[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 15, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 42210-42211] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-20075] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 2234] 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 September 6, 1995, at 9:30 AM in Room 2415 of U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The purpose of this meeting will be to review the agenda items to be considered at the thirty-seventh session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 37) of the International Maritime Organization [[Page 42211]] (IMO) to be held from September 11-15, 1995. Proposed U.S. positions on the agenda items for MEPC 37 will be discussed. The major items for discussion will be the following: 1. Prevention of oil pollution. Work will continue on 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 will include considering finalization of interim guidelines for structural and operational requirements for existing ships, equivalences for double-hulls for new ships, and guidelines for enhanced inspections. 2. Implementation of the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation (OPRC). An IMO working group will address topics such as development of model pollution response courses, expansion of the OPRC Convention to include hazardous and noxious substances, and work to update IMO guidelines on salvage. 3. Follow-up action to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). An MEPC working group will examine IMO's role in implementation of UNCED, which will include the development of ``Precautionary Approach Guidelines.'' 4. Unwanted aquatic organisms in ballast water. A working group will discuss a possible technical annex to MARPOL 73/78 to prevent the introduction of exotic species through discharge of ballast water. 5. Enforcement of Pollution Conventions. A working group will consider for adoption refuse record keeping amendments to Annex V of MARPOL 73/78 proposed by the United States. 6. Development of a draft MARPOL Annex VI (Air Pollution) regulations. 7. The future work program of the MEPC. 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-MEP-3), 2100 Second Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20593-0001, Telephone: (202) 267-0423. Dated: August 2, 1995. Charles A. Mast, Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee. [FR Doc. 95-20075 Filed 8-14-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-70-M