18456 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 81 / Thursday, April 25, 1996 / Notices

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a data base for use in supplying

manpower to the military services

during a military emergency.

Respondents: All 18 year old males

who are United States citizens and those

male aliens residing in the United States

at the time of their 18th birthday are

required to register with the Selective

Service System.

Frequency: Registration with the

Selective Service System is a one-time

occurrence.

Burden: A burden of 2 minutes or less

on the individual respondent.

Copies of the above identified forms

can be obtained upon written request to:

Selective Service System, Reports

Clearance Officer, 1515 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia, 22209–

2425.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

extension of clearance of the forms

should be sent within 30 days of

publication of this notice, to: Selective

Service System, Reports Clearance

Officer, 1515 Wislon Boulevard,

Arlington, Virginia, 22209–2425.

A copy of the comments should be

sent to: Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk

Officer, Selective Service System, Office

of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Room 3235,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Dated: April 11, 1996.

Gil Coronado,

Director.

[FR Doc. 96–10257 Filed 4–24–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2369]

Shipping Coordinating Committee

International Maritime Organization

(IMO) Legal Committee; Notice of

Meeting

The U.S. Shipping Coordinating

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open

meeting at 10:00 a.m., on Thursday,

May 30, 1996, in Room 2416 of U.S.

Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The

purpose of this meeting is to report the

results of the diplomatic conference

convened by the International Maritime

Organization (IMO) that considered

adoption of both an International

Convention on Liability and

Compensation for Damage in

Connection with the Carriage of

Hazardous and Noxious Substances by

Sea (HNS Convention) and a Protocol to

amend the International Convention on

Limitation of Liability for Maritime

Claims (76 LLMC).

To facilitate the attendance of those

participants who may be interested in

only certain aspects of the public

meeting, the first item addressed will be

the HNS Convention. At approximately

11:30 a.m., there will be a discussion of

the results of the diplomatic conference

with respect to the Protocol to the 76

LLMC.

Members of the public are invited to

attend the SHC meeting, up to the

seating capacity of the room. For further

information, for copies of the conference

drafts of these instruments or other

conference documents, or to submit

views concerning the subjects of

discussion, contact either Captain David

J. Kantor or Lieutenant Commander

Bruce P. Dalcher, U.S. Coast Guard (G–

LMI), 2100 Second Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20593, telephone

(202) 267–1527, telefax (202) 267–4496.

Dated: April 10, 1996.

Charles A. Mast,

Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.

[FR Doc. 96–10161 Filed 4–24–96; 8:45 am]

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[Public Notice No. 2370]

Shipping Coordinating Committee

Subcommittee on Safety of Life at Sea

Working Group on Safety of

Navigation; Notice of Meeting

The Working Group on Safety of

Navigation of the Subcommittee on

Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) will

conduct an open meeting at 9:30 a.m. on

Tuesday, June 4, 1996, in room 4315,

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100

Second Street, S.W., Washington, DC.

The purpose of the meeting is to

prepare for the 42nd session of the

Subcommittee on Safety of Navigation

(NAV) of the International Maritime

Organization (IMO) and which is

scheduled for July 15–19, 1996, at the

IMO Headquarters in London.

Items of principal interest on the

agenda are:

—Role of the human element in

maritime casualties

—Routing of ships and related matters

—Vessel traffic services (VTS) and ship

reporting

—Development of measures

complementary to the Code for Safe

Carriage of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel

(INF)

—Navigational aids and related matters

—International Telecommunication

Union (ITU) matters

—Revision of SOLAS chapter V

—Code for safe navigation and

watchkeeping

—Ergonomic criteria for bridge

equipment and layout

—Roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) ferry safety

—International Code of Signals

—Special signal for use by ships under

attack or threat of attack by pirates

and armed robbers

—Review of World Meteorological

Organization (WMO) handbooks on

navigation in areas affected by sea-ice

—Standard marine communication

phrases

—Removal of wrecks and towage of

offshore installations, structures, and

platforms

—Operational aspects of wing in ground

(WIG) craft

—Safety of passenger submersible craft

—Review and revision of resolution

A.244(VII)—Cooperation with

Intergovernmental Oceanographic

Commission

Members of the public may attend

these meetings up to the seating

capacity of the room. Interested persons

may seek information by writing: Mr.

Edward J. LaRue, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard

(G–MVO–3), Room 1409, 2100 Second

Street SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001

or by calling: (202) 267–0416.

Dated: April 15, 1996.

Charles A. Mast,

Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.

[FR Doc. 96–10160 Filed 4–24–96; 8:45 am]

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[Public Notice No. 2371]

Shipping Coordinating Committee;

Subcommittee on Safety of Life at Sea

Working Group on

Radiocommunications and Search and

Rescue; Notice of Meetings

The Working Group on

Radiocommunications and Search and

Rescue of the Subcommittee on Safety

of Life at Sea will conduct open

meetings at 9:30 AM on Wednesday,

August 21, September 18, October 16,

November 20, December 18, 1996,

January 15, and February 19, 1997.

These meetings will be held in the

Department of Transportation

Headquarters Building, 400 Seventh

Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20950.

The purpose of these meetings is to

prepare for the Second Session of the

International Maritime Organization

(IMO) Subcommittee on

Radiocommunications and Search and

Rescue which is scheduled for the week

of January 27, 1997, at the IMO

headquarters in London, England.

