[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1426-1427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-557]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice No. 2315]


Shipping Coordinating Committee, International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) Legal Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The U.S. Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct a 
special open meeting at 10 a.m., on Thursday, January 25, 1996, in Room 
6319 of U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., 
Washington, DC. The purpose of this meeting is to seek public comment 
in preparation for an upcoming diplomatic conference that will consider 
the draft texts of both an International Convention on Liability and 
Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous 
and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS Convention) and a Protocol to amend 
the International Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime 
Claims (76 LLMC). The diplomatic conference will be held in London, at 
the Headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), from 
April 15 until May 3, 1996.
    To facilitate the attendance of those participants who may be 
interested in only certain aspects of the public meeting, the first 
item addressed will be a presentation on the basic structure, 
framework, and legal principles of the draft HNS Convention. Comments 
will be sought at this time regarding the substance of the draft HNS 
Convention to assist the United States delegation in developing 
negotiating positions for the diplomatic conference.
    At approximately 11 a.m., there will be a presentation on the major 
revisions to the 76 LLMC that would be brought about by the draft 
Protocol. Comments will be sought at this time regarding the substance 
of the draft Protocol to assist the United States delegation in 
developing negotiating positions for the diplomatic conference.
    Members of the public are invited to attend the SHC meeting, up to 
the seating capacity of the room. For further information or to submit 
views concerning the subjects of discussion, contact either Captain 
David J. Kantor or Lieutenant Commander Steven D. Poulin, U.S. Coast 
Guard (G-LMI), 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593, telephone 
(202) 267-1527, telefax (202) 267-4496.

    Dated: December 18, 1995.
Charles A. Mast,
Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 96-557 Filed 1-18-96; 8:45 am]
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