[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 213 (Wednesday, November 4, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 59619] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-29464] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice No. 2918] Shipping Coordinating Committee; Subcommittee on Ship Design and Equipment; Meeting Notice The Shipping Coordinating Committee will conduct an open meeting at 9:30 am on Tuesday, November 24, 1998, in Room 2415, at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001. The purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the forty second session of the Subcommittee on Ship Design and Equipment of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) which is scheduled for March 8-12, 1999, at IMO Headquarters in London, England. Among other things, items of particular interest are: revision of the High Speed Craft Code; emergency towing arrangements for tankers; safety aspects of ballast water management; guidelines on helicopter landing areas; prohibition of the use of asbestos on board new ships; development of a code on polar navigation; development on requirements for wing-in-ground craft; international approval procedures for life- saving appliances; standards and requirements for thermal protective litojackets; and guidelines under MARPOL Annex VI on prevention of air pollution from ships. IMO works to develop international agreements, guidelines, and standards for the marine industry. In most cases, these form the basis for class society rules and national standards/regulations. Such an open meeting supports the U.S. Representative to the IMO Subcommittee in developing the U.S. position on those issues at the IMO Subcommittee meetings. This open meeting serves as an excellent forum for the U.S. maritime industry to express their ideas and participate in the international rulemaking process. All members of the maritime industry are encouraged to send representatives to participate in the development of U.S. positions on those issues affecting your maritime industry and remain abreast of all activities ongoing within the IMO. 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: October 26, 1998. Stephen M. Miller, Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee. [FR Doc. 98-29464 Filed 11-3-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-70-M