[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 200 (Monday, October 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 61210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26496]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 3436]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Maritime Safety Committee; 
Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee will conduct an open meeting at 
9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2000, in Room 2415, at U.S. Coast 
Guard Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. 
The purpose of this meeting will be to finalize preparations for the 
73rd Session of the Maritime Safety Committee, and associated bodies of 
the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which is scheduled for 
November 27--December 6, 2000, at IMO Headquarters in London. At this 
meeting, papers received and the draft U.S. positions will be 
discussed.
    Among other things, the items of particular interest are:
     Large passenger ship safety.
     Adoption of amendments to the International Convention for 
Safety of Life at Sea.
     Bulk carrier safety.
     Mandatory application of the International Maritime 
Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code.
     Piracy and armed robbery against ships.
     Reports of five subcommittees-Flag State implementation; 
Bulk liquids and gases; Safety of navigation; ship design and 
equipment; and stability, loadlines and fishing vessels.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing to Mr. Joseph J. Angelo, Commandant (G-MS), U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Room 1218, Washington, DC 20593-
0001 or by calling (202) 267-2970.

    Dated: October 10, 2000.
Stephen Miller,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 00-26496 Filed 10-13-00; 8:45 am]
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