[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 39996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14978]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4739]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, August 24, 2004, 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 47th Session of the International Maritime Organization 
(IMO) Sub-Committee on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels 
Safety to be held at IMO Headquarters in London, England from September 
13th to 17th.
    The primary matters to be considered include:
     Harmonization of damage stability provisions in SOLAS 
Chapter II-1;
     Large passenger ship safety;
     Review of the Intact Stability Code;
     Revision of the Fishing Vessel Safety Code and Voluntary 
Guidelines;
     Review of the Offshore Supply Vessel Guidelines;
     Harmonization of the damage stability provisions in other 
IMO instruments, including the 1993 Torremolinos Protocol 
(probabilistic method);
     Review of the 2000 HSC Code and amendments to the DSC Code 
and the 1994 HSC Code.
    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: June 25, 2004.
Steven D. Poulin,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 04-14978 Filed 6-30-04; 8:45 am]
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