[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 99 (Thursday, May 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 28098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13385]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2547]


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

    The U.S. Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, June 5, 1997, in Room 2415 at U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
The purpose of this meeting is to report on the 75th session of the IMO 
Legal Committee, which was held April 21-25, 1997, in London, regarding 
financial responsibility for seagoing vessels, compensation for 
pollution from ships' bunkers, a draft convention on wreck removal, and 
other matters. This meeting will also be a further opportunity for 
interested members of the public to express their views on whether the 
United States should ratify the Hazardous and Noxious Substances 
Convention, adopted in London in May, 1996.
    Members of the public are invited to attend the SHC meeting, up to 
the seating capacity of the room. Fur further information, for copies 
of conference documents, or to submit views concerning the subjects of 
discussion, communicate with either Captain Malcolm J. Williams, Jr., 
or Lieutenant Commander Bruce P. Dalcher, U.S. Coast Guard (G-LMI), 
2100 Second Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20593, telephone (202) 267-
1527, telefax (202) 267-4496.

    Dated: May 14, 1997.
Russell A. La Mantia,
Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 97-13385 Filed 5-21-97; 8:45 am]
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