[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 46823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23580]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2879]


Shipping Coordinating Committee, Subcommittee on Safety of Life 
at Sea, Working Group on Fire Protection; Notice of Meeting

    The U.S. Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Working Group on Fire 
Protection will conduct an open meeting on Friday, September 18, 1998, 
at 9:30 AM, in room 6319 at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second 
Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20593. The purpose of the meeting will be 
to prepare for discussions anticipated to take place at the Forty-third 
Session of the International Maritime Organization's Subcommittee on 
Fire Protection, to be held January 11-15, 1999.
    The meeting will focus on proposed amendments to the 1974 SOLAS 
Convention for the fire safety of commercial vessels. Specific 
discussion areas include: Ro-ro ferry safety, comprehensive review of 
SOLAS Chapter II-2, revision of the fire safety aspects of the IMO High 
Speed Craft Code, fire fighting systems in machinery spaces, role of 
the human element, and prohibition of PFCs in shipboard fire-
extinguishing systems.
    Members of the public wishing to make a statement on new issues or 
proposals at the meeting are requested to submit a brief summary to the 
U.S. Coast Guard five days prior to the meeting.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may obtain more information 
regarding the meeting of the SOLAS Working Group on Fire Protection by 
writing: Office of Design and Engineering Standards, Commandant (G-MSE-
4), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second St., S.W., Washington, DC 20593, or 
by calling: Mr. Bob Markle at (202) 267-1444.

    Dated August 19, 1998.
Susan K. Bennett,
Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 98-23580 Filed 9-1-98; 8:45 am]
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