[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19399-19400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9892]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice Number 3007]


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

    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 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 11, 1999, in Room 6332, 
at the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20590. 
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the outcome of the Fourth 
Session of the DSC Subcommittee of the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) which was held February 22-26, 1999, at the IMO 
Headquarters in London. In addition, initial plans and preparations for 
the upcoming meeting of the DSC Subcommittee's Editorial and Technical 
Group and other topics of interest will be addressed.
    The agenda items of particular interest are:
    a. Amendment 30 to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods 
(IMDG) Code, its Annexes and Supplements including harmonization of the 
IMDG Code with the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of 
Dangerous Goods, reformatting of the IMDG Code, and revision of the 
format of the Emergency Schedules (EmS).

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    b. Implementation of Annex III of the Marine Pollution Convention 
(MARPOL 73/78), as amended.
    c. Review of the Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes (BC 
Code).
    d. Amendments to SOLAS chapters VI and VII to make the IMDG Code 
mandatory.
    e. Mandatory application of the Code for the Safe Carriage of 
Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High Level Radioactive Wastes in 
Flasks on Board Ships (INF Code).
    f. Implementation of IMO instruments and training requirements for 
cargo-related matters, including revision of resolution A.537(13) and 
development of multimodal training requirements.
    g. Reports on incidents involving dangerous goods or marine 
pollutants in packaged form on board ships or in port areas.
    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: April 14, 1999.
Stephen M. Miller,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 99-9892 Filed 4-19-99; 8:45 am]
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