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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 3044]

 
Shipping Coordinating Committee; Subcommittee for the Prevention 
of Marine Pollution; Notice of Meeting

    The Subcommittee for the Prevention of Marine Pollution (SPMP), a 
subcommittee of the Shipping Coordinating Committee, will conduct an 
open meeting on Tuesday, June 22, 1999, at 9:30 AM in Room 2415, U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, DC.
    The purpose of this meeting will be to review the agenda items to 
be considered at the forty-third session of the Marine Environment 
Protection Committee (MEPC 43) of the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO). MEPC 43 will be held from June 28-July 2, 1999. 
Proposed U.S. positions on the agenda items for MEPC 43 will be 
discussed.
    The major items for discussion for MEPC 43 will begin at 9:30 AM 
and include the following:

a. Implementation of the OPRC Convention and the OPPR Conference 
resolutions
b. Harmful effects of the use of anti-fouling paints for ships
c. Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water
d. Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments
e. Identification and protection of Special Areas and Particularly 
Sensitive Sea Areas
f. Inadequacy of reception facilities
g. Prevention of air pollution from ships
h. Interpretation and amendments of MARPOL 73/78 and related Codes
i. Role of the human element with regard to pollution prevention

    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. For further information or documentation 
pertaining to the SPMP meeting, contact Lieutenant Commander John 
Meehan, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters (G-MSO-4), 2100 Second Street, 
SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001; Telephone: (202) 267-2714.

    Dated: June 4, 1999.
Susan K. Bennett,
Director, Office of Transportation Policy.
[FR Doc. 99-14634 Filed 6-8-99; 8:45 am]
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