[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 60 (Thursday, March 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 14998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7472]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3916]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2002, in room 2415, U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC. The 
purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the outcome of the forty-
sixth session of the International Maritime Organization's Subcommittee 
on Fire Protection, held February 4-8, 2002. Preparations for the next 
session will also be discussed.
    The meeting will focus on proposed amendments to the 1974 
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) 
concerning the fire safety of commercial vessels. Specific discussion 
areas include:
--Recommendation on evacuation analysis for new and existing passenger 
vessels;
--Smoke control and ventilation;
--Unified interpretations to SOLAS chapter II-2 and related fire test 
procedures;
--Analysis of fire casualty records;
--Large passenger ship safety; and
--Performance testing and approval standards for fire safety systems.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing: Chief, Office of Design and Engineering Standards, Commandant 
(G-MSE-4), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20593-0001, by calling: LCDR Brian Gilda at (202) 267-
1444, or by visiting the following World Wide Web site: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/mse4/stdimofp.htm.

    Dated: March 14, 2002.
Stephen Miller,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 02-7472 Filed 3-27-02; 8:45 am]
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