[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 40 (Monday, March 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 9675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4478]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4609]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 23, 2004, in Room 2415 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 51st session of the International Maritime Organization 
(IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) to be held at IMO 
Headquarters in London, England from March 29 to April 2, 2004.
    The primary matters to be considered include:
     Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water;
     Recycling of ships;
     Prevention of air pollution from ships;
     Consideration and adoption of amendments to 
mandatory instruments;
     Harmful anti-fouling systems for ships;
     Implementation of the International Convention 
on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (OPRC) 
Convention and the OPRC-Hazardous Noxious Substance Protocol and 
relevant conference resolutions;
     Identification and protection of Special Areas 
and Particular Sensitive Sea Areas;
     Inadequacy of reception facilities;
     Promotion of implementation and enforcement of 
the International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 
1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/
78) and related instruments;
     Technical co-operation program;
     Interpretation and amendments of MARPOL 73/78 
and related instruments;
     Future role of formal safety assessment and 
human element issues; and
     Work program of the Committee and subsidiary 
bodies.
    Please note that hard copies of documents associated MEPC 51 will 
not be available at this meeting. Documents will be available in Adobe 
Acrobat format on CD-ROM. To requests documents please write to the 
address provided below, or request documents via the following Internet 
link: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/mso/mso4/mepc.html.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing to Lieutenant Junior Grade Mary Stewart, Commandant (G-MSO-4), 
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Room 1601, 
Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling (202) 267-2079.

    Dated: February 19, 2004.
Steven Poulin,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, U.S. Department 
of State.
[FR Doc. 04-4478 Filed 2-27-04; 8:45 am]
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