Results of the Second Session will be

discussed at the February 19, 1997,

meeting.
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Among other things, the items of

particular interest are:

—The implementation of the Global

Maritime Distress and Safety System

(GMDSS).

—Maritime Search and Rescue matters.

Further information, including

meeting agendas with meeting room

numbers, minutes, and input papers,

can be obtained from the Coast Guard

Navigation Information Center computer

bulletin board, accessible by modem by

dialing: (703) 313–5910. This

information is also accessible through

Internet World Wide Web by entering:

‘‘http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/

marcomms/imo/imo.htm’’

Members of the public may attend

these meeting sup to the seating

capacity of the rooms. Interested

persons may seek information,

including meeting room numbers, by

writing: Mr. Ronald J. Grandmaison,

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,

Commandant (G–STM–2), Room 6509,

2100 Second Street, S.W., Washington,

DC 20593–0001, by calling: (202) 267–

1389, or by sending Internet electronic

mail to r.grandmaison/ge@mailgatehq.comdt.uscg.mil.

Dated: April 15, 1996.

Charles A. Mast,

Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.

[FR Doc. 96–10158 Filed 4–24–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[CGD 95–089]

Interim Report on Tank Vessel Design,

Construction, and Operation Under the

Oil Pollution Act of 1990

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability of interim

report; request for public comments.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces

the availability of an interim report

concerning the impact of the provisions

of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA

90) relating to tank vessel design,

construction, and operation on the

safety of the marine environment and

the economic viability and operational

makeup of the maritime oil

transportation industry. The interim

report was prepared by a committee

under the National Research Council

and describes the committee’s work to

date and the availability of data. In

addition, the committee is seeking

comments and additional information

on certain issues to assist it in preparing

a final report, required by OPA 90, for

submission by the Coast Guard to

Congress.

DATES: Comments must be received no

later than May 30, 1996. In order to

provide adequate time to review the

interim report, it is recommended that

requests for copies of the report be made

on or before May 10, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

the Marine Board, National Research

Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, HA

250, Washington, DC 20418, ATTN: Mr.

Donald Perkins. A copy of the interim

report may be requested by writing

Commandant (G–MES), U.S. Coast

Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street

SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001, by

calling (202) 267–1044 between 8 a.m.

and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays, or by facsimile

at (202) 267–4624. The report is

available on the World Wide Web at:

http://www.starsoftware.com/uscgnmc/

nmc/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Jack Klingel, Standards Evaluation

and Development Division (G–MES),

(202) 267–1044, or Mr. Jaideep Sirkar,

Design and Engineering Standards

Division (G–MMS–2), (202) 267–6925,

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100

Second Street SW., Washington, DC

20593–0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990

(OPA 90), the Secretary of

Transportation (Coast Guard) is required

(1) To assess the impact of the

provisions of OPA 90 relating to double

hulls for tank vessels on the safety of the

marine environment and the economic

viability and operational makeup of the

maritime oil transportation industry and

(2) to report the results of its assessment

to Congress, with recommendations for

legislative or other action (OPA 90, Sec.

4115(e)(2) (B) and (C); Note to 46 U.S.C.

3703a). To assist it in preparing the

report, the Coast Guard requested advice

in preparing this report from the

National Research Council.

Accordingly, the Marine Board of the

National Research Council established

the ‘‘Committee on Oil Pollution Act of

1990 (section 4115) Implementation

Review’’ (the Committee). The

Committee will assess the impact of the

double hull and related provisions of

OPA 90 on (1) The safety of the marine

environment, (2) the economic viability

of the maritime oil transportation

industry, (3) the operational makeup of

the maritime oil transportation industry,

and (4) the influence of international

conventions on tank vessel design and

operational activities. In this regard, the

Committee has undertaken a methodical

data gathering process, which includes

input from written surveys, industry

representatives and databases, and

various Federal agencies involved in the

promulgation of regulations. This notice

of availability of the interim report and

request for comments is one element

within this data gathering process.

While the Committee has compiled

significant amounts of data and

information and analysis, an

independent solicitation of public

comment over and above the public

comment processes for the related Coast

Guard regulatory projects may add

significant value to the deliberations of

the Committee.

With some exceptions, section 4115 of

OPA 90 requires that oil tank vessels

operating on waters subject to the

jurisdiction of the United States have

double hulls. It also provides for a 25-

year phase-in period under certain

circumstances.

Related Rulemakings

The Coast Guard has had several

rulemaking projects concerning the

design, construction, and operation of

tank vessels under section 4115 of OPA

90. Comments submitted to the Coast

Guard under these rulemakings have

been made available to the Committee

and need not be re-submitted in

response to this request for comments.

Questions

The Coast Guard requests comments

on the interim report and further

information on the issues addressed in

the report. The Committee has prepared,

and is seeking answers to, the following

questions:

1. Has the quality of the tanker fleet

serving U.S. ports changed as a result of

the passage of OPA 90? Can you

attribute these changes to section 4115

of OPA 90?

2. What is the anticipated impact

resulting from MARPOL 73/78, Annex I,

Regulations 13F and 13G, on ship safety

and the reduction of pollution into the

marine environment?

3. What has been the impact of

increased port state control activities

designed to improve ship safety and

reduce pollution into the marine

environment?

4. What is the anticipated impact of

enhanced survey requirements of

MARPOL 73/78, Annex I, Regulation

13G, on ship safety and the reduction of

pollution into the marine environment?

5. What information can you provide

that indicates double hull vessels have

affected marine safety and reduced

pollution into the marine environment?