[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 53794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22658]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 3386]


Shipping Coordinating Committee, Subcommittee for the Prevention 
of Marine Pollution; Notice of Meeting

    The Subcommittee for the Prevention of Marine Pollution (SPMP), a 
subcommittee of the Shipping Coordinating Committee, will conduct an 
open meeting on Tuesday, September 26, 2000, at 9:30 AM in Room 2415, 
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, DC.
    The purpose of this meeting will be to review the agenda items to 
be considered at the forty fourth session of the Marine Environment 
Protection Committee (MEPC 45) of the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO). MEPC 45 will be held from October 2--October 6, 
2000. Proposed U.S. positions on the agenda items for MEPC 45 will be 
discussed.
    The major items for discussion for MEPC 45 will include the 
following:
    a. Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water;
    b. Implementation of the OPRC Convention and the OPRC-HNS Protocol;
    c. Harmful effects of the use of anti-fouling paints for ships;
    d. Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory 
instruments;
    e. Identification and protection of Special Areas and Particularly 
Sensitive Sea Areas;
    f. Interpretation and amendments of MARPOL 73/78 and related Codes
    g. Prevention of air pollution from ships;
    h. Promotion of implementation and enforcement of MARPOL 73/78 and 
related Codes;
    i. Formal safety assessment including environmental indexing of 
ships; and
    j. Matters related to the 1973 Intervention Protocol.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. For further information or documentation 
pertaining to the meeting, contact Lieutenant Commander John Meehan, 
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters (G-MSO-4), 2100 Second Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20593-0001; Telephone: (202) 267-2714; E-mail: 
[email protected]; or On-line at: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/gm/mso/mso4/mepc.html

    Dated: August 28, 2000.
Stephen M. Miller,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, U.S. Department 
of State.
[FR Doc. 00-22658 Filed 9-1-00; 8:45 am]
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