discussed a possible technical annex to MARPOL 73/78 to prevent the 
introduction of exotic species through discharge of ballast water.
    e. Enforcement of Pollution Conventions. A working group considered 
refuse recordkeeping amendments to Annex V of MARPOL 73/78 proposed by 
the United States.
    f. The future work program of the U.S. in preparation for MEPC 37 
scheduled for September, 1995.
    Members of the public may attend the meeting 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-MEP-3), 2100 Second Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
20593-0001, Telephone: (202) 267-0423.

    Dated: November 29, 1994.
Charles A. Mast,
Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 94-31119 Filed 12-16-94; 8:45 am]
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