[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 1394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-111]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6018]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meetings

    Two subcommittees of the Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will 
be holding public meetings in January 2008. Details for both meetings 
are provided in this notice.

I. Ship Design and Equipment

    The Subcommittee on Ship Design and Equipment of the SHC will 
conduct an open meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, in 
Room 6103 of the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 Second 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593. The primary purpose of the meeting 
is to prepare for the 51st session of the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment (DE) to 
be held at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn, Germany from February 18 to 
February 22, 2008. The primary matters to be considered include:

--Amendments to resolution A.744(18) regarding longitudinal strength of 
tankers;
--Measures to prevent accidents with lifeboats;
--Compatibility with life-saving appliances;
--Test standards for extended service intervals of inflatable 
liferafts;
--Amendments to the Guidelines for ships operating in Arctic ice-
covered waters;
--Revision of resolution A.760(18) regarding symbols related to life-
saving appliances and arrangements;
--Guidelines for uniform operating limitations of high-speed craft;
--Consideration of International Association of Classification 
Societies (IACS) unified interpretations;
--Cargo oil tank coating and corrosion protection;
--Interpretation of the International Convention for the Safety of Life 
at Sea (SOLAS) regulations II-1/1.3 and II-1/3-6;
--Development of provisions for gas-fueled ships;
--Review of SOLAS requirements on new installation of materials 
containing asbestos;
--Guidelines for maintenance and repair of protective coatings;
--Requirements and standard for corrosion protection of permanent means 
of access arrangements;
--Performance standards for recovery systems;
--Guidelines for approval of novel-life-saving appliances;
--Guidance to ensure consistent policy for determining the need for 
watertight doors to remain open during navigation;
--Review of the Special Purpose Ships (SPS) Code;
--Revision of the Code on Alarms and Indicators (resolution A.830(19));
--Amendments to the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile 
Offshore Drilling Units (MODU Code);
--Definition of the term ``bulk carrier''; and
--Review of MEPC.1/Circ.511 and relevant Annex I and Annex VI 
requirements of the Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from 
Ships (MARPOL);

    Hard copies of documents associated with the 50th session of the DE 
Sub-committee will be available at this meeting. To request further 
copies of documents please write to the address provided below. 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. Wayne 
Lundy, U.S. Coast Guard (CG-5213), 2100 Second Street SW., Room 1300, 
Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling (202) 372-1379.

II. Carriage of Bulk Liquids and Gases

    The Subcommittee on the Carriage of Bulk Liquids and Gases of the 
SHC will conduct an open meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 30, 
2008, in Room 6103 of the United States Coast Guard Headquarters 
Building, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593. The primary 
purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the 12th Session of the IMO 
Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases to be held at the Royal 
Horticultural Halls and Conference Centre in London, England from 
February 4 to February 8, 2008. The primary matters to be considered 
include:
--Evaluation of safety and pollution hazards of chemicals and 
preparation of consequential amendments;
--Application of the requirements for the carriage of bio-fuels and 
bio-fuel blends;
--Development of guidelines for uniform implementation of the 2004 
Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention;
--Review of MARPOL Annex VI and the NOX Technical Code;
--Development of provisions for gas-fuelled ships;
--Amendments to MARPOL Annex I for the prevention of marine pollution 
during oil transfer operations between ships at sea;
--Development of international measures for minimizing the 
translocation of invasive aquatic species through bio-fouling of ships;
--Casualty analysis; and
--Consideration of IACS unified interpretations.
    Members of the public may attend the meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing: Mr. T. J. Felleisen, U.S. Coast Guard (CG-5223), Room 1210, 
2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling (202) 
372-1424.

    Dated: December 28, 2007.
Mark W. Skolnicki,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
 [FR Doc. E8-111 Filed 1-7-08; 8:45 am]
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