[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 28314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13149]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Notice Number 4281]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3, 2003, in Room 6319 of the United 
States Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 2nd Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20593-0001. The primary purpose of the meeting is to 
prepare for the 46th Session of the International Maritime Organization 
(IMO) Sub-Committee on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels 
Safety (SLF 46) to be held at IMO Headquarters in London, England from 
September 8th to 12th 2003.
    The primary matters to be considered include:
    [sbull] Harmonization of damage stability provisions in SOLAS 
Chapter II-1;
    [sbull] Large passenger ship safety;
    [sbull] Review of the Intact Stability Code;
    [sbull] Revision of the Fishing Vessel Safety Code and Voluntary 
Guidelines;
    [sbull] Review of the Offshore Supply Vessel Guidelines;
    [sbull] Harmonization of the damage stability provisions in other 
IMO instruments, including the 1993 Torremolinos Protocol 
(probabilistic method).
    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. Paul Cojeen, Commandant (G-MSE), U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Room 1308, Washington, DC 20593-
0001 or by calling (202) 267-2988.

    Dated: May 19, 2003.
Frederick J. Kenney,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 03-13149 Filed 5-22-03; 8:45 am]
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