[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 19329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10719]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2373]


Shipping Coordinating Committee Maritime Safety Committee; Notice 
of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee will conduct an open meeting at 
9:30 A.M. on Wednesday, May 22, 1996, in Room 2415, at U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC. The purpose of 
this meeting will be to finalize preparations for the 66th Session of 
the Maritime Safety Committee, and associated bodies of the 
International Maritime Organization (IMO), which is scheduled for May 
28-June 6, 1996, at IMO Headquarters in London. At the meeting, papers 
received and the draft U.S. positions will be discussed.
    Among other things, the items of particular interest are:

a. Adoption of amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea
b. Bulk carrier safety
c. Role of the human element
d. Existing ship safety standards
e. Formal safety assessment, and
f. Report of eight subcommittees--Stability.

    Load Lines and Fishing Safety; Fire Protection; Safety of 
Navigation; Ship Design and Equipment; Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes 
and Containers; Radiocommunication and Search and Rescue; Bulk Liquids 
and Gases; and Flag State Implementation.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing to Mr. Joseph J. Angelo, Commandant (G-MS), U.S. Coast Guard, 
2100 Second Street, SW, Room 1218, Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by 
calling (202) 267-2970.

    Dated: April 22, 1996.
Charles A. Mast,
Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 96-10719 Filed 4-30-96; 8:45 am]
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