[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 102 (Thursday, May 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 33858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13193]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice #3312]


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 Tuesday, June 13, 2000, at 
9:30 AM, in room 6103 at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593. The purpose of the meeting will be to 
discuss the outcome of the Forty-fourth Session of the International 
Maritime Organization's Subcommittee on Fire Protection, held February 
21-25, 2000. In addition, preparations for the next session will also 
be discussed at the meeting.
    The meeting will focus on proposed amendments to the 1974 SOLAS 
Convention for the fire safety of commercial vessels. Specific 
discussion areas include: comprehensive review of SOLAS Chapter II-2, 
unified interpretations to SOLAS II-2 and related fire test procedures, 
recommendations on evacuation analysis for passenger ships and high-
speed passenger craft, fire test procedures for fire retardant 
materials used in the construction of lifeboats, and use of 
perfluorocarbons in shipboard fire-extinguishing systems.
    Although the meeting will focus primarily on the outcome of the 
previous session, preparations and plans for the next session will also 
be discussed. This offers the opportunity for members of the public to 
be involved early in the standards development process. 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., SW, Washington, DC 20593, by 
calling: LCDR Kevin Kiefer at (202) 267-1444, or by visiting the 
following World Wide Website: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/mse4/stdimofp.htm.

    Dated: May 17, 2000.
Stephen M. Miller,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, U.S. Department 
of State.
[FR Doc. 00-13193 Filed 5-24-00; 8:45 am]
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