[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2210-2211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-885]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2499]


Shipping Coordinating Committee Subcommittee on Safety of Life at 
Sea Working Group on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers; 
Notice of Meeting

    The Working Group on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers 
(DSC) of the Subcommittee on Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) will conduct 
an open meeting at 9:30 AM on January 31, 1997, in Room 2415, at U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20593-
0001. The purpose of the meeting is to finalize preparations for the 
Second Session of the DSC Subcommittee of the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) which is scheduled for February 24-28, 1997, at the 
IMO Headquarters in London.
    The agenda items of particular interest are:
    a. Amendment 29 to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods 
(IMDG) Code, its Annexes and Supplements including harmonization of the 
IMDG Code with the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous 
Goods.
    b. Implementation of Annex III of the Marine Pollution Convention 
(MARPOL 73/78), as amended.
    c. Development of measures complementary to the Irradiated Nuclear 
Fuel (INF) Code.
    d. Amendments to SOLAS chapters VI and VII.
    e. Bulk carrier safety: need for fitting water level alarms in 
cargo holds.
    f. Revision of the format of the IMDG Code.
    g. Loading and unloading of bulk cargoes.
    h. Cargo securing manual.
    i. Reports on incidents involving dangerous goods or marine 
pollutants in packaged form on board ships or in port areas.

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    j. Evaluation of properties of solid bulk cargoes.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing: Mr. E.P. Pfersich, U.S. Coast Guard (G-MSO-3), 2100 Second 
Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling (202) 267-1577.

    Dated: December 26, 1996.
Russell A. LaMantia,
Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 97-885 Filed 1-14-97; 8:45 am]
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