Document ID: USCG-2014-0126-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: International Code for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-Flashpoint Fuels Workshop (Federal Register Publication) ( Notice of Public Workshop.)
Posted Date: 2014-03-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14063-14064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05398]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2014-USCG-2014-0126]

International Code for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-Flashpoint 
Fuels (IGF Code)

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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SUMMARY: The United States Coast Guard will hold a public workshop in 
Washington, DC on topics related to the development of the 
International Maritime Organization's International Code for Ships 
Using Gases or Other Low-Flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code). Various safety 
topics will be discussed including design, equipment, operational and 
training requirements. This workshop is intended to be an interactive 
exchange of information between policymakers, industry experts, and 
interested members of the public.

DATES: The public workshop will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, 
beginning at 9 a.m., Eastern Time and ending at 4 p.m., Eastern Time. 
This workshop is open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The public workshop will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Conference Center, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, approximately 1 block from the Navy 
Yard Metro Station. Due to building security requirements, each visitor 
must present two forms of government-issued photo identification in 
order to gain entrance to the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning the 
workshop, please call or email Mr. Timothy Meyers, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone 202-372-1365, email timothy.e.meyers@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    This workshop is intended to be an interactive exchange of 
information between policymakers, industry experts, and interested 
members of the public. It will include an overview of the IGF Code 
development to date, and a discussion of the current draft text with 
focus on specific areas of interest to vessel design and operational 
safety. The primary topics that will be considered at the public 
workshop include:
     General overview--U.S. involvement in development of the 
IGF Code,
     Review of draft IGF Code layout/structure/table of 
contents,
     Ship design areas of focus, including: risk analysis 
requirements; machinery space concepts; fuel tank design & arrangement; 
piping systems; bunkering arrangements; ventilation; hazardous areas; 
gas detection and fire safety systems,
     Operational and training requirements,
     Fuels other than liquefied natural gas.
    If you are interested in formally presenting information on a topic 
on the agenda please contact Mr. Timothy Meyers (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT). All presentations received will be posted without 
change to http://www.regulations.gov, where they will appear under 
Docket No. USCG-2014-0126 and can be viewed by following that Web 
site's instructions. Please note that any personal information you 
include can be searchable online (see the Federal Register Privacy Act 
notice regarding our public dockets, 73 FR 3316, Jan. 17, 2008).

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    Please note that the workshop has a limited number of seats and may 
close early if all business is finished.
    Members of the public may attend this workshop up to the seating 
capacity of the room, and are encouraged to participate and join in 
discussions, subject to the discretion of the moderator. To facilitate 
the security process related to building access, or to request 
reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities or special 
needs, those who plan to attend should contact the meeting coordinator, 
Mr. Timothy Meyers (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), or in writing 
at Commandant (CG-ENG-3), U.S. Coast Guard, Stop 7509, 2703 Martin 
Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509, not later than 
Monday, March 24, 2014. We may not be able to accommodate requests made 
after March 24, 2014. Please note that due to building security 
requirements, each visitor must present two valid, government-issued 
photo identifications.
    This notice is published under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

    Dated: March 4, 2014.
J. G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2014-05398 Filed 3-11-14; 8:45 am]
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