[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81555-81556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32867]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 3498]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee will conduct an open meeting at 
9:30 AM on Tuesday, January 23, 2001 in Room 6103, U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The 
purpose of the meeting is to finalize preparations for the Sixth 
Session of the Subcommittee on Bulk Liquids and Gases of the 
International

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Maritime Organization (IMO) which will be held on February 5-9, 2001, 
at the IMO Headquarters in London.
    The agenda items of particular interest are:

--Revision of Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) Circular 677.
--Matters related to the probabilistic methodology for oil outflow 
analysis.
--Review of Annexes I and II of the International Convention for the 
Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 
1978 (MARPOL 73/78).
--Evaluation of safety and pollution hazards of chemicals and 
preparation of consequential amendments.
--Amendments to requirements on electrical installations in the IMO 
Chemical Codes.
--Application of MARPOL requirements to floating production, storage 
and offloading units and floating storage units.
--Requirements for the protection of personnel involved in the 
transportation of cargoes containing toxic substances in all types of 
tankers.
--Oil tagging systems.
--Evaluation of IMO Greenhouse gas emissions study.

    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing: Commander R.F. Corbin, U.S. Coast Guard (G-MSO-3), 2100 Second 
Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling (202) 267-1577.

    Dated: December 19, 2000.
Stephen Miller,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 00-32867 Filed 12-22-00; 8:45 am]
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