The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC), through the Subcommittee on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping, will conduct an open meeting at 9:30 a.m. on January 8, 2004. The meeting will be held in Room 6103 of the United States Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 205930001. The purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the 35th session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) SubCommittee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (STW), to be held on January 2630, 2004, at the IMO Headquarters in London, England.

The primary matters to be considered include:

1. Measures to enhance maritime security, training and certification for ship, company and port facility security officers;

2. Watchkeeping at anchor;

3. Large passenger ship safety;

4. Training of crew in launching and recovery operations of fast rescue boats and the means of rescue in adverse weather conditions;

5. Measures to prevent accidents with li ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-12-30-03-32049 Tue, Dec 30 2003 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-12-30-03-32050

The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open meeting at 9 a.m. on Monday, January 26, 2004, in Room 6319 of the United States Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 2nd Street SW., Washington, DC 205930001. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the 47th Session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) SubCommittee 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 II1; 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);
Revision of technical regulations of the 1966 Load Line Convention; Review ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-12-30-03-32050 Tue, Dec 30 2003 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-12-30-03-32051

The proposed action is to issue a Presidential Permit to Valero Logistics Operations LP (Valero) to construct, connect, operate and maintain a 8\5/8\ inch outer diameter pipeline to convey liquid petroleum gas (``LPG'') across the border from Webb County, Texas to the United States of Mexico. On behalf of Valero, URS Corporation of Austin, Texas, prepared a draft environmental assessment under the guidance and supervision of the Department of State (the
``Department''). The Department placed a notice in the Federal Register (68 FR 44560 (July 29, 2003)) regarding the availability for inspection of Valero's Permit application and the draft environmental assessment.

Numerous Federal and state agencies independently reviewed the draft environmental assessment. They include: the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, the Department of Transportation, the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, the ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-12-30-03-32051 Tue, Dec 30 2003 11:00:00 GMT