[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3836]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Meeting Notice

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee, will conduct an open meeting 
on Thursday, February 21, 2002, at 1:30 pm in Room 6103, U.S. Coast 
Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, DC. The purpose 
of the meeting is to prepare for the forty-fifth session of the 
Subcommittee on Ship Design and Equipment of the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) that is scheduled for March 18-22, 2002, at IMO 
Headquarters in London, England.
    Among other things, items of particular interest are: large 
passenger ship safety; revision of resolutions MEPC.60(33) and 
A.586(14) regarding pollution prevention equipment; interpretations and 
amendments to the 2000 High Speed Craft Code; development of guidelines 
for ships operating in ice-covered waters; low-powered radio homing 
devices for liferafts on ro-ro passenger ships; use of desalinators on 
liferafts and lifeboats; amendments to the International Convention for 
the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) requirements on electrical 
installations; amendments to resolution A.744(18) regarding guidelines 
on the enhanced program of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers 
and oil tankers; revision of the Interim Standards for ship 
maneuverability; and guidelines under the International Convention for 
the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Annex VI on prevention 
of air pollution from ships.
    All members of the public are encouraged to attend or send 
representatives to participate in the development of U.S. positions on 
those issues affecting your maritime industry and remain abreast of all 
activities ongoing within the IMO. Members of the public may attend 
this meeting up to the seating capacity of the room. Interested persons 
may seek information by writing: Mr. Wayne Lundy, U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, Commandant (G-MSE-3), 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20593-0001 or by calling: (202) 267-2206.

    Dated: January 17, 2002.
Stephen Miller,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 02-2161 Filed 1-28-02; 8:45 am]
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