[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 62396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30583]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2634]


Shipping Coordinating Committee Subcommittee for the Prevention 
of Marine Pollution; Meeting Notice

    The Subcommittee for the Prevention of Marine Pollution (SPMP), a 
subcommittee of the Shipping Corodinating Committee, will conduct an 
open meeting at 9:30 am on Monday, December 15, 1997, in Room 2415, at 
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20593-0001.
    The purpose of the meeting is to present the results, and to 
solicit comments from the public regarding the outcome, of the 
Conference of Parties to the International Convention for the 
Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol 
of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78) of the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) which met during the period of September 15-26, 
1997, at IMO Headquarters in London, England. The Conference adopted 
the Protocol of 1997, including a new Annex VI to MARPOL 73/78 which 
contains regulations for the prevention of air pollution from ships, as 
well as the mandatory Technical Code on control of emissions of 
nitrogen oxides from new marine diesel engines. In light of these 
developments, the United States must decide if it should be signatory 
to the Protocol of 1997. The Coast Guard would, therefore, like to 
receive any comments from the public on how the United States should 
proceed with regard to ratification of the Protocol of 1997.
    All members of the maritime industry are encouraged to send 
representatives to participate in this meeting and provide comments 
regarding the new Annex VI to MARPOL 73/78, and those issues affecting 
your maritime industry.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing: Mr. Wayne Lundy, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Commandant (G-
MSE-3), 2100 2nd Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling: 
(202) 267-2206.

    Dated: November 10, 1997.
Stephen M. Miller,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 97-30583 Filed 11-20-97; 8:45 am]
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