[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 19399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9893]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice Number 3008]


The Interagency Working Group on Anti-fouling Paints for Ships; 
Notice of Public Meeting

    The Federal Interagency Working Group on Anti-fouling Paints for 
Ships will conduct an open meeting on Wednesday, May 5, 1999, from 
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., in Room 3328, Department of Transportation, 
407 7th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590.
    The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and prepare the U.S. 
position for treaty negotiations relating to international regulations 
relating to the harmful effects of the use of anti-fouling paints for 
ships. These negotiations will be conducted at the 43rd session of the 
Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 43) of the International 
Maritime Organization. MEPC 43 will be held from June 28, to July 2, 
1999 in London, United Kingdom.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Information requests and comments may be 
submitted electronically to [email protected]. For further 
information pertaining to this meeting, contact Lieutenant Junior Grade 
Christopher Boes, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters (G-MSO-4), 2100 Second 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001; Telephone: (202) 267-0713.

    Dated: April 14, 1999.
Stephen M. Miller,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 99-9893 Filed 4-19-99; 8:45 am]
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